AirlinesLondon-Bound Airbus A380s Diverted Across Europe Due To Storm Ciara In the UK as Storm Ciara makes its presence known, a number of airlines have been suffering from the impact of high winds this weekend. Gales of around 90mph have shaken even the largest of aircraft. As a result, on Sunday a number of A380s have been forced to divert due to Storm Ciara, landing in other parts of England and even backtracking to Europe.
LinkBritish Airways Boeing 747 set a new speed record on Sunday, February 9th 2020 A British Airways Boeing 747 set a new speed record on Sunday, February 9th 2020, flying from New York JFK to London Heathrow in under five hours. The currently powerful jet stream over the northern Atlantic accelerated the jet faster than the speed of sound.
LinkBritish Airways Cancels Flights Ahead Of Storm Ciara British Airways is gearing up for Storm Ciara. Ahead of the storm’s impact on Sunday, British Airways is canceling a number of routes out of London airports and offering customers alternative options. While most of the affected flights are short-haul, European routes, passengers should still watch their flight status in case of other changes.
LinkIcelandair Boeing 757 Landing Gear Collapses In Keflavik On February 7th an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 flying from Berlin Tegel (Germany) to Keflavik (Iceland) had its right main landing gear collapse upon arrival at Keflavik International Airport. Passengers reported that the aircraft bounced as it landed. The collapse is said to have occurred on the second touchdown. At the time of landing the wind was recorded to be 40kts with gusts of 53kts.
LinkHere's Why American Airlines Won't Give Up On Los Angeles Amid the coronavirus outbreak, American Airlines is temporarily suspending services to mainland China and Hong Kong. While the future is unknown, it is highly unlikely that American Airlines will give up on Los Angeles as a major gateway.
LinkWill Hawaiian Airlines Order The Airbus A220? Hawaiian Airlines will need a new aircraft to replace the Boeing 717s on short-haul, intra-island routes across Hawaii. While the 717s will fly for a few more years, Hawaiian Airlines will need to secure a replacement for them within the next couple of years. Will Hawaiian choose the A220? Simple Flying takes a look.
LinkEtihad Airways Offering Double Pay For Flight Attendants Willing To Fly To China Etihad Airways has already announced its cancellation of all flights to mainland China with the exception of Beijing in response to the Wuhan coronavirus. The reduced UAE-China connections do not appear to have provided Etihad with a surplus of crew for the Beijing bound flight.
LinkAir Azman's New Airbus A340 Has Just 2 Business Class Seats Nigeria’s Azman Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A340 aircraft. The ex-Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340 was delivered to the airline yesterday having been repainted and refitted in Bournemouth.
LinkWestJet Passengers To Benefit From Huge Calgary Capacity Boost Today, WestJet released its summer 2020 schedule. There are a few exciting routes included with the over 90 new flights scheduled out of Calgary. The airline will mostly offer an increase in frequency on a number of its existing regional routes but will also commence service to new destinations like Boston and Rome.
LinkAmerican Airlines Staff To Get $50 On Time Performance Bonus 2019 was a difficult year for American Airlines operations. In having to deal with the 737 MAX crisis, bad weather at some of its hubs, and a dispute with mechanic’s unions. A significant portion of the airline’s flights were considered late. But did you know that the airline’s employees are rewarded when they are able to achieve goals for operational performance?
LinkHong Kong Airlines Will Cut 400 Jobs As Cash Crunch Continues Today, Hong Kong Airlines has announced it will be cutting its workforce by 10%, meaning that 400 employees will lose their jobs. The move comes amidst continued disruption caused by the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
LinkAeroflot Set To Launch New Airbus A350 Singapore Route Aeroflot, the Russian flag carrier, is set to launch a new service to Singapore. This new route, which is already on sale, will be operated by one of the airline’s new Airbus A350 aircraft.
LinkJetBlue Founder Shows Off New Airline "Breeze" And Its Stunning Livery Finally, we’re able to take a first look at serial airline founder David Neeleman’s new startup known as Breeze. Codenamed Moxy throughout its development, the name of the new airline was announced some time ago, but now we know what the aircraft will look like, and a few more details about the business plan too.
LinkAlliance Air Receives Retoactive International Flight Approval Alliance Air, a subsidiary airline of Air India, has been granted approval to start operating international flights from India to Sri Lanka. However… they actually started flying six months ago and thus have been granted approval retroactively and even without the necessary minimum fleet size of twenty aircraft!
LinkForeign Pilots Placed On Unpaid Leave In China News has emerged that China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, as well as a number of other mainland Chinese carriers have been placing foreign pilots on indefinite unpaid leave. This is according to multiple sources and a memo obtained by the South China Morning Post. The action is in response to the suspension of hundreds of flights out of China as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
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