British Airways has added Airbus A380 flights to Johannesburg to its schedule from January 10th. As things stand, the route will be the fourth long-haul flight operated by the giant of the skies, following its return to passenger service with the airline, planned for next Monday. British Airways is planning to send the Airbus A380 back to Johannesbu …
Ryanair has Boeing 737 MAX flights scheduled to over 100 airports during November from Agadir to Zaragoza. Just five of these airports have over 100 MAX flights planned for the month, with a further 20 having five or more flights scheduled. Many cities may see their first Ryanair MAX flight in November, including Frankfurt, which welcomed its inaug …
The carrier will also increase flying to other Ohio cities next summer when it aims to restore pre-pandemic capacity levels. Alaska Airlines will launch service between its Seattle (SEA) base and Cleveland (CLE) from June 16, 2022. The flights will operate daily with a Boeing 737 aircraft. Alaska says its existing service from SEA to both Cincinnati …
As Thailand prepares to reopen its borders to foreign tourists on Monday, November 1, 2021, airlines worldwide are once more adding Bangkok to their schedules. President of the Thai Airlines Association Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth said it is something that all its members, which include Thai Smile Airways, Thai AirAsia, and Thai VietJet Air, have a …
Irish national flag carrier Aer Lingus says that it is bringing back transatlantic flights to the United States from Shannon Airport (SNN) next spring. In a statement announcing their airline’s ambitious plans for next summer, Aer Lingus says that it will connect Ireland to the world with 16 transatlantic routes. Aer Lingus will use an Airbus A321ne …
Image : MC MEDIASTUDIO / Shutterstock.com On October 26, 2021, Blue Panorama suspended flights, making it the fourth Italian airline to fold since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. Blue Panorama has become the “umpteenth victim of the crisis”, according to a joint statement made by three Italian trade unions, Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, and Uiltrasport …
Spanish low-cost-carrier Vueling will wet-lease an Airbus A330-300 from Irish national flag carrier Aer Lingus. The move seems to go entirely against the airline’s philosophy of only operating Airbus single-aisle aircraft on all of its routes. Vueling to operate 28 routes from Paris, Orly. Photo Aer Lingus It would appear that the wet leasing of a mu …
A Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suffered undisclosed damage after an unexpected tornado tore through Brisbane Airport on Friday afternoon. Video footage of the aircraft, registration VH-ZND, shows the strong winds dramatically tugging and pushing the 128-tonne plane, as it stood at the gate. The three-year-old Dreamliner, boasting the iconic Yam Dreaming livery, had landed at Brisbane at 6:30 am on Friday morning after completing flight QF16 from Los Angeles. The footage suggests the jet could have sustained some damage to its fuselage, due to being struck by ground services equipment that had been abandoned by the aircraft when people ran for shelter. However, the damage was not sufficient enough to keep the plane grounded, as, at the time of writing, the aircraft is currently being ferried from Brisbane to Melbourne Tullamarine. VH-ZND took off from Brisbane just before 3 pm local time as QF6142 and is due to touch down in Melbourne just before 6 pm. No passengers were on board the aircraft at the time of the incident and no injuries were reported. Qantas has been contacted for comment. VH-ZND is named Emily Kame Kngwarreye, after the original artist of the 1991 painting Yam Dreaming, which this aircraft’s livery is based on. The painting was adapted for the aircraft by leading Indigenous-owned design studio Balarinji. The tornado itself lasted a number of minutes, and caused damage to multiple sections of the airport, including one section of its roof, causing torrential rain to pour inside the airport. According to reports, sheets of metal were blown across taxiways and the apron, while airport trailers were flipped and even trees uprooted. The airport’s hangars were also said to have sustained damage. Rachel Bronish from Brisbane Airport said the team was working speedily to execute repairs. “The team will continue working throughout the evening and throughout the night to make sure those repairs happen,” she said. Last month, VH-ZND successfully delivered over 450,000 additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the UK to Australia, just days after Prime Minister Scott Morrison struck a new deal to add four million doses to Australia’s supply. The […]
The founder of the new Australian budget airline Bonza has told the Australian Aviation Podcast that 30 airports have already “responded positively” to a request to launch routes. Tim Jordan also doubled down on criticism against the airline for not having a confirmed network in place ahead of its launch next year, arguing its financial backer, 777 …
Virgin Atlantic will increase flights to the US on November 8th to coincide with the border reopening. With fully vaccinated travelers now allowed to fly to the US, Virgin will restore flights to Orlando and Las Vegas and up services to New York. Let’s find out more about the carrier’s plans. Virgin Atlantic is sending its largest jet, to Orlando to …
Morocco’s government has decided to suspend flights to and from Germany, UK, and the Netherlands. The suspension will take effect starting today at 23:59 p.m. local time, the National Office of Airports (ONDA) reported. The measure will be in effect until further notice, the statement added. Royal Air Maroc (RAM) also tweeted about the suspension of f …
For more than 60 years, Lufthansa has had a tradition of naming its aircraft after German cities, but only less than a handful have been given the privilege of being named after the German capital, Berlin. Besides being the German capital, Lufthansa and Berlin have had a long and special relationship as it has been flying to Berlin for more than thr …
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