Thomson Airways’ tenth Dreamliner touched down at Manchester Airport at 09:10 (UK time) today. The airline’s Managing Director, John Murphy landed the aircraft after flying 3950 miles across the Atlantic from the Boeing Factory in Charleston, South Carolina. Its arrival is extra special for the airline, as it is the first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to … Read more
Irish airline CityJet introduced its new Superjet SSJ100 aircraft into service on one of its scheduled routes today when it departed Cork for La Rochelle in France.Passengers on the scheduled Summer route were able to enjoy the luxury leather interior and greater legroom which Ireland’s Euro16 players sampled on their journey to and from France. … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments A suicide gun and bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport, one of Europe’s busiest, has killed 28 people and injured 60 more. Three attackers were involved, with one reportedly opening fire with a Kalashnikov as they targeted an entry point to the terminal. A witness told broadcaster CNN Turk … Read more
The Lufthansa A350-900 leaves the Airbus production floor in Toulouse for the first time. The wing panels and landing gear are already installed on the fuselage. The Lufthansa paintwork is clearly visible on the tail unit. This is the first Lufthansa A350-900 to bear the crane logo on its tail. Even though the blue-white paintwork … Read more
Starting December 17, flights will operate between South Florida and Guadeloupe twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
There will be more direct flight connections to Lapland when Germania commences flights from Zurich to Rovaniemi Airport in the Winter season 2016–17.
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that its Authorized Service Facility (ASF), SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance B.V. has received its C Series aircraft Part 145 base maintenance approval from the Civil Aviation Authority, The Netherlands. This approval recognizes SAMCO as the first Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Organization (AMO) in the world, outside … Read more
The Board of Directors has decided during its meeting held on June 22, 2016 to appoint Mr. Jean-Marc Janaillac as Director and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM in replacement of Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, with effect from 4 July 2016. This appointment has been decided in accordance with the succession plan determined by … Read more
Erik Sakkov, the commercial director and a member of the management board of Nordica (Nordic Aviation Group AS), will be leaving the company from 23 June 2016. The management board will carry on with two members, with work being reorganised accordingly. Its members will be current chairman Jaan Tamm and finance manager Ahto Pärl. Sakkov … Read more
AWAS, the Dublin-based aircraft leasing company has announced an order for an additional 15 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 12 A320ceo and three A321ceo aircraft. Dave Siegel, AWAS CEO remarked on the deal: “AWAS is pleased to continue our long-term relationship with Airbus in reaching this deal for the order of 15 A320 CEO Family aircraft … Read more