It has been confirmed by Bell Helicopter that the first 525 Relentless test aircraft has crashed at Chamber’s Creek, 120km south east of Fort Worth, Texas and south of Bell Helicopter’s Xworx facility in Arlington, killing both pilots. As yet the cause of the accident is unknown, with Bell releasing the following statement: “This is
In January it was officially announced that the US would be lifting most of its economic sanctions against Iran after 37 years of existence. The sanctions were lifted as a result of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirming that Tehran has met its commitments to roll back its nuclear programme, under an agreement with
easyJet, Europe’s second-largest low-cost airline, has decided to seek a third air operator’s certificate and its second outside the UK in a move to protect itself against the potential problems created by the UK’s referendum result and vote to leave the European Union. easyJet Switzerland, a subsidiary of easyJet, currently holds the company’s second AOC.
With a current worldwide shortage of type-trained pilots, Austrian Airlines has become the latest airline to succumb to shortages, this time as a result of a shortage of Embraer E-195-trained pilots. However, with these planes being used more for regional flights, the 300 proposed flight cancellations throughout July and August will not affect the airline’s
While the US Department of Trade (DOT) is already reviewing an application from Dublin-based Norwegian Air International (NAI), a subsidiary Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) to fly to the US, the DOT has rejected a request from Norwegian UK, a separate subsidiary of NAS, for exemption to fly to the US while the DOT reviews its
The Atlanta-based delivery giant, United Parcel Service (UPS) and the Independent Pilot’s Association have reached a tentative agreement concerning a new labor contract after a five-year period of negotiation. IPA represents 2,600 flight deck crew of the airline arm of the delivery company whose contracts fall under the legislation of US labor laws. Pilots’ contracts
Six weeks after EgyptAir flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea while en route between Paris and Cairo, examination of the flight data recorder has revealed the possible presence of lavatory and avionics smoke prior to the plane’s crash, according the Egyptian civil aviation ministry. In addition to this, the Airbus 320’s front section, which
Only three months after suicide bombers killed 35 people at Brussels Airport and Maalbeek metro station, a triple suicide bombing at Turkey’s Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Tuesday evening has left 41 dead and nearly 240 injured. It is believed bombers arrived at the airport in a taxi that was not checked, and only once
Although ten years behind schedule, China has celebrated the maiden commercial flight of the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) ARJ21 which flew 70 passengers from Chengdu to Shanghai in a two-hour twelve-minute flight. The Chengdu Airlines flight EU6679 was described as “an important milestone in the development of civil aviation in China” in a
The result of last Thursday’s referendum in Britain which saw the United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union has already had an effect on a number of airlines, particularly the low-cost carriers. The ripple effect is likely to spread further, not just as a result of complications caused by Britain leaving the European Open
