Reading Time: < 1 minute Britain’s Serious Fraud Office said on Sunday it had opened a criminal probe into Airbus Group, investigating allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption. “These allegations relate to irregularities concerning third party consultants,” the SFO said in a statement. The authority said it opened the investigation in July and asked anyone with relevant information to come […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Airbus has a long history of pioneering advanced technology that creates new and better ways for people to fly – and now, with one new facility, innovation at Airbus has never sounded so good. This resource is an acoustic lab in Hamburg, Germany that for the first time allows it to investigate cabin noise and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Jetstar Airways flight JQ12 with 320 people on board  has made an emergency landing on the U.S. island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean. Plane was flying from Tokyo to Australia’s Gold Coast. An engine was shut down in mid-flight as a precaution The decision to shut down the engine was taken after the crew […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Icelandair is offering passengers the option of booking their next transatlantic flight through Facebook Messenger. The Facebook Messenger Stopover Bot is the newest example of the rising trend in Conversational Commerce. Available 24/7, the new bot makes it easier than ever to book an Icelandair Stopover by bringing the point of sale directly to the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Iranian deputy road minister has announced that a Japanese delegation will arrive in Iran in December to discuss selling aircraft to Iranian airlines. Deputy Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Road and Urban Development Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan made the remarks noting “given that Iran Aseman Airlines performs domestic and provincial flights across the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Los Angeles International Airport will receive a federal grant of about $4 million for a project that reduces airport ground emissions. The city’s Board of Airport Commissioners voted to accept the Federal Aviation Administration grant as part of the Voluntary Airport Low Emissions program, created by Congress in 2004 to help airports meet emissions requirements […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute According to navy spokesman, Indian Navy and Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport signed a deal worth nearly $300 million to modernize 10 Russia-produced Ka-28 anti-submarine helicopters. The Indian Navy and Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport signed a deal worth nearly $300 million to modernize 10 Russia-produced Ka-28 anti-submarine helicopters, Indian Navy spokesman Capt. D.K. Sharma […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Gulf Air flight carrying 219 people to Bahrain landed safely in the Philippine capital Friday after turning back because of a heat-damaged engine. The Airbus 330-200 ignited a grass fire at the edge of the runway as it took off and smoke was seen inside the cabin after the plane was airborne, said Ma. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ryanair has cancelled 15 flights to and from Italy’s Bergamo airport after a cargo flight overshot the runway in the early hours, forcing its closure. Three crew members escaped unhurt when an ASL cargo aircraft arriving from Paris overshot the runway and pierced the barriers of a ring road, narrowing missing a passing motorist. Ryanair […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement have blocked road access to Heathrow Airport this morning. Acitivists reportedly chained themselves to the roundabout leading into Heathrow, blocking the M4 and stopping vehicles from driving into the airport grounds. Metropolitan Police said a number of people were arrested at the scene, and one lane of traffic […]