Summary List Placement The Federal Aviation Administration has effectively grounded United Airlines’ fleet of 24 Boeing 777-200 aircraft powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112 engine that failed on Saturday during a flight from Denver to Honolulu. An airline spokesperson told Insider that the extent of the grounding remains to be seen as the agency …
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Experts say the plane and engine used by United have a safe track record — and the scary landing in Colorado should have minimal impact on the airline (BA)
Summary List Placement Regulators in the US, UK, and Japan have moved to effectively ground Boeing 777 aircraft powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112 engine pending an investigation into the United Airlines flight that made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff over the weekend. Flight 328 from Denver, Colorado to Honolulu safely returned to …
Singapore Airlines to Continue Revamping A380 Fleet
MIAMI – Amid the pandemic and while airlines’ A380 fleets stays grounded, Singapore Airlines (SQ) operates relentlessly on its A380 upgrade program. The airline wants to ensure that all A380s have new top-quality first-class suites and business-class seats as the carrier heads back to the skies. The Airbus A380-841, registration 9V-SKQ left Alice Springs on February 22, 2021. With the move, …
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Kenya Joins Nigeria in Reauthorizing the Boeing 737 MAX
MIAMI – The Republic of Kenya joins Nigeria in giving the Boeing 737 MAX the green light to operate in the East African country again. On February 21, 2021, both countries’ Civil Aviation Authorities signaled their satisfaction with Boeing’s modification and recertification program, following the aircraft’s 20-month grounding. While there are no native Boeing 737 …
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Etihad, Emirates Flights Unaffected by Boeing 777 Ban
MIAMI – Etihad Airways (EY) and Emirates Airlines (EK) have both indicated that their flights are unaffected by the Boeing 777 ban that Japan and the UK Civil Aviation Authorities have applied on overflights of their countries. Both EY and EK Boeing 777 aircraft are equipped with General Electric engines of the GE90 family. The …
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British Airways Finalizes Negotiations over £2bn State Loan
British Airways G-VIIC Boeing 777-236(ER). Photo: Milan Witham/Airways Deferred Pension Contributions For the second agreement, BA finalized talks with the New Airways Pension Scheme (NAPS) Trustee. The airline requested that the pension deficit contributions totaling £450m (US$630m) due on a monthly basis between October 2020 and September 2021 be postponed. The two parties decided that, …
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The UK Bans PW-powered Boeing 777s from Its Airspace
MIAMI – The UK has temporarily banned Boeing 777 aircraft with Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines from entering its airspace following United Airline’s (UA) weekend incident over Denver, Colorado, US. UK transport minister Grant Shapps said on twitter today, “After issues this weekend, Boeing B777s with Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 series engines will be temporarily …
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Air India Express Plane Hits Lighting Pole Landing at VGA
MIAMI – An Air India Express (IX) Boeing 737-800 hit an electrical pole after landing Saturday at Vijayawada International Airport (VGA) in Gannavaram, India. No injuries were reported. Gannavaram is located in the southeast of India near the Bay of Bengal. The aircraft, with 64 passengers on board, was conducting flight IX1676 from Doha (DIA) …
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I rented a camper van through Outdoorsy, the Airbnb for RVs, and it’s the perfect platform for first-time RVers
Summary List Placement When I decided to rent a camper van for a short road trip in January, I admittedly didn’t know where to start. Quickly, I learned there are three main sites for RV rentals: Outdoorsy, RV Share, and Cruise America. After doing some research and reading multiple RV blogs, I found most people …
Airlineratings.com interviewed on CNN regarding P&W 777 engine problems
Airlineratings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas has been interviewed on CNN regarding P&W engine problems for the 777 aircraft. In the wake of massive pieces of plane debris falling from the sky on #Colorado neighborhoods #UnitedAirlines temporarily grounds 24 #Boeing777 planes but @GeoffreyT_Air says this is a #PrattAndWhitney engine issue: pic.twitter.com/ilbwLNgo39 — Rosemary Church (@rosemaryCNN) February 22, …
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AirAsia sees vaccine rollout the reboot of air travel
AirAsia says it welcomes the news of COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out across Australia and in Malaysia from this week, as the first key indicator of a global travel reboot in the near future. It says its key international markets are progressing well with the vaccination programme including Indonesia, Singapore, China and Australia, while other …
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Qatar Airways celebrates five years to Sydney as its global destinations soar
Qatar Airways which is one of the few airlines to fly through the COVID-19 pandemic is on track to connect over 130 destinations across the globe by the end of this month. The airline, which celebrates five years of service to the people of Sydney on March 3, is now operating over 800 services a …
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Boeing recommends grounding P&W powered 777s
Picture of the P&W 4000 engine involved in the 2018 incident. Fan Blade 11 is missing and Fan Blade 10 is sheared off. Credit NTSB The post Boeing has recommended the grounding of all P&W powered 777s which number 128, of which 69 are in service and 59 in storage after the …
