Reading Time: < 1 minute A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, performing flight from London Stansted (UK) to Palermo (Italy) with 186 people on board, was on final approach to Palermo’s runway descending in turbulent weather conditions when the crew initiated a go around. The captain subsequently reported the first officer had become ill, the captain decided to divert to Trapani located […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Latvian airline airBaltic welcomed its eleventh Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-CSK. By the end of 2018, airBaltic plans to have a total of 14 Airbus A220-300 aircraft in its fleet. Thus far, airBaltic has carried over 1 450 000 passengers on the Airbus A220-300 aircraft with every third airBaltic passenger flying on the aircraft. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Loss-making Tunisair is seeking governmental approval to lay off 1,200 of its currently bloated 8,000-staff workforce. The flag-carrying airline is 74% owned by the Tunisian government. The carrier is currently struggling to keep aircraft in service owing to restricted cash flow, the consequence of an excessive wage bill, which is stopping it from buying much […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute US-based flying taxi firm Vimana Global has conducted a prototype trial of its autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) in Dubai prior to its launch in the emirate, its CEO has said. “We are at the starting point of the mutual collaboration including feasibility study with the local authorities in Dubai to undertake and deploy blockchain aerospace […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ranking of Aviation Training Centres, the project launched by a global aviation news provider Aviation Voice, is glad to be of help to people engaged with aviation. By grabbing the attention of potential candidates for training, strengthening its reputation among business people and becoming a reliable partner for training institutions, the ranking is becoming an […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The first Airbus A380 has been dismantled and will be sold as spare parts as a new lessee or buyer could not be found following expiry of the 10-year lease in October 2017. For investors, this is likely to mean a modest end to their investment. After the 10-year lease with Singapore Airlines expired, shareholders […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, announced an investment of $200 million at London Luton airport with 2 new based aircraft for its winter 2018 schedule and added 6 new routes and more flights on its existing Vilnius route. Ryanair’s winter 2018 London Luton schedule will now deliver a total of 21 routes. At London Luton Airport, […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Mandarin Airlines Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, performing flight from Magong to Taichung (Taiwan) with 70 passengers and 4 crew, landed on Taichung’s runway but contacted a number of runway edge lights. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage however. Taiwan’s ASC rated the occurrence an accident and opened an investigation.

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Qantas Group has confirmed it will open its Pilot Academy across two locations in regional Australia to meet anticipated demand. The Academy is part of the Qantas Group’s plans to build a long-term talent pipeline for its airlines and the broader industry to meet the increasing need for skilled aviators. Boeing’s latest estimates show […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes If you have just bought your first drone, congratulations! You are going to have tons of fun or even start a business with that small device. However, before you can do any of that, you will need to learn to safely fly it. In this article, we are going to give you some tips on […]