NewsMeet AEROSMURF, the 5th Belgian icon for Brussels AirlinesAerosmurf is our 5th Belgian Icon and is dedicated to Belgium's beloved small, blue characters, the Smurfs, who have delighted generations all over the globe. Cartoonist Peyo's world has been conquering the hearts of both children and adults for 60 years. This is why our Airbus A320 with registration number OO-SND will take the Smurfs to new heights.
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hereQantas makes history as Perth inaugural lands in LondonThe first-ever nonstop scheduled passenger flight between Australia and the UK touched down this morning at London Heathrow after completing the 17h sector from Perth.
LinkPolish flag carrier LOT receives first 787-9LOT's first 787-9 landed at Warsaw Chopin airport at 08:53 local time today after a 9h 20min delivery flight from Paine Field, the airport serving Boeing's Everett plant.
LinkBoeing starts fuselage assembly for first 777-9Major fuselage sections of the first 777X aircraft have entered Boeing’s Fuselage Assembly Centre in Everett, Washington, Boeing says.
LinkCebu Pacific adds first A321Cebu Pacific took delivery of its first Airbus A321 aircraft on 22 March, setting it up for a year of growth.
LinkBoeing won’t appeal Bombardier CSeries rulingBoeing has not appealed the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC) rejection of its CSeries price-dumping claims against Bombardier. Boeing confirmed the March 22 deadline to appeal the Jan. 26 vote passed without it filing an appeal.
LinkHainan Airlines reports 6% net profit rise in 2017 as demand increasesHainan Airlines reported a net profit of CNY3.3 billion ($507 million) in 2017, up 6% over net income of CNY3.1 billion in 2016. The carrier cited robust market demand growth, especially in the international sector, for the increase.
LinkLaudaMotion to test Airbus A320 for RyanairRyanair—which agreed to take a 24.9% stake in Niki Lauda’s new Austrian carrier LaudaMotion—also sees the new airline as a test to see if the Airbus A320 would make sense one day for the all-Boeing Irish LCC.
LinkSWISS prepares for A320neo service entryLufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has established an entry-into-service process for its future Airbus A320/321neo fleet. Between 2019 and 2022, the Star Alliance member will take delivery of 10 A320neos and five A321neos.
LinkANA to boost air cargo fleet, orders two 777FsSeeking to build on its fleet of Boeing 767-300 freighters, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has finalized an order for two 777Fs, which the carrier plans to fly on international routes, focusing on Asia, China and North America.
LinkLondon Luton aims for quieter summer nightsLondon Luton Airport will clamp down on excessive noise late at night over the peak summer period, after it breached its night-time noise contour limits.
LinkAtlanta airport shuts down Wi-Fi after cyberattack on city governmentFollowing a March 22 cyberattack on the City of Atlanta government, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has temporarily shut down its Wi-Fi system, leaving the airport’s approximately 275,000 daily passengers and 63,000 employees scrambling for internet connectivity.
LinkFastjet and LAM plan cooperationAfrican LCC fastjet and Mozambican national carrier LAM have signed a wide-ranging MOU to explore long-term commercial cooperation.
LinkFAA forecasts doubling of small model personal UAV fleet by 2022FAA is projecting significant rises in US air passenger and air cargo traffic, as well as a doubling of the hobbyist unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) fleet in the next five years, according to its annual Aerospace Forecast for fiscal years 2018-2038.
LinkANA, Alitalia to partner on codeshare flightsJapan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Italian flag carrier Alitalia have signed a commercial partnership agreement to offer codeshare flights between Japan and Italy and on domestic routes within the two countries from Oct. 28.
LinkNew terminal opens at Muscat InternationalMuscat International Airport has opened its new terminal, a development intended to significantly improve conditions for passengers traveling to and from the Omani capital.
LinkStobart Group pulls back from attempt to acquire FlybeThe UK’s Stobart Group has ended talks with UK regional Flybe over a possible acquisition, after Stobart’s board said it had been unable to reach an agreement.
LinkAirbus halfway through A330-900 flight tests; TAP first delivery on trackAirbus is positioning the A330neo to operate on true long-haul routes such as from the US west coast deep into Asia or from India to the US east coast—segments similar to those on which the larger A350-900/-1000, as well as the Boeing 777 and 787, operate.
LinkAustrian Airlines cancels 150 flights during union negotiationsLufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines canceled 150 out of 380 flights, or 40%, on March 22 for continued union negotiations, affecting more than 12,000 passengers.
LinkCongress appropriates a 28% increase in funding for new aircraftPresident Donald Trump signed into law on 23 March a spending bill that adds 143 aircraft, worth $9.5 billion, to what was already requested by the Department of Defence, including 20 additional F-35 Lightning II fighters, 10 F/A-18 Super Hornets, and three KC-46A tanker aircraft.
LinkNewark's new terminal 1 design shapes upThe new terminal 1 at Newark Liberty International airport will begin rising this year, as the airport works to upgrade and expand its passenger facilities.
LinkAmerican focuses widebody campaign on 787: reportsAmerican Airlines has reportedly dropped the Airbus A330-900neo from an on-going widebody aircraft campaign, focusing on the Boeing 787-9 to replace its Airbus A350-900 commitment.
LinkSkyTeam Cargo rebrands core productsCargo alliance SkyTeam Cargo has announced that its four core products have undergone a rebrand. Operationally the services will remain the same, but effective from today they will operate under a new look and names that better reflect each of the offerings.
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