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12.5 stone man kicked off flight over weight limit

US passenger weighing just 175lbs (12.5 stone) has described his shock at being ejected from an aircraft because it was too heavy to take off.   Dan Nykaza said he was forced to leave a flight with Envoy, a regional subsidiary of American Airlines, moments before take-off as the plane exceed...

Icelandic airline launches giant pink plane called ‘GAY’

An Icelandic airline has unveiled a giant pink plane called ‘GAY’, because of course it has. After London’s rainbow taxi, rainbow bus and rainbow train, things are getting a bit out of hand in the race for the gayest method of transport. Iceland’s WOW Airline is the lat...

Middle Eastern women pilots keep their eyes on the skies

Alia Twal, a first officer who flies for Royal Jordanian Airlines, is a trailblazer in her home country of Jordan. From an early age Twal found her true calling: she knew she would learn to fly and become a pilot. “I was 16 years old when I decided I wanted to be a pilot,” she recalled for Runway Girl Network. “We had a career day in school and I chose to attend...

Etihad Cargo taken delivery of B777

Etihad Cargo has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777 freighter which will enable the freight arm of Etihad Airways to continue its expansion plans into 2016. The aircraft becomes the 11th freighter in the fleet and will enter commercial service on 1st March 2016.  Etihad Cargo announced it would take delivery of the two additional aircraft at the Dubai Air Show last year, and they form p...

IndiGo to take delivery of 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft by March 2017

IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share, on Monday said airplane manufacturer Airbus SAS has confirmed that beginning with March 2016, it will deliver 24 fuel efficient A320neo aircraft by March 2017, as compared to the original plan to deliver 26 A320neos. In December, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd that runs IndiGo had said that the delivery of the first fuel-efficient Airbus A320neo h...

SeaPort Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection; Cuts Routes; Replaces its President

by Brian Cohen You would think that ancillary fees imposed by a reduced number of commercial airlines, airport security checkpoints and shorter wait times for flights would drive passengers to patronize smaller airlines such as SeaPort Airlines. Nope. Not even the lowest fuel prices in years prevented the company from declaring bankruptcy protection due to a shortage of pilots nationwide,...

Where is Indian aviation headed?

The air traffic system in India is not immune to severe shocks—such as the one in 2010—during which traffic figures plummet and wreak havoc on the industry. The wave of airline mergers, which had occurred only a few years before and was actively encouraged by the ministry of civil aviation, did not prove conducive to making India’s airlines more resilient or competitive. Kingf...

US senator wants government to set airline seat-size rules

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish seat-size standards for commercial airlines, which he says now force passengers to sit on planes "like sardines." The New York Democrat told The Associated Press the airlines have been slowly cutting down legroom and seat width. "One of the most vexing things when you travel on an airpl...

Embraer says Republic Air had 24 jet orders at Chapter 11 filing

Republic Airways Holdings Inc had outstanding orders for 24 Embraer E175 passenger jets when it filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in a U.S. court last week, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA said on Sunday. Embraer has already delivered four E175 jets to the U.S. airline out of 28 total firm orders. The remaining 24 were scheduled for delivery between August 2016 and December 2017....

Aer Lingus flight disembarked after fireworks found on board

AN AER LINGUS flight has been evacuated after fireworks were found on board. This happened on a flight bound from Dublin to Paris earlier on 28 of February. Flight EI 523 was stalled on the stand and passengers left the plane after the discovery was made. It is understood that the fireworks were children’s paper bangers, sold popularly as ‘Fun Snaps’, and not a serious t...

Indian carriers wary on plans to liberalise and auction bilat­eral flying rights

Indian airlines are fiercely debating proposed policy changes which they fear could result in Arabian Gulf carriers being given an unfair advantage to expand in the country. The areas of India’s draft ­civil aviation policy which have raised concerns include plans to liberalise and auction bilat­eral flying rights and raise the cap on foreign direct investment in Indian carriers,...

Air France Will Cut Even More Staff in 2016

Air France told a workers’ council it will eliminate 1,605 jobs this year, with all cuts to come through voluntary departures, people familiar with the situation said. Ground staff, including mechanics and airport workers, account for the vast majority of the cuts, with 1,405 jobs set to go, or 3 percent of their total, the people said declining to be named because the talks are private....

Aviation expert: Allegiant 'accident waiting to happen'

Aviation experts are speaking out over repeated Allegiant Air safety concerns, Pinellas County's largest air carrier. Dozens of Allegiant Air flights have been involved in emergency landings or diversions in recent months, brining accusations the airline is struggling to manage maintenance of its aircraft. "It's an accident waiting to happen," Brauchle says....

Drunken British stag party kicked off Ryanair flight in Berlin

London-to-Bratislava flight is forced to land in Germany to expel passengers for their aggressive behaviour. A pilot was forced to land his plane in Berlin when members of a British stag party reportedly became aggreesive after they were refused more alcohol. The latest disruption comes amid a sharp rise in alcohol-fuelled incidents in the air, prompting some airlines to launch a crackdown o...

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Qantas Freight and Australia Post expand air cargo capacity with Airbus A321 freighter in western Sydney

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

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