Tag: Airbus A320

Allegiant Air Buys 4 More A319s From Cebu Pacific

Reading Time: 2 minutes Allegiant Travel Company signed a sale agreement with Cebu Pacific for four Airbus A319 aircraft. Allegiant is the parent company of Las Vegas-based low-cost airline, Allegiant Air. Deliveries are scheduled from 2017 to 2018. “As we aim to expand our operations both in the Philippines and abroad, we remain invested in upgrading our fleet with […]

Irony in The Sky: Drones Banned in London Airspace During Obama Visit

Reading Time: < 1 minute US President Barack Obama is renowned for his extensive use of military drones in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere – but the unmanned planes will be banned in London and Windsor airspace during his official visit on Thursday. The ban comes after a civilian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hit a passenger plane at […]

Drone Collision With Jet Highlights Growing Aviation Danger

Reading Time: 3 minutes A collision between a British Airways passenger jet and a drone over London has left the plane undamaged but the aviation industry deeply shaken. British police and air accident authorities were investigating Sunday’s incident, in which an Airbus A320 carrying 137 people struck an object believed to be a drone at a height of about […]

Small Planet Airbus A320 Off Runway at Birmingham

Reading Time: 2 minutes After landing, the A320 veered off the taxiway coming to rest on the grass at Birmingham-Intl Airport, UK. The Airbus A320 landed normally on runway 33 at Birmingham-Intl Airport, UK, and taxied back to the terminal via taxiway „Bravo“, when directional control was somehow lost. Just after the intersection, the A320 departed the taxiway „Alpha“ […]