Category: Aviation News

Air Italy Receives Its First Boeing 737 MAX In Striking New Livery

Reading Time: 2 minutes Air Italy unveiled its long awaited first Boeing 737 MAX in striking new livery at the Boeing Everett Delivery Centre in Seattle, in front of a crowd of VIP dignitaries and guests, including His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan, alongside international media. The aircraft, the first of approximately 50 new aircraft to be added to […]

BOC Aviation Delivers First Boeing 737 MAX 8 Aircraft

Reading Time: 2 minutes BOC Aviation Limited is pleased to announce that it has delivered its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to its newest customer, Corendon Airlines, based in Turkey. The aircraft is the first delivery of the Company’s 737 MAX family aircraft. “This delivery represents a number of significant milestones for us, with the aircraft being the […]

Lufthansa Hit Hardest as Frankfurt Airport System Fails

Reading Time: < 1 minute A database system used to deploy staff crashed at Frankfurt Airport between 0100 and 1130GMT Wednesday, causing the cancellation of 70 flights, 23 of which were at Lufthansa. Lufthansa confirmed that in addition, it had to reduce the number of arrivals at the airport, resulting in a number of passengers missing connecting flights, while other […]

Watch Tesla Model X Break World Record by Towing Boeing Dreamliner

Reading Time: < 1 minute As part of a publicity stunt by Qantas, a Tesla Model X P100D established a new Guinness World Record for the heaviest tow by an electric production passenger vehicle by towing a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. With a mere 5,000-lb rated capacity, the Tesla Model X is already the passenger electric vehicle with the highest towing […]

WOW Air Announces New Route from the U.S. to India via Iceland

Reading Time: < 1 minute WOW air announced it will launch a new route from the U.S. to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) in Delhi, India via Iceland. The route will provide millions of Americans in nine major cities across the country affordable access to the bustling Indian metropolis. The route will launch December 5, 2018, giving business and leisure […]

First A330neo for TAP Air Portugal Completes Maiden Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute The first A330neo for launch operator TAP Air Portugal – MSN1819 – completed its 4:32 hours maiden flight. The aircraft now joins the fleet of two A330-900 test aircraft already performing flight tests since 19 October 2017. MSN1819 is the first aircraft fitted with the Airspace cabin by Airbus. It is equipped with light Flight […]

Alaska Airlines Airbus A321 Engine Shuts Down in Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute Alaska Airlines Airbus A321 was performing flight from Los Angeles to New York JFK when the crew reported an indication of a high oil temperature on the right hand engine (LEAP1) and shut the engine down. The aircraft diverted to Philadelphia for a safe landing on Philadelphia’s runway 27L about 90 minutes after leaving FL330. […]

Polish Government Approves Plans for a New Airport

Reading Time: < 1 minute Polish lawmakers have approved divisive legislation to build one of Europe’s largest airports that would begin operations in about a decade and would be located between Warsaw and the city of Lodz. Estimated costs of the future airport reach up to 7 billion euros.  It is initially to serve some 45 million passengers a year, along with huge […]

Watch Airbus A330 Shearing Airbus A321 Tail Off

Reading Time: < 1 minute After an Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300’s wing collided with the tail of a Turkish Airlines A321 while taxiing at Istanbul Airport on May 13, an  investigation has been launched. The Asiana Airlines A330 was taxiing when it struck the Turkish Airlines A321 (TC-JMM). The incident was captured on the camera on posted on YouTube. Turkish […]

Boeing, Assembrix to Collaborate on Secure 3D Printing

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and Israeli company Assembrix Ltd today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will enable Boeing to use Assembrix software to manage and protect intellectual property shared with vendors during design and manufacturing. “This agreement expands Boeing’s ties to Israeli industry while helping companies like Assembrix expand their business,” said David Ivry, president, Boeing […]