AirlinesUkraine International Airlines Boeing 737 Crashes In Iran Breaking news coming out of Tehran as a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 has crashed shortly after takeoff. Flight 752 was bound for Kyiv Boryspil when the aircraft went down near Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.
LinkAvianca Delays Boeing 787 Dreamliner Deliveries Bogota-based carrier Avianca has made changes to its outstanding orders with both European manufacturer Airbus and American manufacturer Boeing. The changes mean that the existing order for three Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft has been placed on hold indefinitely.
LinkHong Kong Protests Set United Back $90 Million The ongoing civil unrest in Hong Kong is having an affect on most, if not all of the carriers flying to the destination. United Airlines is no different, seeing profits hit by $90 million according to the airline.
LinkA Cancelled Flight Led To The Creation Of Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic has, for more than three decades, been the disruptor in long haul travel. Starting with a single 747 and a cramped office in London, the airline has risen to become one of the most desirable ways to cross the Atlantic. But did you know that the entire company might never have come about if it wasn’t for the day Richard Branson’s flight got cancelled?
LinkQantas Forced To Add A Fuel Stop To World's Third-Longest Flight Australian flag carrier Qantas is facing the prospect of adding a fuel stop to the world’s third-longest flight. The airline is taking steps to avoid flying over Iraq or Iran, following this morning’s crash of a Ukrainian Boeing 737. The extra distance required to divert means the airline will need to add a refueling stop in Asia to the outbound service, or offload a massive 90 passengers to reduce weight.
LinkAirlines Avoid Iraqi & Iranian Airspace As Tensions Ramp Up Airlines are beginning to avoid flying in Iraqi and Iranian airspace. The move comes as tensions in the Middle East rise following a US airstrike earlier this month. Earlier, we reported that the Federal Aviation Administration had banned US carriers from operating in the region.
LinkAtlasGlobal Suspends Routes For Second Time In Two Months Istanbul based Turkish carrier AtlasGlobal has stopped selling tickets for its scheduled flights for the second time in recent weeks.
AtlasGlobal was founded back in 2001 as Atlasjet International Airlines, as a charter and scheduled regional carrier around Turkey.
LinkAvianca Cancels Orders For 20 Airbus A320neos Avianca has trimmed and delayed its order for A320neos. The Colombia based airline is cutting its existing order for 108 A320neos to 88 and is pushing back delivery to 2025. The move is part of a strategy to steer the financially embattled carrier back into the black.
LinkFewer Jumbos In The Sky: Thai Airways To Retire All 747's By 2024 Thai Airways plans to not only retire its Boeing 747 fleet by 2024, but its Boeing 777-200 and 777-300 aircraft as well. This massive fleet shakeup will lead to a more streamlined and optimized product offering for passengers, at the risk of the reduced capacity.
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