COMAC suspends flight tests for C919

Beijing - The Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC has suspended the flight tests of its single-aisle C919 for three months. The certification remains planned for 2020 the manufacturer says. Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) announced the suspension of C919 tests for modifications, including flaps and empennage. (airlinerwatch.com) Daha Fazlası...

Emirates' boss Tim Clark wants airliners without cabin windows

Dubai - Emirates is seriously thinking of operating airliners without cabin windows. Planes without portholes are coming soon, said President Tim Clark in an interview with the BBC. (airlinerwatch.com) Daha Fazlası...

JetBlue Founder Raising Funds for New U.S. Airline, Report Says

After a decade of industry consolidation, David Neeleman, one of aviation’s famed entrepreneurs, sees room for a new low-cost U.S. airline focused on reducing travel hassles by using smaller airports, according to two industry reports. (www.bloomberg.com) Daha Fazlası...

The first Boeing 777 goes to museum

Hong Kong - The first Boeing "Triple Seven" WA001 goes to the museum after 24 years of service. The aircraft built in 1994 belonged to the passenger fleet of Cathay Pacific since 2000. (airlinerwatch.com) Daha Fazlası...

airBaltic welcomes latest Bombardier CS300 to fleet

airBaltic welcomed its ninth Bombardier CS300 jet, registered as YL-CSI, to Riga. By the end of 2018, the Latvian airline plans to have a total of 14 CS300 aircraft on its fleet. (www.breakingtravelnews.com) Daha Fazlası...

Ryanair Calls For Banning Morning Alcohol Sales At Airports

Ryanair has called for a pre-10 am alcohol ban after a group of holidaymakers forced one of their flights to divert into Paris-Beauvais while en route from Dublin to Ibiza over the weekend. Up to 20 travelers were involved in the disturbance and resulted in three passengers being removed from the flight and detained by French police. “This flight from Dublin to Ibiza diverted to Paris Beauvais after three passengers became disruptive inflight,” explained Ryanair’s Robin Kiely. “The aircraft… (airwaysmag.com) Daha Fazlası...

Cracking checks ordered on winglet-equipped 767s

US regulators are ordering operators of winglet-equipped Boeing 767-300s to conduct checks on the wing structure following occurrences of fatigue cracking. (www.flightglobal.com) Daha Fazlası...

Airbus Mulls A321XLR Ahead Of Boeing’s 797 Launch

Sources from Reuters are reporting that Airbus is looking at further bumping up the range of its A321 program as the latest effort in trying to pre-empt a potential new mid-market jet (NMA) being studied vigorously by Boeing. This new version, dubbed the A321XLR (Xtra-Long Range), will involve even more of an additional revamp to the A321LR (Long-Range) aircraft, which recently claimed a long-distance record for the testing of single-aisle jets. (airwaysmag.com) Daha Fazlası...

Cathay Pacific receives its first A350-1000

Cathay Pacific has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, making it the variant's second operator after Qatar Airways, which received its initial example in February. (www.flightglobal.com) Daha Fazlası...

JetBlue returns to pre-hurricane levels of service as it celebrates 16 years in Puerto Rico

JetBlue Airways, Puerto Rico’s largest airline, marked the return of its full flight schedule on the island after last year’s hurricanes by celebrating with customers, crewmembers and partners at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU). (worldairlinenews.com) Daha Fazlası...

Bombardier inducts first Global 7500s into Montreal completion centre

Bombardier has inducted the first customer-owned Global 7500 into its completion centre in Dorval, Montreal, as the ultra-long-range business jet, previously named the Global 7000, moves closer to certification and service entry scheduled for the second half of this year. (www.flightglobal.com) Daha Fazlası...

Japanese airlines rename 'Taiwan' as 'China Taiwan' on websites

Japan’s two largest airlines have changed “Taiwan” to “China Taiwan” on their Chinese-language websites, officials said Tuesday, a move likely to please Beijing but anger the self-ruled island. (www.theguardian.com) Daha Fazlası...

French Navy Rafale M visiting Meiringen (CH) tomorrow, 20. June 2018

Like last year, four Aéronavale Rafale M are expected on our mountain base - Morgen sollen vier französische Marine-Rafales in Meiringen landen und am Nachmittag wieder wegfliegen (flytogrimmi.blogspot.com) Daha Fazlası...

Boeing évalue les dégâts d'une guerre commerciale entre les É.-U. et la Chine.

L'avionneur Boeing, cible privilégiée d'une guerre commerciale, est en train d'évaluer les dégâts possibles après l'escalade entre les États-Unis et la Chine, qui ont annoncé, l'un après l'autre, de nouveaux droits douaniers sur leurs importations réciproques. (www.lapresse.ca) Daha Fazlası...

Airlines call for caution in privatizing airports

It is important to recognize that when it comes to the privatization of an airport, a decisive factor of success is the effective balance of the interests of consumers, airlines, investors, citizens and economies... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Daha Fazlası...

Le transporteur à rabais Swoop est prêt à décoller.

Le transporteur à très bas prix Swoop, une filiale de WestJet, est prêt à décoller. Le premier avion rose et blanc de la compagnie s'envolera mercredi depuis Hamilton, en Ontario, à destination d'Abbotsford, en Colombie-Britannique. Le transporteur aérien est dirigé par l'Australien Steven Greenway, qui est un ancien patron des transporteurs Peach, Virgin Blue, Virgin Atlantic et Qantas. (www.lapresse.ca) Daha Fazlası...

Cambodia Airways to launch operations on July 10, 2018

Cambodia Airways (Phnom Penh) is a new airline in Cambodia. The new carrier received its first aircraft, an Airbus A319, on May 25, 2018 (worldairlinenews.com) Daha Fazlası...

A commercial airplane hack is just a matter of time research reveals

Washington - When you're planning your next trip, you might want to consider the fact that experts from several government organizations, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security amongst them, have warned that sooner or later a commercial aircraft will be a victim of a cyber attack that will end in catastrophe. (airlinerwatch.com) Daha Fazlası...