Vietnam’s startup airline Bamboo Airways has completed a long overdue maiden commercial flight which will now see competition in South-east Asia ramp up. The flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi Noi Bat International Airport carried 5 crew and 180 passengers after securing an Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam
With President Trump’s refusal to back down over funding for his US$5.7bn U.S.-Mexico border wall resulting in a partial government shutdown, airplane manufacturers and commercial airlines are beginning to suffer from the knock-on effect of the enforced furlough being taken by FAA groups responsible for the oversight of aircraft approval and new routes. Southwest Airlines
According to the semi-official Fars news agency, an Iranian Boeing 707 military plane carrying meat has crashed at Fath Airport, Iran after attempting to make an emergency landing. 15 out of the 16 crew on board were killed, while the only survivor, the flight engineer, has been hospitalized. Fath Airport belongs to Iran’s elite Revolutionary
Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s largest, is set to become the next victim of a round of strikes organised by ver.di, the country’s second-largest union after IG Metall, which has over two million members and which represents 23,000 airport security workers. The union has organised a swathe of strikes that have hit airports across Germany, including Düsseldorf,
After the chaos caused by drone sightings at London Gatwick Airport between December 19 and December 21 last year, both London Heathrow and London Gatwick Airport have invested heavily in military-grade anti-drone equipment to ensure that further levels of disruption from the presence or suspected presence of drones can be avoided. There were sightings of
Boeing and Lagos-based Green Africa Airways have announced a commitment for up to 100 737 MAX 8 aircraft, evenly split into 50 firm aircraft and 50 options, as the airline gears up to begin commercial operations. The total deal carries a list-price of US$11.7 billion, the largest aircraft agreement from Africa, and will be reflected
London Gatwick Airport has had all flight operations to and from the airport put on hold since 21:00GMT Wednesday, December 20, after what has been described as a “deliberate act” of disruption. In all, up to 100,000 passengers are likely to be affected. The disruption began after two drones were spotted flying inside the airport’s
The first serial H160 to roll off the brand new assembly line in Marignane performed a flight demonstration on the December 17, in front of the H160 team in an end-of-the-year celebration of the programme’s achievements in 2018. The helicopter, which will be delivered to launch customer Babcock in 2020, had already performed its first
TAT Group has entered into exclusive negotiations with the investment companies Sagard, Bpifrance and TowerBrook in order to sell them its majority interest in its subsidiary Sabena technics, one of the European leaders in the field of aircraft maintenance and modification. This project was presented on December 17, 2018 to all Sabena technics Group’ s
Despite a 90-day relaxation in which it is hoped the U.S. and China will be able to negotiate a mutually agreeable trade deal, Bowing has opened its first 737 completion plant in Zhoushan, the result of a joint venture between the American plane giant and the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC). The opening