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Former crash investigators ask questions about 777 engine explosion
Former US NTSB crash investigators Greg Feith and John Goglia are asking the tough questions about the United Airlines 777 Pratt and Whitney Flight UA328 had just taken off from Denver for Honolulu when the right-hand P&W suffered an uncontained failure ripping away the cowling and causing a fire. Mr. Feith, a former leading crash …
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United Airlines Grounds Boeing 777s With PW4000 Engines
MIAMI – United Airlines (UA) has just released a statement declaring it will temporarily ground 24 Boeing 777-200s powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000s following yesterday’s incident with UA flight 328. On Saturday afternoon, flight UA328 from Denver (DEN) to Honolulu (HNL) operated with a United 777-200 powered by PW4000s experienced severe engine issues, which …
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Japan, US, Orders Inspection to PW-Powered Boeing 777s
MIAMI – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan has grounded domestic airlines from operating flights using Boeing 777s fitted with PW4000 engines. The decision follows a Japan Airlines (JL) Boeing 777 with starboard engine trouble making an emergency landing at Okinawa International Airport (OKA) in December and the recent United Airlines …
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Airlineratings.com Editor on Sunrise talking United Airlines engine fire
Airlineratings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas has appeared on Channel 7 Australia’s Sunrise program talking about the United Airlines engine fire incident. Passengers on board a United Airlines flight from Denver to Hawaii thought they were going to die when an engine suddenly exploded shortly after takeoff. More on this story: https://t.co/YOQSY9SOKv pic.twitter.com/njnou8QYZf — Sunrise (@sunriseon7) February …
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Boeing 737 MAX Cleared to Fly in Nigeria Airspace
Boeing 737 MAX7 Test flight at Renton. Photo: Nick Sheeder/Airways Comments by Captain Musa Nuhu In a statement published by NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu stated that “all intending domestic operators are required to work with the Boeing Company and NCAA for the Aircraft Type Certificate Acceptance Programme in order to have the Boeing 737 MAX …
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United just sent JetBlue a shot across the bow with a new route to London on its ultra-premium jet
Summary List Placement United Airlines is growing its transatlantic presence later this year with a newly-announced route between Boston and London, UK. Only one daily flight will serve the route with an overnight evening departure from Boston Logan International Airport at 10:00 p.m. arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport the next morning at 9:35 a.m. The …
Air New Zealand to trial digital health travel pass
Air New Zealand will trial the airline industry travel pass on the Auckland to Sydney route from April. The airline says that with constantly changing entry and departure testing and paperwork requirements, the airline wants to streamline the health verification process to help customers know what they need to take their next international trip safely. …
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American and JetBlue just unveiled a new partnership with 33 new routes combined— here’s what it means for travelers
Summary List Placement American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are joining forces in the Northeast as part of an alliance that creates new routes, schedules, frequent flyer programs, and more. The duo is moving forward with the first phase of a “Northeast alliance” following a regulatory review from the Department of Transportation that wrapped in January. …
American Airlines, JetBlue Alliance: A Pilot’s Perspective
MIAMI – History has shown that airline mergers, interline agreements and alliances have always adversely affected the employees; specifically, the pilots that fly for said airlines. But let’s not forget that the single only way any airline can possibly operate is because of those pilots. What may seem like a great service for an airline’s …
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Kuwait Extends Foreign Passenger Ban until Further Notice
MIAMI – Kuwait’s Directorate General Civil Aviation has announced that foreign passengers will be banned from entry to the country “until further notice.” The announcement was made just hours before the original ban, implemented on February 7, was scheduled to be lifted. Kuwaiti nationals returning to Kuwait are exempt from this ban but are required …
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It’s not just Ted Cruz, Americans have been escaping to Mexico since the beginning of pandemic — here’s why
Summary List Placement Ted Cruz made headlines last week when the junior senator from Texas was spotted flying to Cancun, Mexico, while his home state was battling a crippling winter storm. A quick weekend trip with family and friends quickly became a political scandal as Cruz had planned to stay abroad for multiple days instead …
New Croatian Airline to Come from Sundair Boss
MIAMI – German charter airline Sundair (SR) owner and CEO Marcos Rossello plans to start a new Croatian airline in the next summer. Rossello told the Aero Telegraph that the “plan is to start at the end of April or the beginning of May. We are currently working on obtaining an AOC [Air Operator’s Certificate].” …
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Longtail Aviation Boeing 747 Suffers Uncontained Engine Failure
MIAMI – A Longtail Aviation (6T) Boeing 747-412BCF, bearing a VQ-BWT registry, suffered an uncontained engine failure during the initial climb out of Maastricht (MST), Netherlands. At the moment of the incident, the aircraft was passing 1400ft altitude and was overflying the Dutch village of Meerseen. As a consequence of the uncontained explosion of the …
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