Archive for September 2014
Airbus seen set to win A350 certification this week
Airbus looks set to win European safety certification for its newest airliner, the A350, on Tuesday, people familiar with the plans said. The stamp of approval will allow Europe’s newest wide-body jetliner to enter service once the first production model has been tested and delivered to launch customer Qatar Airways, which the companies expect to…
Read MoreLufthansa pilots’ 15-hour strike affects 9,000 travelers
The pilots, represented by union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), are striking from 0600 to 1700 ET on long-haul routes from Frankfurt, Europe’s third-largest airport and Lufthansa’s main hub. The strike, affecting around 9,000 travelers, is the longest since a three-day nationwide walkout in April, and the union threatened more. Three strikes since the end of August…
Read MoreAirbus Forecasts $US4.6 Trillion Jetliner Market
Airbus Group has forecast a global jetliner market of $US4.6 trillion ($5.1 trillion) over the next two decades, raising its outlook from last year and encouraging the plane maker to consider increasing aircraft production. Plane makers will combine to deliver 31,400 passenger jets that seat more than 100 passengers as well as freighters through 2033,…
Read MoreBoeing Agrees to Fire-Suppression Fix on Some 787 Dreamliners
Boeing Co. and aviation regulators have agreed on mandatory replacement of certain foamlike blocks inside the structures of more than 80 of the company’s 787 Dreamliner jets to ensure fire-suppression systems will work properly in case of an emergency. A safety directive issued by the Federal Aviation Administration this week calls for replacement of missing…
Read MoreChicago Disruption Wreaks Havoc on All Aspects of Airline Operations
The reduction in air-traffic control capacity in Chicago after a fire at a key facility is akin to a winter storm for airlines, but one that drags on for days—or even weeks—if a complete restoration of service doesn’t occur until mid-October, as the FAA projects. Airlines are burning extra fuel by flying circuitous routes to…
Read MoreEthiopian Airlines Adjudged ‘Best Airline in Africa’
Ethiopian Airlines has won the Passenger Choice Awards for “Best Airline in Africa” for the second time in a row at the APEX 2014 EXPO held last week in the Anaheim Convention Centre in California. The Passenger Choice Awards were created by the US based Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) to give voice to airline…
Read MoreAir France resumes flights after pilots call off strike
Air France will resume the majority of flights again today, following the end of a two-week pilot’s union strike on September 28. The airline’s schedule was severely disrupted during the strikes with up to 60 per cent of flights cancelled, causing an estimated loss of up to €300m (£233) for the company. This figure doesn’t…
Read MoreAwesome Reverse Thrust! FEDEX DC-10 Landing San Diego
Every day, Airnation.net posts a cool plane spotting video for airliners. Check out all of our plane spotting videos. Want to submit your plane spotting video for consideration for Video of the Day? Message us HERE. Beautiful classic MD-10F. This aircraft was manufactured in 1972. Has some awesome reverse thrust with a nice side taxi…
Read MoreQantas makes history; Airbus A380 now flies world’s longest route
QANTAS made aviation history as the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the super jumbo A380, started flying the world’s longest route — a non-stop trip lasting nearly 16 hours. Well, it’s 14 hours 50 minutes to get from Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth, but a longer 15 hours 30 minutes to return. Passengers travelling on the route…
Read MoreAirbus Raises Jet demand Forecast, Sees China Growth
Airbus raised its 20-year forecast for jet demand on Wednesday, citing growth in emerging markets, with China on the brink of becoming the world’s aviation powerhouse. The European planemaker said it saw strong demand for wide-body long-distance jets as airport constraints force airlines to upgrade from smaller planes on some routes, and said it might…
Read MoreGlobal demand for aircraft projected at 27,000 in next 20 years
The global airlines will need an additional 27,000 planes in the next two decades, which is more than 1,000 aircraft per year, said a senior official of Airbus ProSky here on Wednesday. Addressing the fourth Arab Aviation and Media Summit 2014, Paul-Franck Bijou, chief executive officer of Airbus ProSky, said the Middle East region is…
Read MoreTravelling with the 1% – Virgin Australia’s New Business Class
Under a strategy unveiled by CEO John Borghetti in Singapore yesterday, Virgin Australia will redesign the cabins of its A330 and Boeing 777 aircraft from March next year, to better meet the needs of the corporate traveller. The plan will see business seats on board the 777s grow from 33 to 37 as premium economy…
Read MorePlane spotting Hanover Airport – HAJ [VIDEO]
Every day, Airnation.net posts a cool plane spotting video for airliners. Check out all of our plane spotting videos. Want to submit your plane spotting video for consideration for Video of the Day? Message us HERE. Plane spotting Hanover Airport
Read MorePlane spotting at Rome Fiumicino (LIRF-FCO) [VIDEO]
Every day, Airnation.net posts a cool plane spotting video for airliners. Check out all of our plane spotting videos. Want to submit your plane spotting video for consideration for Video of the Day? Message us HERE. Great Plane spotting video at Rome Fiumicino (LIRF-FCO)
Read MoreSouthwest Airlines to use biofuels made from ‘forest residues’ beginning in 2016
Southwest Airlines announced Wednesday that it plans to buy some biofuels made from waste wood, for use in its San Francisco Bay airports beginning in two years. To use Southwest’s phrasing, it is purchasing “low carbon renewable jet fuel, made using forest residues that will help reduce the risk of destructive wildfires in the Western…
Read MoreLack of Appropriate Tests May Have Contributed to Dreamliner Battery Overheating – Japan
Japan’s transport authority said on Thursday a lack of appropriate testing may have contributed to a lithium-ion battery overheating on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner owned by ANA Holdings, which led to the grounding of the Dreamliner fleet globally for more than three months. In its final report on the ANA incident, the Japan Transport…
Read MoreVirgin Atlantic Edges Closer to First Dreamliner Delivery
Virgin Atlantic Airways will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its launch by introducing the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its ‘Old England to New England’ route between London and Boston this winter, the carrier confirmed earlier this year. The airline’s first 787-9 is currently in assembly and is due to roll-out and fly this month and…
Read MoreAirbus to Resist Matching Boeing’s Single-Aisle Production Surge
Airbus Group NV said it will resist boosting output of single-aisle A320 jets beyond levels already planned even as Boeing Co. mulls a jump in build rates. With A320 construction slated to reach 46 a month by mid-2016 from 42 now, with an intermediate increase to 44 early the same year, Airbus wants to avoid…
Read MoreEmirates in Market for up to 70 Airbus A380Neos
Emirates Airline’s fleet of Airbus A380s is sure to get bigger, but its next order for the Super Jumbo could be for an upgraded version of the aircraft should Airbus proceed with the development of the re-engined A380neo project to follow its A320neo and A330neo programmes. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Route Development…
Read MoreEmirates in Market for up to 70 Airbus A380Neo [VIDEO]
Every day, Airnation.net posts a cool plane spotting video for airliners. Check out all of our plane spotting videos. Want to submit your plane spotting video for consideration for Video of the Day? Message us HERE. A few planes filmed at the the Montréal-Trudeau Airport (YUL) in September 2014. Airlines include Swiss Internation Air, Air…
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