Two weeks after an Emirates Boeing 777-300 crash landed at Dubai Airport, a Qatar Airways A330 has been forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport after suffering what is understood to have been a “bird strike” on Thursday. The incident occurred shortly after the flight, codenamed QR240, took off for Doha at
China Eastern Airlines received authorization from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to operate in a fully digital capacity, using Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro as part of its electronic flight bag (EFB) solution. Jeppesen, a Boeing company, teamed with China Eastern to gain the milestone authorization, as China Eastern is the first airline in China to
SkyPaxxx Interior Repairs reported that Sky-Tiles now has customers on four continents through 12 aircraft variants and five aircraft manufacturers. The sustainable and long-lasting Sky-Tiles system allows for easy installation and fewer parts, making installation and maintenance processes quick and easy. Sky-Tiles require no serging, have a significantly longer in-service life, reduce installation times, allow
The Quantum User Exchange Group, or QUE Group, set another attendance record this year at its 11th Annual Quantum Users Exchange Group conference held in San Diego, California, in late July. More than 180 customers joined in the four-day event that featured keynote speaker Tom Marquez, Front Line Manager of the FAA’s Airworthiness Unit, and
Finnair’s 2011-2014 savings program, combined with reduced fuel costs and improved sales, has seen the carrier’s performance follow an upward path for the last two years. The announcement of Finnair’s forthcoming strategy for accelerated growth will require sustainability in profitability in what is an unstable market and consequently, the carrier has reviewed its efficiency once
EASA has published a set of proposals to the European Commission for an update of the rules concerning pilots’ medical fitness, as part of its Action Plan following the Germanwings Flight 9525 accident. These rules are contained in so-called Part-MED, which covers aviation safety rules related to the medical aspect and fitness of aircrews. Released
In light of a number of fires onboard aircraft which have been attributed to ignition of lithium batteries, in a joint letter to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Transport, the International Air Transport Association, directors of Civil Aviation and the world’s largest lithium battery manufacturing and export countries, IATA, PRBA, the US Rechargeable Battery
Delta Air Lines is redefining international business class travel with the introduction of the Delta One suite, the first business class cabin to feature a sliding door at each suite. Designed with an emphasis on exceptional customer comfort and privacy, the Delta One suite offers each customer a private space accessed by a sliding door
Despite every effort, Dublin-based Norwegian Air International (NAI) has still failed to persuade the US authorities to issue a permit to enable it to fly transatlantic routes to America. This failure by the US authorities could have the potential to damage the proposed EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The continued delays come despite
The flight attendants at United Airlines ratified a contract covering 25,000 flight attendants. Over 90% participated in the vote with 53% voting to ratify the agreement. This agreement was reached on June 24, 2016, with assistance from the National Mediation Board. Under the new agreement, all United flight attendants will be joined by a single
