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Vietjet has been once again been listed in AirlineRatings.com Top 10 safest low-cost airlines for 2022 from the 385 global airlines monitored the world’s only airline safety, product, and COVID rating website. In making its evaluation, AirlineRatings considers a range of criteria including incident records over two years, crash records over five years, fleet age, …
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China expects to restore international air travel from 2023, reports Flightglobal. A new five-year development plan issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) calls the 2023-2025 timeframe “a period of growth”. The report says key focus areas are to “expand the domestic market, restore the international market”, as well as “improve the level …
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Aeronews has posted a stunning take-off video of Emirates A380 disappearing into the cloud. The video was taken at Los Angeles airport by @speedbirdhd. Magic! Mother Nature making an @Airbus A380 @emirates disappear after take-off from @flyLAXairport. Video: @speedbirdhd via https://t.co/MKEUP1ztQs @AirbusPRESS @AA380fanclub @AirbusInTheUS pic.twitter.com/jUgXuhTR7E — Aeronews (@AeronewsGlobal) January 9, 2022 The post Stunning take-off …
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DALLAS – The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a list of 50 airports in the United States that will have 5G frequency buffer zones. The aviation sector is concerned that transmissions from 5G C-band services would interfere with sensitive aircraft equipment, particularly radio altimeters, which indicate height above the ground as planes land. …
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DALLAS – Today in Aviation, The prototype Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C (G-ARPA) made its maiden flight from Hatfield, the UK in 1962. The airliner was initially known as the DH121, conceived by the De Havilland Aircraft Company. The jet was revolutionary in British aviation and was also the world’s first trijet. One of the earliest …
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DALLAS – Iraqi Airways (IA) becomes the latest airline to add the A220 to its fleet. Its first, registered YI-ARF, was delivered on Jan. 7 from Airbus’ Mirabel plant. YI-ARF is the first of five A220s to be delivered to IA, with the airline aiming to renew its fleet. IA will become the second A220 operator …
New colorized images of unquestionably the giant of aerospace, Donald Douglas Snr, have been completed by French master colorizer Benoit Vienne. Commissioned by AirlineRatings.com Mr. Vienne, a history student, who lives in France, has done a magnificent job bringing to life Boeing Historical Archive images of Mr. Douglas as well as other aerospace executives. The first image …
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DALLAS – Concerns about the potential impact of 5G on air traffic control communications led U.S. authorities to request a second delay in its national rollout. While the next generation of cellular network technology provides significant benefits for consumers and businesses, certain frequencies that it uses may interfere with some radio devices — like the …
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DALLAS – Today in Aviation, Boeing rebranded the twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner McDonnell Douglas MD-95 as the Boeing 717-200 in 1998, following the merger of the two manufacturers on August 1, 1997. The MD-95 can trace its history back to 1983. McDonnell Douglas conducted a study to fill the gap between the DC-9-30 and the new, larger Super …
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DALLAS – Alaska Airlines (AS) reports the airline has had to cut 10% of its flights in January due to the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The variant impacts the airline’s employees as they cannot operate flights while being confined. Alaska Airlines’ network is mainly focused on the west coast, with hubs in Anchorage (ANC), Seattle (SEA), …
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DALLAS – The spat between Airbus and Qatar Airways (QR) took a new turn this week. Reuters reports a court document filed in Britain shows that the airline is seeking more than US$600m in compensation from the manufacturer. The dispute centers around the premature corrosion of the surface below the paint on some of Qatar’s …
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DALLAS – Today in Aviation, Pan Am completed the purchase of the “Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast” carrier National Airlines in 1980. Pan Am had desperately tried to build a domestic network across the US for many years. There were even discussions of a merger with United Airlines (UA) or American Airlines (AA). However, their attempts were constantly rejected. …
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DALLAS – Boeing CEO Stan Deal has shared some news about a new High Gross Weight (HGW) version of the 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft. Speaking to the Seattle Times, the new CEO said in his first interview that the development of the type would give the aircraft an extended range, as well as a higher capacity …
