India’s Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has said he wants to see 1,000 new air routes in India. The new routes will be a part of the government’s growing UDAN-RCS (Regional Connectivity Scheme), connecting underserved towns. The scheme has become popular among airlines as they grow domestic demand. Huge expansion Speaking after India’s a …
Yesterday, a partial radio failure forced an Airbus A320 operated by Aeroflot to return to its departure airport. The aircraft had been operating a scheduled flight from Moscow, Russia to Amsterdam, Netherlands. But how exactly did the incident pan out? The flight in question Aeroflot flight SU2694 is a scheduled, weekly service from the Russian flag …
According to a statement issued on February 5, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has reported a January load factor of 30%. The flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden says that it carried fewer passengers in January due to consequences brought about by increased travel restrictions as countries around the world continue to battle COVID-19. jet …
It may seem pretty easy to think that fewer aircraft means fewer seats and thus less capacity that an airline can offer. While that is true in some cases, it is certainly not true for American Airlines. With 10% fewer aircraft than it had at the start of the crisis, American Airlines still expects it can hit 2019-levels of capacity. American’s aircr …
Alaska Airlines is a full-service US airline based out of Seattle. The carrier operates a fleet of nearly 200 mainline jets with plans to grow the fleet as the airline navigates the tumult of the recovery. However, if there is one thing the airline is thankful about, it is very glad that it does not have any lie-flat seats on its planes. Alaska Airl …
What happens when a manufacturer designs a new aircraft? How does an aircraft move from concept/design through to an accepted and authorized safe flying state? This article looks at the well-established aircraft certification process. Certifying each new model for a ‘type certificate’ Any new aircraft designed by a manufacturer will need to be submit …
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is reportedly planning to ramp up the production of its A320 family of aircraft to surpass the monthly number of planes it manufactured in 2019. The Toulouse, France-based planemaker, had plans to increase production from 60 to 63 planes per month by 2021. This, of course, had to be scaled back due to the global …
An IndiGo Airbus A320neo diverted to Bhopal Airport after the pilot reported a foul odor in the cockpit. The pilots opted for a precautionary landing on the way from Surat to Kolkata to further investigate the matter. The plane landed safely in Bhopal one hour after takeoff. The incident The diversion occurred on IndiGo flight 6E357 operating on Sund …
On January 16th, Kuwait budget carrier Jazeera Airways took delivery of its sixth Airbus A320neo aircraft. The next-generation narrowbody departed Airbus facilities in Hamburg on the evening of January 15th, landing at Kuwait International Airport in the early morning hours of the following day. “We are pleased to welcome our newest A320neo to our …
China Aviation Leasing, a subsidiary of state-owned China Everbright Group, inked an agreement with Comac on Friday for the firm order of 30 ARJ21-700 regional jets and options on another 30 worth a total of $2.28 billion at list prices. Comac via its WeChat account said the latest order will boost the development of China’s domestic sector a …
On January 7, a LATAM Brazil Airbus A320-200 suffered a wildlife strike while departing from Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo. The aircraft encountered a capybara on the runway. What happened next? The Airbus A320-200 has a registration PR-MYK. LATAM Brazil was using this aircraft for a flight from Sao Paulo to Pessoa. As The Aviation Her …
Air New Zealand has a fleet of over 60 jet aircraft and another 50 turboprop aircraft, with several more on order. The airline has some big plans with Boeing 787-10s on order. For now, however, it is ending 2020 with a pretty stagnant fleet composition compared to pre-crisis, though one set of aircraft is likely never to fly again– barring any majo …
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