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LOT Polish Airlines
Boeing, LOT Polish Airlines Celebrate Delivery of 737 MAX

Reading Time: 2 minutes Boeing and LOT Polish Airlines celebrated the delivery of the first 737 MAX for the carrier, ushering the new and improved 737 airplane into the central and east Europe market. The jet is also the first MAX placed by leading airplane lessor Air Lease Corporation. Boeing, LOT Polish Airlines celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s […]

flyadeal Celebrates 100,000th Customer

Reading Time: 2 minutes Since its launch, flyadeal, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s new low fares airline, has been growing its flights and network rapidly. It achieved a major milestone flying its 100,000th Customer on November 30th, barely two months after starting operations on September 23rd, Saudi Arabia’s National Day. The 100,000th Customer took advantage of flyadeal’s attractive low […]

“Алмаз — Антей” назвал оптимальные способы противодействия беспилотниками

Reading Time: < 1 minute Истребители-беспилотники с многозарядными дробовиками и сверхмалые ракеты могут быть оптимальным способом борьбы с малоразмерными беспилотными летательными аппаратами (БПЛА). Такое мнение в высказал генеральный конструктор концерна ВКО «Алмаз — Антей», замгендиректора Павел Созинов, пишет Газета.ru. «В подобных случаях (с множеством легких беспилотников — прим.), с одной стороны, необходимо разбираться с большим количеством воздушных объектов, а с […]

Avior Airlines Joins EU Blacklist in Latest Update

Reading Time: 2 minutes Venezuelan carrier Avior Airlines has been added to the list of airlines that are banned from the European Union (EU) in the latest update of the EU Air Safety List, which is more commonly known as the EU blacklist. Revealing the changes on Nov. 30, the European Commission said Avior Airlines has been blacklisted because […]

ATR-72 Veered Off Runway After Captain’s Seat Moved Fully Backwards

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Nov 30th 2017 Ghana’s Civil Aviation Authority reported the aircraft was accelerating for takeoff from Accra when at about 70 KIAS the captain’s seat moved fully backwards violently and shifted to the left. As the captain was still controlling nose wheel steering via the steering tiller, this caused the aircraft to veer left and […]

American’s Pilot Scheduling Glitch Threatens Holiday Flying

Reading Time: < 1 minute A technical glitch in American Airlines’ pilot scheduling system has left the Dallas/Fort Worth-based carrier without enough pilots during the upcoming holiday season, igniting a social media uproar when news of the situation became public. According to the Allied Pilots Association (APA), the union representing American’s 15,000 pilots, the airline first disclosed the failure within […]

Malaysia Airlines Takes Delivery of Its First A350 XWB

Reading Time: 2 minutes Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has taken delivery of its first A350-900, leased from Air Lease Corporation (ALC), becoming the 17th airline to operate the world’s newest, most modern and efficient twin engine widebody airliner. The delivery was celebrated upon arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. ALC receives its first A350-900 out of an order for […]

В Рижском аэропорту продолжается модернизация

Reading Time: < 1 minute Второй проект включает строительство нового здания аэропорта и его соединение с железнодорожной станцией Rail Baltica общей стоимостью 45 млн евро. В настоящий момент идет конкурс на проектирование строений. Пропускная способность будущих терминалов составит 12 млн человек. Строительство планируется завершить к 2022-2023 гг, передает РЖД-партнер. В 2015 года аэропорт завершил один из самых масштабных проектов в […]

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Passenger Numbers at Berlin Tegel Fall Significantly

Reading Time: < 1 minute With a decrease of 11.9% compared to October 2016, passenger numbers at Berlin Tegel have fallen significantly. Despite slight growth at Schönefeld (+ 3.3%), the total number of passengers at both Berlin airports has fallen by 6.2% compared to the same month of the previous year. As a result, the airberlin crisis has had a […]

New Airbus A330-800 Starts Final Assembly

Reading Time: 2 minutes Final assembly of the newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has started and is on track for the first flight planned in mid-2018. The A330-800 complements the A330-900, the largest member of the A330neo Family. With its 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) as base variant, the A330-800 can operate routes of up to […]