Prior to a pair of April hearings, Qatar Airways (QR) has asked a UK court to require that Airbus reinstate its order for 50 A321 jets or pay damages. The post Qatar to Court: Airbus Must Reinstate A321 Order appeared first on Airways Magazine. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”
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Tech Glitch Grounds British Airways Short-Haul Flights
Technical glitches, not Russian-backed cyber warfare, were responsible for the cancellation of all British Airways (BA) short-haul flights out of London Heathrow (LH). The post Tech Glitch Grounds British Airways Short-Haul Flights appeared first on Airways Magazine. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”
Today in Aviation: Philippine Airlines is Founded
Qantas Airways Resumes Project Sunrise, A350-1000 Order
Today in Aviation: World’s First Air Traffic Control Tower
Third super Rio Tinto medical jet on route to RFDS
She is sleek, she is a life-saver and she will shortly to join the Royal Flying Doctor Service aeromedical fleet in Western Australia. With the call sign VH-NWO, the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet is being provided to the RFDS under a $15 million investment from Rio Tinto as part of a six-year partnership extension. …
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Emirates chief Sir Tim Clark talks growth and retirement
Flashback to 2008 with Sir Tim Clark talking with media on the airline’s first A380 commercial service to New York. Where do you see the industry go from there? You have had two years of going nowhere now travel coming back at you. Let’s assume we recapture the 2019/2020 growth curve. Now subtract from that …
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The world’s favorite aircraft, the AN-225, destroyed by Russians?
As yet unconfirmed reports are suggesting that the world’s favorite aircraft, the AN-225, has been destroyed as part of the ruthless invasion of Russian forces into Ukraine. Wherever she flies the six-engine AN-225 draws tens of thousands of admirers. When the AN225 visited Perth Australia in 2016 over 35,000 people turned out to see the …
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Wizz Air Hiring Cabin, Flight Crew in Luton, UK
Air Canada Expands Summer Network
Ukraine Crisis: What We Know So Far
Over 32,000 watching US spyplane on Flightradar24
The most-watched aircraft on the flight tracking App Flightradar 24 is a Global Hawk unmanned spy plane that has been flying over Eastern Ukraine and then the Black Sea just south of Russia’s naval base at Sevastopol. Over 32,000 people are watching the activities of the Global Hawk which has a call sign of “Forte12”. …
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Airlines avoiding all Ukrainian airspace
Airspace over Ukraine is devoid of commercial airline traffic as planes use corridors well to the south of the country. Almost eight years after Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was shot down over eastern Ukraine, airlines are avoiding flying over the imperiled country. The Ukrainian government has closed airports in eastern Ukraine because of the …
Qantas reactivates Project Sunrise for non-stops
Qantas has reactivated its Project Sunrise for non-stop flights between Australia’s east coast and London and New York and expects to confirm its order by mid-year. At the same time, the airline has promised to add more domestic flights to Perth in April and May. Speaking at the airline’s half-year announcement Qantas chief executive Alan …
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Qantas eyes tailwinds despite A$1.13 billion EBIT loss
The Omicron wave has sent Qantas’s half-year result to December 31 into a red-ink spiral posting a statutory loss of A$622 million (US$499 million) but the airline sees tailwinds repairing its balance sheet. The result was helped significantly by the sale of land at Mascot which brought the airline in a net A$754 million. Qantas …
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Qantas sees tailwinds despite $1.13 EBIT billion loss
The Omicron wave and depreciation have sent Qantas’s half-year result into a red-ink spiral EBIT loss of $1.13 billion but the airline sees tailwinds repairing its balance sheet. The Qantas Group said its flying operations were severely impacted by widespread domestic lockdowns and continued international restrictions, reducing the Group’s total flying to 18 percent of …
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United Airlines Adds Summer Flights to Ireland
Emirates’ Tim Clark threatens cancellation of 777-9
AirlineRatings.com European Editor Andreas Spaeth with Sir Tim Clark. The post Emirates’ President Sir Tim Clark in an exclusive interview has threatened cancellation of 115, 777-9s if the certification slips into 2024, while also casting doubt on the delivery of 30 787-9s. Emirates is facing long delays on all new aircraft deliveries …
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New MH370 weather analysis supports Godfrey WSPRnet tracking
Former Qantas 747 captain Mike Glynn has completed an exhaustive analysis of the weather on the route of MH370 on March 8, 2014, and has found that many course changes were related to thunderstorm activity. The finding adds more credibility to Mr. Richard Godfrey’s groundbreaking WSPRnet tracking of MH370 which points to a crash 1993km …
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Airbus and CFM to test hydrogen-powered engine on an A380
Airbus and CFM International are to collaborate on a hydrogen demonstration program that will take flight around the middle of this decade using an A380 superjumbo. The objective is to ground and flight test a direct combustion engine fueled by hydrogen, in preparation for entry-into-service of a zero-emission aircraft by 2035. The demonstration will use …
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Airbus Introduces A380 Hydrogen Flight Demonstrator
Stunning colorized images of American Airlines classic propliners
American Airlines DC-4. Colorized by Benoit Vienne About AirlineRatings.com Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world a one-stop-shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world. Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – …
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Stunning new colorized images of Douglas propliners
Douglas DC-6B “I was so impressed by the feeling a colorized photo can bring. “A lot of young people feel a bit disconnected when they see a black and white photo but when it’s colorized, the feeling is completely different. Pan Am Douglas DC-4. Colorized by Benoit Vienne “When you see a colorized photo, you …
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