Leading US carrier Delta Airlines has signed an order for 20 Airbus A350-1000 airliners to meet its future wide-body needs. Delta was the first US airline to operate the A350-900 but the order is the first for the longer -1000 variant from the Atlanta-based carrier which will open up new [read more]
Taiwan based EVA Air has placed a substantial order with European airframes Airbus for a mixture of wide-body and single-aisle airliners. The firm order for 18 A350-1000 wide-body airliners and 15 single-aisle A321neo airliners is the first major order of 2024 for Airbus. EVA Air planes to use the A350 [read more]
The US regulator Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 airliners following a fuselage failure on an Alaska Airlines flight resulted in an explosive decompression. An entire window section blew out on the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 yesterday causing the decompression and emergency landing. Alaska [read more]
Lufthansa Group has placed an order for 40 A220 airliners from European airframer Airbus. The group has opted for the A220-300 model which will be used on short to medium haul routes. Swiss, which is part of the group, has been operating the A220 since 2016, when it was still [read more]
Australian flag carrier Qantas has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220 short-haul airliner which is replacing Qantaslink Boeing 717s. The next-generation airliner will be used on domestic flights for Qantaslink and features a special livery featuring Aboriginal artwork. The aircraft is being delivered to Sydney from Airbus’ Mirabel Final [read more]
Streaming live from airports and airfields has become massively popular in recent years and judging by the numbers watching them, it’s not hard to see why. Watching a live stream is a great way to see what’s going on at another airport without having to travel but they do vary [read more]
Budget airline Wizz Air is set to hide £1,000 worth of flight vouchers around London as part of its “Win with Wizz” scavenger hunt with clues starting to appear from today. The airline will be posting clues to the locations on its instagram account with the first clues hitting at [read more]
Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) is launching a recruitment drive to find 14 new cabin crew members at its Aer Lingus UK (EG/EUK) base at Manchester Airport in a partnership with Nobex recruitment. The job opportunities are designed to attract a diverse range of applicants and the airline is inviting candidates to [read more]
Ireland’s High Court released a ruling yesterday declaring so-called “screen scraping” by Online Travel Agents (OTAs) illegal, a practice than often results in customers being overcharged. Several websites such as Kiwi.com, eDreams, trip.com and Super Saver are known to use the practice which sees them booking flights and extras for [read more]
Victor, Europe’s leading on-demand jet charter specialist has announced it has been acquired by an Abu Dhabi based Aviation Investment Group. The acquisition puts Victor in a strong position its operations into new markets as well as cementing its position in the sector. Victor’s business model enables flyers to search, compare [read more]
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