London-Gatwick IT Meltdown: Whiteboards Used For Flight Display Information

A massive IT outage from provider Vodafone shut down all flight information display boards in London-Gatwick Airport’s (LGW) North and South terminals. Staff at LGW had to think quickly and revert to quite an old method—the Whiteboard. Gatwick Airport said, “We are sorry, but due to an IT issue our flight information is not displaying correctly. Please use the temporary flight boards in the departure lounges or listen for airline flight announcements. We are expecting to resolve the issue soon… (airwaysmag.com) Daha Fazlası...

Airbus launches pilot training programme for high school graduates

Airbus predicted that a total of 540,000 new pilots will be needed over the next two decades., and to help meet this demand, it is launching the Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Programme to include ab initio training. The programme is being launched in partnership with Escuela de Aviacion Mexico (EAM), located near to the Airbus Mexico Training Centre. After completing their initial training with EAM, cadets will qualify at the Airbus Mexico Training centre to become Airbus A320 pilots. (newsinflight.com) Daha Fazlası...

Airlines are using these 5 planes to replace the Boeing 747 jumbo jet

The jumbo jet's days as a passenger plane are numbered. The Boeing 747, once the go-to passenger jet for airlines around the world, is destined to live out its days as a cargo jet. "The future of the 747 is in the cargo business," Boeing vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth told Business Insider at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. (www.businessinsider.com) Daha Fazlası...

KLM welcomes its thirteen Dreamliner

Amsterdam - On August 17, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines received its 13th Boeing 787-9 registered PH-BHP and baptized "Tulip". KLM’s Dreamliners are so far named after flowers or flowering plants. Other 787s in the KLM's fleet are called such as Orchid, Sunflower, Carnation, Lavender, and Marguerite, so the name for the latest Dreamliner is not a surprise. (airlinerwatch.com) Daha Fazlası...

Delta Goes Against Trend, Continues Seatback Entertainment Push

The future of inflight entertainment (IFE) — or more specifically, the hardware that comes with it — has become increasingly uncertain in recent years. As many airlines around the world — ranging from low-cost carriers to full-service behemoths — get rid of seat back televisions in favor of allowing passengers to stream entertainment on their own devices, the trend has continued to spread. (airlinegeeks.com) Daha Fazlası...

Ethiopian Airlines Defers Airbus A220 Decision Following Airbus Acquisition

Ethiopian Airlines has suspended its planned order for at least 20 examples of the former Bombardier C Series following Airbus’s acquisition and renaming of the program now known as the A220. The airline engaged in an evaluation of the former Bombardier program for more than two years. However, now that the European airframer controls the program’s marketing, Ethiopian has decided to wait to gain a better understanding of Airbus’s plans. (www.ainonline.com) Daha Fazlası...

Airline passenger convicted of sexually abusing a woman on a plane

A man accused of undressing and fondling a Spirit Airlines passenger while she was asleep could spend the rest of his life behind bars. Prabhu Ramamoorthy, 35, was convicted of sexual abuse on board an aircraft for digitally penetrating the victim, the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan said. (www.cnn.com) Daha Fazlası...

Opinion: Why It’s Important to Look at Aviation from a Big Picture Perspective

Let’s face it; the vast majority of people don’t enjoy flying. From tight seats to surprising fees, the whole experience of hopping on an airplane can prove to be tedious. Despite this, there are several common denominators that make aviation one of the most integral and prosperous industries of our time. (airlinegeeks.com) Daha Fazlası...

Modern Logistics receives the third cargo aircraft

With the expansion of the fleet, MODERN will encompass more cities throughout Brazil and thus take all the services of the chain to places of greatest need of the customers... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Daha Fazlası...

Nordwind becomes the first airline to operate the Boeing 737-900 in Russia

Moscow - Turkey-backed Pegas Touristik subsidiary Nordwind Airlines becomes the first operator of the Boeing 737-900 in Russia, the largest member of the 737NG family. Nordwind becomes the first airline to operate the Boeing 737-900. (airlinerwatch.com) Daha Fazlası...

Get an Up-Close Look at Boeing's New CST-100 Starliner Spaceship (Photos)

Tucked inside a former space shuttle parking garage is Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule. It's one of two new private space taxis that NASA has commissioned to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS). (www.space.com) Daha Fazlası...

Southwest Airlines suddenly grounds scores of planes due to aircraft weight issues

Southwest Airlines abruptly grounded 66 Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet last Wednesday after issues with the carrier’s aircraft weight records were discovered. In an internal memo to employees on the matter that was obtained by the Chicago Business Journal, Southwest said: “Today (Wednesday) we discovered the weights being sent to our Dispatch Operation did not match our other weight records for a number of aircraft in the fleet. As a result, and out of an abundance of caution, we have stopped… (www.bizjournals.com) Daha Fazlası...

Comment sont réchauffés les plats servis en vol?

Première chose à savoir: les plats sont congelés lorsqu'ils sont transportés à bord des appareils «pour éviter toute contamination», explique Merveille Uwonkunda, administratrice, Approvisionnement en vol et commissariat, chez Air Transat. Les plats sont ensuite réchauffés à bord, pendant le vol, dans des fours installés dans les cuisines de l'avion. Ces derniers n'ont rien à voir avec des fours à micro-ondes et «ressemblent davantage à des fours métalliques traditionnels», explique Mme… (www.lapresse.ca) Daha Fazlası...

Emirates completes 10 years of operations with the A380

The aircraft is a favorite of customers, playing an important role in the growth and expansion of the Emirates network... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Daha Fazlası...