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easyJet takes delivery of new, more efficient 186 seat A320

easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has taken delivery of its new ‘Spaceflex’ 186 seat A320 aircraft. This new aircraft will not only deliver cost per seat saving when compared to easyJet’s existing 180 seat A320’s but will also support easyJet’s target to reduc...

Daallo Airlines blast: Somalia sentences two to life in prison

A military court in Somalia has sentenced two men to life in prison for masterminding a bomb attack on a Daallo Airlines passenger plane in February.  Eight other people, including a woman, were sentenced to between six months and four years in prison.  The blast, shortly after take-...

LATAM Airlines to suspend Venezuela flights

Latin America's largest airline, Chile-based LATAM Airlines, said on Monday it would suspend its flights to Venezuela due to the "economic scenario", following a similar decision by Lufthansa over the weekend. "Owing to the current complex macroeconomic scenario in the region, LATAM Airlines has announced adjustments to its destination network... it will suspend temporarily a...

Etihad Airways releases 360-degree virtual reality film starring Nicole Kidman

Etihad Airways has released its highly anticipated 360-degree virtual reality film starring Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman.​ The five-minute feature, titled ‘Reimagine’, is a major coup for the innovative national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and immerses its viewers in a fully experiential journey following Nicole Kidman through one of its new Airbus A380s flyi...

EasyJet is going to start turning away late passengers who arrive 30min before departure

EasyJet is going to start turning away passengers who arrive at security less than 30 minutes before take-off, it has been revealed. The budget airline will reportedly stop anyone trying to pass through the security barriers in an attempt to crack down on late passengers. The new rule also means they could end up paying £80 to switch to another flight, The Independent reports....

Delta Air Lines becomes launch customer of Airbus’ digital Prognostics and Risk-Management solution

Delta Air Lines has become the launch customer for Airbus’ “Prognostics and Risk Management” solution following a successful year-long collaboration between the Airbus and the airline. The web-based application is part of the Smarter Fleet ‘big data’ solutions platform developed by Airbus in partnership with IBM. Jim Jackson, Manager of Predictive Maintenance Engin...

Cathay Pacific Airways becomes new operator of the A350 XWB

Cathay Pacific Airways has become the sixth airline to operate the world’s latest and most efficient twin engine widebody airliner. The airline’s first aircraft featuring the carrier’s new livery has arrived at its home base in Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific has configured its A350-900 with a premium three class layout with a total of 280 seats, comprising 38 in Business Class, con...

Live Concert for airBaltic’s Riga – Reykjavik launch

The Latvian airline airBaltic on May 28, 2016 launched a new route between Riga and Reykjavik, Iceland.  Today on May 30, 2016 airBaltic invites everyone to celebrate the historic launch of the new Riga – Reykjavik route with a special live musical performance by Latvian contemporary musician Shipsea from one of Iceland’s nicest hangouts in Reykjavik KEX hostel on airBaltic Facebo...

AirAsia has had $1 billion takeover offer for leasing unit: report

Asia's largest budget airline AirAsia Bhd has received a $1 billion offer for its aircraft leasing unit, Bloomberg News quoted Chief Executive Tony Fernandes as saying. AirAsia intends to divest the business, Asia Aviation Capital Ltd, at some point, Fernandes told Bloomberg on Monday but added that the offer needs to be discussed further with the board. He was quoted as saying that the...

Flying fears examined

FROM the moment you step onto your plane, there are many things that put travellers on edge. Happily, it turns out that a lot of the worries are needless. For starters, don’t worry about somebody opening the door while you’re a mile up in the air. As pilot Patrick Smith explains, even the Hulk can’t open an aeroplane door while the plane is in midflight. “Cabin pres...

Plane crushes tow truck

A Vueling flight had to be evacuated when an airplane crashed into a tow truck that was guiding it away from the terminal.  The Airbus 320 bound for Barcelona was full of passengers when the incident happened on May 28 (local time) at Manchester Airport. It was thought that a pin connecting the tow truck to the plane snapped while the aircraft was still on...

EgyptAir black boxes impossible to recover before 12 days: investigators

Investigators into EgyptAir's plane crash need at least 12 days to recover its black boxes as they await a ship that can retrieve them from the bottom of the Mediterranean, investigation sources say. Key points: 'Good chance' black boxes recovered in 12 days Black boxes are at a depth of about 3,000 metres No theory is currently favoured as the official cause of the crash...

Hawaiian Airlines Unveils New Business Class Cabin

Hawaiian Airlines will soon introduce lie-flat seats for the first time in the airline’s Airbus A330s, deployed in the U.S. West Coast destinations next month as a “surprise and delight” offering for the passengers before the new cabin is marketed and offered for sale this Fall. The first aircraft with the new cabin arrived on property earlier in the week. The business cl...

Aerospace industry takes small steps towards Big Data

The aerospace industry is struggling to make the most of the chances offered by Big Data to reduce production costs, optimise flight routes, and improve monitoring and maintenance of aircraft equipment, executives said.  Sensors placed on aircraft equipment and systems could provide a wealth of data that could help to speed up production and ensure better performance of parts, but planemak...

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Air Baltic Corporation AS , Latvia’s national airline and the leading carrier in the Baltic States, announced that airBaltic and its subsidiaries participating in the voluntary Ch...

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Turkish Airlines and CFM sign landmark MOU for more than 600 LEAP-1B engines

Turkish Airlines has taken another major step in its fleet expansion strategy with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with CFM International for more than 300 LEAP-1B engines and a long-term...