Pakistan International Airlines flight PK661, an ATR-42 turboprop aircraft travelling from Chitral to Islamabad, has crashed near the town of Havelian, 30 miles from the country’s capital, Islamabad, killing all 48 on board. The flight manifest showed there were five crew, one ground engineer, and 42 passengers, including one of Pakistan’s most famous singers, Junaid
Before his inauguration, Donald Trump, the U.S. President Elect, is already creating waves over the current deal for Boeing to provide two new and modified 747s as Air Force One presidential jets. Boeing had set a budget of approximately US$3.2 billion to cover from 2010 through to 2020, US$2 billion of which was for research
Norwegian Air International (NAI), the Irish subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS), has ended its three-year struggle against labor unions and competitors with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) granting the carrier permission to fly into and out of the United States, the decision effective from December 2, 2016. Heavy opposition to the granting of
The final minutes of the doomed flight carrying Brazil’s Chapecoense have been leaked in a recording which reveals the pilot pleaded for permission to land the plane as it had “fuel problems”, shortly before crashing into the Andes, killing 71 of the 77 passengers and crew on board. The recording includes an exchange with the
From November 26, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Third Country Operators (TCO) regulation became fully implemented. This means that only operators holding a TCO authorization from the EASA will be allowed to operate commercial flights to and from EASA member states, which includes members of the EU, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Iceland. The 30-month
In an attempt to avoid further industrial dispute, Lufthansa has made Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), the pilots’ Union, a new offer – a 4.4% increase in remuneration along with a one-off payment. The increase in remuneration would be in two tranches, 2.4% for 2016 and 2% FOR 2017. Lufthansa believes this offer meets a key VC
In a further episode of the ongoing battle between Boeing and Airbus which dates back over 10 years and which relates to disputes over government handouts provided to both companies, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has targeted Boeing and a key tax benefit provided for its latest long-haul jetliner, the wide-body 777X, indicating that it
China’s largest online travel company, Ctrip, is looking to expand its reach beyond its home market by agreeing to buy Scotland-based Skyscanner, the air-ticketing specialist, for an agreed £1.4 billion. Back in January the Scottish startup had been valued at £1.0 billion after a round of financing. Skyscanner was founded 13 years ago, and currently
On Thursday November 24, Airbus staged the maiden flight of its latest and largest A350-family jet, the A350-1000, which will have a passenger capacity of 366 seats within its lightweight carbon-fiber structure. MSN059 took off at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 10.42 hrs local time and the flight lasted more than four hours. Powered by
TUI AG‘s Supervisory Board has given the green light for further steps with the goal to create a new European airline joint venture with Etihad Aviation Group. TUI Group’s supervisory body approved the plan to contribute its German leisure airline subsidiary TUI fly GmbH to a joint venture with Etihad. Etihad is in negotiations with
