Virgin Atlantic flight VS025 from London Heathrow to New York was forced to turn back an hour into its flight as a result of ‘injuries’ sustained by the first officer shortly after take-off on Sunday. The incident happened when the plane was approximately 6-7 miles west of Heathrow when the pilot was struck in the
In October 2015 Bombardier agreed to offering the Quebec government a 49.5% stake in a limited partnership, specifically attached to the company’s C Series, in return for a bailout investment of US$1 billion. The financial problems at the time related to the considerable delays and cost overruns for the project, together with a long-term slump
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have recently completed fire testing on batteries, the results of which have highlighted the potential risk of a lithium (Li-ion) battery fire or explosion leading to catastrophic aircraft loss. Having established that current fire suppression systems are inadequate to control a lithium battery fire, the FAA has now issued a
The Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), which comprises 170 industry experts and which is part of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), has recommended a new set of standards for CO₂ emissions, standards which it is anticipated will be adopted by the ICAO’s Governing Council later this year. The Committee’s recommendation is to see
In a strategic effort to considerably reduce its carbon footprint, one of Europe’s leading airlines, easyJet, has revealed its plans to trial technology for a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel system for its planes. It is anticipated that this could dramatically reduce CO2 emissions as well as save the airline over 50,000 tonnes of fuel on an
Lufthansa Technik AG is to provide comprehensive technical support for the new Eurowings long-haul fleet. The agreement was reached with SunExpress Germany, which operates intercontinental flights from Germany for the Lufthansa Group under the Eurowings brand. In the framework of a Total Technical Support TTS, Lufthansa Technik will among other aspects handle component supply, aircraft
In a bid to create greater efficiency and profitability within the US air traffic control system, the Republican party has unveiled a proposed bill that aims to transfer 38,000 jobs and the whole air traffic control system in the US from the FAA to a non-profit corporation. The proposed bill, which has the backing of
Based in Geneva, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the 2105 results for global passenger traffic, which has seen revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rise 6.5% compared to 2014, a figure which is also comfortably above the 10-year average growth rate of 5.5%. However, compared to 2014, economic fundamentals were weaker when compared to
Aviointeriors reported that TUIfly Netherlands and Jetairfly have selected the Aviointerios Economy Class “Columbus Crew Rest” seat model for the provisioning of their two B767-300 retrofit program. TUIfly Netherlands and Jetairfly are part of TUI Group, one of the largest tourism groups world-wide, with a fleet of more than 140 aircraft. Columbus Crew Rest is
Daallo Airlines flight D3159, an Airbus A321 flying from Mogadishu International Airport to Djibouti, with 81 passengers and crew on board, was forced to turn back shortly after take-off after what is believed to have been an onboard explosion at approximately 10,000ft. It is also understood that as a result of the explosion, which left
