Reading Time: < 1 minute Malaysia Airlines has announced an order for 25 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The deal is valued at $2.75 billion dollars at current list prices. The order also includes purchase rights for additional 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX 9 airplanes. “This deal is a game-changer for Malaysia Airlines with much lower costs and greater […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Kozhikode-bound Indigo airlines flight from Dubai made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport after a passenger made a speech in support of the dreaded terror outfit Islamic State on Thursday morning. The man, who is suspected to be a Keralite, started speaking for the ISIS and its ideals when the the flight was airborne. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., today announced at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture its high-performance Cessna TTx piston aircraft has received certifications from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as well as Argentina’s National Civil Aviation Administration and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. With these additional certifications, the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Iceland’s airport authority says the country briefly closed its airspace to flights because of a technical problem at its air traffic control centre. Gudni Sigurdsson of airport operator and air navigation service Isavia says: “we did not let more traffic into our area” while a problem with the flight data processing system was being resolved. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Amazon has found friendlier skies for its drones in the UK. The e-commerce giant has entered a partnership with the UK government that will allow it to carry out drone delivery testing in the country. The company aims to someday deliver packages weighing up to 5 pounds to customers in 30 minutes or less using […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes New York-based JetBlue Airways has amended its purchase agreement with Airbus to include an additional 15 Airbus A321ceo (current engine option) and 15 A321neo (new engine option) aircraft. The airline, which already operates A321s, has not yet announced its engine selection for the newly ordered aircraft. Beginning in 2019, JetBlue has the flexibility to configure […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s plane-servicing business is cutting 700 engine-maintenance jobs as new, low-maintenance engines and fresh competitors put a dent in earnings at its most profitable unit. Most of the cuts will come at Lufthansa Technik’s Hamburg site, which employs 1,800 people, spokesman Jens Krueger said by phone. The unit has 2,000 workers throughout Germany. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) aims to resume flights to the United States, though they would be routed through either Seattle or San Francisco instead of Los Angeles, which was the previous destination. THAI president Charamporn Jotikasthira said the the timing of the move to resume flights to the US depends on the International Civil […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Air Transport Association (IATA), to further its objectives for safe, secure and sustainable air transport, has become a full member of the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE). Since 1963 EUROCAE has developed performance specifications to facilitate the standardization of aviation technologies. It is a non-profit international organization composed of manufacturers, service […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes At least 13 people have been killed by suicide bombers after they detonated a car packed with explosives in an attack near a major international airport in Somalia. Two bomb blasts hit near the main entrance to Mogadishu’s Aden Adde airport, close to a base for African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops. Islamist terror group Al […]