British Airways (BA/BAW) has welcomed its first Airbus A350-100XWB into the fleet after its first aircraft arrived at Heathrow at the weekend. G-XWBA is the first of 18 A350’s for the airline, 4 of which will be delivered in 2019. The aircraft is the first to introduce British Airways new [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) pilots that are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) have voted to back a series of strikes in a dispute over a pay deal. BALPA represents around 90% of British Airways pilots and the union says that 93% of them voted in favour of industrial [read more]
Operators of the Airbus A321neo have been issued with an airworthiness directive by the European Aviation and Space Agency (EASA) alerting it to a problem that could cause the nose to pitch up. According to EASA Airworthiness Directive 2019-0171, the behaviour of the Elevator Aileron Computer unit installed on A321neo [read more]
Easyjet (U2/EZY) has updated its schedule from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to include two services operated by their latest fleet addition, the Airbus A321neo. The first A321neo entered the Easyjet fleet in July 2018 and the low-cost operator (Bristol Airports largest airline) now has 6 of the type in service. From [read more]
An Easyjet Airbus A320 and a KLM Boeing 737-800 have collided during a pushback at Amsterdams Schiphol Airport (AMS/EHAM). The incident which happened yesterday saw the left wing of the A320 hit by the elevator of the 737. No injuries were reported but both aircraft suffered damage. A spokesperson for [read more]
A Virgin Atlantic flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in Boston (BOS/KBOS) after a fire broke out in the cabin. Unconfirmed reports have said the fire is believed to have been caused by an overheating or faulty battery charger and was contained to one seat. Virgin Flight [read more]
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority has said that the Diamond DA62 which crashed in Dubai last month was following too close to a landing Airbus A350 meaning Wake Turbulence was almost certainly a significant factor in the accident. The aircraft, which was carrying out checks of [read more]
RAF Typhoon interceptors have been scrambled to intercept a Jet2 flight from Stansted to Dalaman which was being endangered by an unruly passenger. It was originally reported as a Ryanair flight but has since been confirmed as LS1503 which departed Stansted just before 5 pm this evening. The aircraft flew [read more]
British Airways parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), has given Boeing a boost at the Paris Air Show with a letter of intent for Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The surprise move sees IAG commit to purchasing 200 of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft which are currently grounded following two fatal [read more]
Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) is to increase the frequency of flights from Doha (DOH/OTHH) to Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to three flights per day. The increase to three flights per day reflects the growing demand there has been for the route since it began back in 2003. The additional daily service will [read more]
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