AirlinesAir Canada announces fleet-wide rebrandingAir Canada has unveiled a major new branding transformation under which the carrier will repaint its entire fleet in a new color scheme and provide employees with newly-designed uniforms, the Montreal-based airline announces on 9 February. The airline unveiled three aircraft that have already been painted with the new livery at events in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
LinkSpectre of false glideslope emerges in Bishkek 747 crashPreliminary information about the Boeing 747-400F crash at Bishkek appears to indicate that the aircraft encountered a false glideslope before initiating its fatal descent, and that the crew attempted a go-around. The information is contained in a detailed formal communication – the authenticity and nature of which FlightGlobal has yet to verify – and states that the aircraft, on a Category II ILS approach, crossed a final approach point some 650ft above the published height of 3,400ft. This approach point was around 3.2nm (5.9km) from Bishkek Manas's VOR and some 7.4km before runway 26.
LinkLong-haul, low-cost to become 'significant' part of IAG: WalshLong-haul, low-cost flights will become a “significant part of IAG”, with budget flights from Barcelona just the start of the airline group’s ambitions, its chief executive Willie Walsh says. Speaking at the Airlines for Europe (A4E) conference in Brussels on 8 February, he said that “without question, in due course” IAG would seek to roll out long-haul, low-cost operations at other locations in Europe. “You’ve got to start somewhere and we think Barcelona is the right place to start," he says.
LinkRoyal Jordanian completes long-haul fleet harmonizationRoyal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) completed its long-haul fleet harmonization process Jan. 24, after taking delivery of the final Boeing 787-8 out of an order for seven. The new 787 fleet replaces its aging Airbus A340-200 and A330-200 aircraft. RJ president and CEO Suleiman Obeidat said in a statement that this aircraft, along with a sixth 787 that joined the fleet in November 2016, is on capital lease, while the first five 787s are on operating leases.
LinkSAA brings new A330s' interior in line with A320 fleetSouth African Airways has based the cabin interior of its new Airbus A330s on that of its narrowbodies. Flight Fleets Analyzer shows the Star Alliance carrier has since the beginning of December 2016 received three of the five new A330-300s ordered as part of a fleet modernisation program
LinkUnited flight plan system outage delays hundreds of flightsChicago-based United Airlines experienced a five-hour technological problem the morning of Feb. 8, causing delays to “less than 10%, under 500 flights” of its daily schedule, according to a spokesperson. No flights were canceled as a result of the outage. A United spokesperson told ATW the problem affected the system allowing crews to create flight plans on domestic and international flights.
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