Category: Aviation News

JetBlue A320 Suffers a Bird Strike in Salt Lake City

Reading Time: < 1 minute JetBlue Airbus A320 performing flight from Salt Lake City to Long Beach was in the initial climb about to be handed off to departure when the crew reported they had received a bird hit pretty much in the nose area. They thought they were okay and would continue. They were already climbing past the runway end […]

Airbus Reports Nine-Month 2017 Results

Reading Time: 5 minutes Airbus SE reported nine-month 2017 financial results and confirmed its guidance for the full year. “The strong backlog and a healthy market environment continue to support our commercial aircraft production ramp-up plans,” said Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders. “We confirm our outlook even though this year’s delivery schedule is extremely back-loaded, largely due to […]

Ryanair Pilots to Cost Carrier an Extra €100m Per Annum

Reading Time: 2 minutes Following on from the rostering debacle, Ryanair has addressed the competitiveness of the low-cost carrier’s pilots’ pay, together with communication, career progression and basing. Michael O’Leary, the company’s CEO has claimed that the pay offered was “already slightly higher” that competitor airlines, but he admitted that response to a tightening market for experienced first officers […]

Oman Air Global Sale Slashes Fares By Nearly Half

Reading Time: < 1 minute Oman Air slashing fares across its global network by up to 47 percent, the carrier has announced. The sale coincides with Oman’s 47th National day celebrations and runs up till 6 November. Travellers can avail reduced fares on premium as well as economy cabins for flights booked until May 2018.

CFM56 Fleet Surpasses 500 Million Flight Cycles

Reading Time: < 1 minute CFM International’s ubiquitous CFM56 engine fleet has surpassed 500 million flight cycles while logging nearly 900 million flight hours since the first aircraft, a DC-8-71, entered commercial service in April 1982. There are currently more than 24,000 CFM56 engines in commercial and military service with 560 operators around the globe. Overall, CFM has delivered more […]

Inaugural Delta A350 Flight Departs Detroit for Tokyo-Narita

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Airbus A350 is now a reality for Delta Air Lines customers and employees. Years of hard work and planning across virtually every workgroup at Delta culminated Monday afternoon as Flight 275 pushed back from Gate A40 shortly after 1:40 p.m. The inaugural flight of Delta’s new international flagship aircraft was heralded with a customer […]

Why is the Flight Attendant’s Profession Rewarding?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Aiste, a former flight attendant, who worked for one of well-known airlines, notes that during the very first flight she realised the necessity and importance of foundation set by cabin crew training. However, after a few years of work, she noticed that there are things that are difficult to predict and you have to be […]

BAA Training Acquires Three New Full-Flight Simulators from CAE

Reading Time: 2 minutes BAA Training, one of the largest aviation training centres in Northern Europe, has announced the acquisition of three new full flight simulators from CAE. Under the agreement, BAA Training is procuring two Airbus A320 CAE 7000XR Series full-flight simulators (FFSs) and one Boeing 737NG CAE 7000XR Series FFS. The full-flight simulators will be equipped with […]

Munich Airport and Moscow Domodedovo Sign Sister Airport Agreement

Reading Time: < 1 minute Munich Airport and Moscow Domodedovo Airport are forging closer ties: at a special ceremony, the top managers of the two hubs, Dr. Dmitriy Kamenshchik, Chairman of the Board Moscow Domodedovo Airport Group and Dr. Michael Kerkloh, the President and CEO of Munich Airport, signed a cooperation agreement. The aim of the partnership is a systematic […]

Jet Airways Flight with 122 Passengers Diverted After Bomb Threat

Reading Time: < 1 minute Panic gripped a Mumbai-Delhi Jet Airways flight on Monday morning after a printed note threatening about hijackers on board and a bomb placed in the plane was recovered. The pilot initiated the hijack alert and diverted the flight to Ahmedabad airport where a thorough check was conducted. No explosives were found in the plane, which […]