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MIAMI – Avelo Airlines (XP) has announced it has raised an additional US$42m in a Series B funding, raising XP’s invested capital base to over US$160m. While the airline raised US$125 in Series A funding in January 2020, the Series B shares sold at a significant premium. “This incremental capital is a significant vote of …
MIAMI – Atlas Air Worldwide (5Y) announced an order for four Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, complementing the cargo giant’s existing Boeing freighter fleet. The cargo airline operates a fleet of all Boeing aircraft, including eight Boeing 737-800Fs, 45 747 aircraft, 26 767-300s, and nine 777Fs. The news comes as competition heats up for twin-engine freighter …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Pan American World Airways became the first commercial airline to complete a flight around the world in 1942. Operated by a Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat known as California Clipper (NC-18602), the epic journey began on December 2, 1941. The Clipper departed from the airline’s Treasure Island base in San …
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Boeing and Allegiant Air today have announced an order for 50 737 MAX jets, with options for 50 additional airplanes. In Boeing’s first U.S. ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) deal, Allegiant selected two models – the 737-7 and 737-8-200 – in the 737 MAX family, which provide the lowest seat-mile costs for a single-aisle airplane and high-dispatch …
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MIAMI – Today, Airbus delivered the first TwoTwenty corporate jet to Comlux from its Mirabel, Canada A220 Final Assembly Line. The aircraft is scheduled to enter service with its future owner, FIVE, in early 2023, following the completion of its VIP interior by Comlux, and will be registered as 9H-FIVE. FIVE, the Dubai-based real estate, …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, The now-defunct Concórdia Airport (CCI)-based Brazilian airline Transbrasil (TR) was founded in 1955. The airline was created by entrepreneur Omar Fontana as a sister company of S/A Indústria e Comércio Concórdia or Sadia for short. Using a Douglas DC-3, Sadia (QD) took to the skies for the first time on …
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MIAMI – Allegiant Air (G4) and Boeing announced today that the airline placed an order for 50 737 MAX jets, with options for another 50 of the type. Allegiant, which currently operates an all-Airbus fleet, picked two Boeing 737 MAX variants – the 737-7 and 737-8-200 – in Boeing’s first US ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) deal. The …
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Air New Zealand has been put at the top of the list of the safest airlines in the world for 2022 by AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety, product, and COVID-19 rating website. AirlineRatings.com has also announced its Top Twenty Safest Airlines and Ten Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2022 from the 385 it monitors. Evaluating Factors …
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DALLAS – The European Union (EU) has launched its new travel rules for international passengers entering the Schengen Area. The Schengen area gathers 22 of the 27 states that comprise the bloc, plus four others European states. The area allows citizens to travel from one State to the other without any border control. These 26 …
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MIAMI – Breeze Airways (MX) founder David Neeleman announced in a year-end open letter that the airline had flown over 5,500 flights and 330,000 passengers, with 20% of those customers becoming frequent flyers. Breeze is one of North America’s newest airlines, having launched service on May 27, 2021, linking Tampa (TPA) in Florida and Charleston …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Pope Paul VI touched down in Amman, Jordan in a specially chartered Douglas DC-8 operated by the now-defunct Italian flag-carrier Alitalia (AZ) in 1964. It was the first time a Pope had used an airliner for an official visit. The plane had been marked with the Vatican colors, white and …
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MIAMI – Boeing is currently planning to create its next aircraft using new virtual design and engineering tools within the ‘Metaverse’. The company wants its designers and engineers to use the virtual environment to interact with each other. It should also allow them to use new tools, such as computer-generated environments, according to Boeing’s chief …
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MIAMI – As the pandemic continues to cause mayhem in the travel industry, US airlines will temporarily raise wages for selected pilots. To fill empty cockpits, United Airlines (UA) opted to invest more money. The airline and its pilot union agreed to pay 3.5 times the usual pay to pilots who take up extra flights …
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MIAMI – Since Christmas Eve, airlines have canceled more than 15,000 flights, and the chaos continued throughout the weekend, with 2,700 flights canceled Sunday on top of the 2,700 flights canceled on New Year’s Day. According to USA Today, which analyzed the cancellation data based on the FlightAware tracker, the problem stems from personnel shortages …
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