An Air France Boeing 777 has been vandalized by environmental protesters at Paris’ Charles De Gaulle Airport. A group of activists from Greenpeace bypassed security at the facility and gained access to the location of the Boeing 777, then proceeded to spray paint the aircraft green. Greenpeace breaks into Charles de Gaulle A team of activists from Gr …
New information has surfaced in the wake of the United Airlines 777 engine failure at the weekend. An internal document from the FAA indicates that Boeing was aware of a problem with the engine covers on certain aircraft and had been planning to redesign them in the future. Engine cover redesigns have been discussed for years With the industry still …
Pakistan International Airlines is looking to expand its fleet soon. The airline reportedly has put out a tender to acquire eight new narrowbodies and received overwhelming demand from suppliers. The move comes as PIA looks to modernize its fleet and will return six planes to lessors soon. More planes According to Pakistan Observer, PIA has published …
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has led to drops in passenger demand that have financially hurt many airlines. Mexican flag carrier Aeromexico is one of these, and has had to downsize its fleet as a result. This saw it announce the departure of its first Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ earlier this week. Its destination? Portuguese wet lease and charter s …
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 …
As passenger traffic to Japan continues to sit at historical lows, All Nippon Airways is scrambling to cut costs and bunker down for a long period of pared-back flying. In the latest in a series of announcements, the airline said it would allow its employees to take up to two years of unpaid leave. According to the Kyodo News, approximately 15,000 A …
Qatar Airways announced that it is likely to only bring back half of the A380s it has on its fleet once demand levels recover. This is five out of the 10 aircraft possessed by the Doha-based carrier At a CAPA live event held on Wednesday, January 13; Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, said, “The 380 is, I think, one of the worst aircraft when it come …
KLM’s Boeing 777 wearing the striking ‘Orange Pride’ livery has been on the ground in Beijing for more than two weeks. This followed an engine issue, which forced a diversion on New Year’s Eve. KLM engineers are unable to undertake the engine replacement in China due to travel restrictions, so for now, she remains stranded. Why KLM’s 777 is in Beiji …
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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