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MIAMI – There have been some incredible piloting feats that have saved the lives of hundreds of passengers when catastrophes were imminent. We take a look at some of the most well-known emergency landings that have taken place in the last few decades. Air Canada (AC) Flight 143 A Boeing 767 ran out of fuel …
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MIAMI – Today, leisure carrier Air Canada Rouge (AC) resumed service and introduced a refreshed uniform and interior on Airbus A321 aircraft. Air Canada Rouge had temporarily suspended operations in February of 2021, citing new government travel restrictions. The news comes as Canada eased travel restrictions, allowing fully vaccinated travelers to enter the country without …
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MIAMI – Ryanair (FR), one of the largest operators of Boeing 737 aircraft, disclosed unsuccessful negotiations with Boeing for an order of 737-10 aircraft. Ryanair revealed that the negotiations failed due to a significant pricing gap which both parties felt could not be closed. Despite the negotiations falling short, over the next five years, FR …
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Ryanair says negotiations to buy Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft have ended without an agreement on pricing. The European juggernaut is a major customer for the MAX and was looking to place an order for the bigger version to follow current deliveries of 210 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft It refers to its aircraft as …
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The Transport Workers’ Union has vowed to fight an appeal by Qantas against a Federal Court decision it contravened the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground handling operations at 10 Australian airports. The decision affected about 2000 workers previously employed by the airline and the court found the airline outsourced the workers partly to …
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The Helvetic Embraer E2 Lands at London City Airport. Photo: Andrew Baker London City is challenging for pilots, Kohler pointed out, due to a short runway of just 1,508 meters, the fact it is surrounded by water and its location in the midst of the densely built-up area of one of the world’s biggest cities. …
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Families of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have given emotional testimony about the impact of the aircraft’s destruction and the failure of Russian authorities to address the tragedy. International investigators have determined the 298 passengers and crew were killed when a Russian BUK missile hit the B777 after it crossed Ukrainian airspace while …
MIAMI – Lufthansa (LH) has started operating a new aircraft from the A321neo family equipped with the Airbus single-aisle Airspace cabin, the first airline in Europe to introduce this feature on the type. The first flight to operate with the new cabin has taken place on September 3 on the run from Frankfurt (FRA) to …
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MIAMI – ATR will be turning 40 on November 4. To celebrate its birthday, the Franco-Italian manufacturer has revealed a new “ad hoc” logo via a video teaser and the promise of more “exciting announcements” on the subject. In a short press release accompanying the video teaser, ATR indicated its intention to celebrate “40 years …
MIAMI – British Airways (BA) recently announced plans to create a new low-cost subsidiary to take over its short-haul operation at London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) from summer 2022. In a memo to staff, the airline announced that its LGW base would need to have a more “competitive operating model” if it is to continue short-haul …
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MIAMI – The Air Arabia Group, a large low-cost carrier from the middle east along with the Lakson Group, Pakistan-based business conglomerates have joint hands to launch the country’s newest low-cost airline called ‘Fly Jinnah’. The proposed airline will be headquartered in Karachi and will initially focus on the domestic market and eventually fly overseas …
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Philippine Airlines (PAL) says flights will continue uninterrupted and all valid tickets will be honored after it applied for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the US. PAL, which has seen travel demand slump by about 75 percent due to the pandemic, is also promising that all vouchers, refund applications and frequent flyer miles will be honored. …
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Passengers should expect some attractive fares from Asia-Pacific airlines as increasing vaccinations rates allow them to reintroduce international services. That’s the prediction by Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines director general Subhas Menon, who dismisses some of the “silly fares” of up to $38,000 return to London quoted in July by some Australian media. The reports raised …
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Virgin Galactic is hoping for a “timely resolution” of a probe to determine how its showcase July 11 flight involving founder Richard Branson veered off course. The US Federal Aviation Administration has grounded the space tourism venture while it investigates the incident, saying the company’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane cannot fly until it approves a final …
Boeing says it is continuing to engage with the US Federal Aviation Administration amid news deliveries of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner will likely remain stalled until at least late October. The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that the US manufacturer had been unable to persuade the FAA to approve a proposal to inspect …
There are calls for tough measures against unruly behavior to be made permanent after a survey of US flight attendants found more than 85 percent had experienced abuse in 2021. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA online survey of almost 5000 flight attendants across 30 airlines found more than half (58 percent) had experienced at least …
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MIAMI – The story of the Curtiss-Goupil Duck is a fascinating chronicle of four aviation pioneers battling it out in the early days of the industry. As we’ll see, the Duck’s capability for a heavier-than-air flight was neither experimental nor commercial. The Wright brothers are often credited with being the first to achieve power-controlled flight …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the first incarnation of Canadian low-cost leisure carrier CanJet (C6) commenced operations in 2000. Based in Halifax, Novia Scotia the airline was launched as a division of IMP Group in 1999. In May 2001 C6 was purchased by Canada 3000 (2T), then the largest charter airline in the world. Following …
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that both international and domestic travel demand showed significant momentum in July 2021 compared to June, but demand remained far below pre-pandemic levels. According to IATA extensive government-imposed travel restrictions continue to delay recovery in international markets. Total demand for air travel in July 2021 (measured in …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Anglo-French Concorde made its first-ever Trans-Atlantic crossing in 1971 to the South American country of Brazil. Concorde 001 (F-WTSS) left Toulouse as part of a two-week tour of South America, bound for Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft had routed via the Cape Verde islands, Cayenne and São Paulo. Total flying …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the prototype British Aerospace BAe 146 took to the skies for the first time from Hatfield, Hertfordshire in 1981. First launched in August 1973 as the Hawker Siddeley (HS) 146, it was designed to fill the gap between turboprops such as the HS 748 and Fokker F27, and small jets …
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MIAMI – Yesterday, a special flight operated the same route that started it all on September 1, 1981, to commemorate Horizon Air’s (QX) first flight. Horizon’s “Meatball” plane, a custom-painted retro-themed aircraft, flew some of Alaska Airlines (AS) regional carrier’s workers and visitors from Seattle to Yakima this time. Capt. Perry Solmonson, 40th Anniversary Committee Chair …
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MIAMI – Lalona Air, Germany’s newest airline preparing for launch in January 2022, is laying its foundation with its primary hub at Dusseldorf Airport (DUS). Lalona Air is focused to serve the “business segment” of travelers and has selected the ATR 72-500 each equipped to seat 60 passengers in total along with special business seats …
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MIAMI – Boeing’s 737-8 from its MAX series is getting a boost with an order from Griffin Global Asset Management for five of the type. Griffin, a commercial aircraft leasing business with offices in Ireland and Los Angeles, announced with Boeing that it is expanding its commercial aircraft portfolio with the 737-8. It’s the lessor’s …
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Overseas airlines say they are having difficulty getting Australian governments to discuss the practical issues involved in reopening the nation’s borders. Despite the enthusiasm of some politicians for opening up international borders as early as Christmas, the organization representing most of the airlines flying into the country warned Thursday of issues that need to be …
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Inflight entertainment is heading beyond the black stump thanks to an upgrade of QantasLink aircraft to stream content to passengers’ digital devices. The entertainment upgrade starts with one of the regional offshoot’s Airbus A320 this week and will be extended to all the regional carrier’s jets by mid-2022. The upgrade will apply to more than …
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The premium economy offering. Photo: Emirates. The A380 is popular with travelers but has been ditched by some operators in favor of smaller twin-engine planes such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350. However, airlines such as Emirates and Qantas still see a place for the big planes on high-density routes and at slot-constrained airports. …
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