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Pilots demand laser ban after UK flight incident

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) is calling for tougher legislation to crackdown on the use of lasers after a laser beam forced a Virgin Atlantic flight bound for New York to return to London after dazzling the co-pilot. The association says lasers can cause a temporary loss of visi...

Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 delivery pushed back to 'late April'

Cathay Pacific is now expected to take delivery of its first Airbus A350 model closer to the middle of the year, several months after the originally-slated February timeframe. "Cathay is now expecting delivery of its first A350 in late April" the airline admits in its latest staff newsl...

Body found on cash cargo plane refuelling in Zimbabwe

Crew of Florida-owned cargo plane arrested and millions of rand destined for South Africa’s Reserve Bank impounded after Harare airport staff follow blood trails and find a body. A cargo plane carrying millions of South African rand has been grounded atZimbabwe’s international airport after ground staff spotted blood dripping from it and discovered a man’s body. The plane,...

Oman Air buys coveted morning slot at Heathrow for record $75mn

Oman Air has set a record by paying US$75mn for a pair of slots (take-off and landing) at Heathrow Airport. The deal could very well mean double daily flights to London, something which the airline had been planning for some time now. The national carrier is understood to have bought the pair (including a highly prized early morning arrival) from Air France-KLM, reported The Sunday Time...

British Airways launches new app to iPad users

iPad users are about to get their own specially designed version of British Airways’ travel app. Available to download from the Apple App Store, the iPad app includes exclusive features, such as a new 3D globe to discover British Airways’ destinations and prices and a way for customers to create their own viewing plan for their flight’s movies, TV shows and music. It’...

IATA highlights safety margin of audited carriers

Carriers which had passed the IATA operational safety audit were involved in five hull-loss accidents last year, but the accident rate for these operators was nevertheless three times better than for those outside of the scheme. The accident rate was 1.14 per million flights for IOSA-registered airlines compared with 3.23 for non-IOSA operators. IATA says that, over the five-year span from 2...

India Promotes Gagan SBAS use to airlines, GA

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is looking at an incentive-based scheme to attract commercial airlines and general aviation companies to adopt India’s “GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation” (Gagan)–which is equivalent to Europe’s EGNOS and the U.S. WAAS system, but for the Indian subcontinent. As such, Gagan will be the firs...

No more Network Cuts for Malaysia Airlines in 2016

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB), the flag carrier airline of Malaysia and a member of the Oneworld airline alliance, will no longer cut its network capacity in 2016. Malaysia Airlines will now focus on expanding its network to emerging markets in the region instead, as the carrier sets its eyes on being profitable by 2018. Christoph Mueller, newly appointed chief executive of Malays...

Virgin, Alliance announce “strategic partnership” for FIFO charter

Alliance Aviation Services and Virgin Australia have announced a partnership agreement that will see them cooperate in the fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) resource charter market. “Both airlines will benefit from the ability to leverage each other’s strengths, particularly in terms of network, brand, product and service offering, and technical expertise,” the two companies said in a joi...

Is Ten Hours Rest Enough for Flight Attendants? The Two Flight Attendant Unions Disagree.

The nation’s two top flight attendant unions are divided on the value of pending legislation to increase the amount of required rest for flight attendants. The Association of Flight Attendants, which represents 60,000 flight attendants at United and 18 other airlines, is backing the legislation. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents the 25,000 flight attendan...

EasyJet eyes ‘massive opportunities’ in Europe: CEO McCall

Europe’s airline sector is on course for further consolidation, while the region offers “massive opportunities” for growth, according to Carolyn McCall, chief executive of British budget airline EasyJet. “I definitely think there will be consolidation in Europe,” McCall said in a recent interview held in EasyJet’s headquarters at Luton airport, north of Londo...

Southeast Asia's record jet orders seen at risk: IATA

Record plane orders placed by ambitious Southeast Asian airlines could be at risk in an environment of intense competition, low profitability and turmoil in financial markets, the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Sunday. "The budget carriers have captured a lot of market share but one has to ask how profitable are they and are the growth plans that some of...

Virgin flight returns to Heathrow after pilot dazzled by laser

Plane was a few minutes into flight to New York when it reported a medical issue and asked for permission to return before landing safely. A Virgin Atlantic flight was forced to return to Heathrow on Sunday night after its first officer reported being dazzled by a laser outside London. The Airbus A340 was a few minutes into its journey to New York's JFK airport when it reported the incid...

Hundreds of passengers evacuated as plane CATCHES FIRE before take-off

The right turbine of the plane caught fire while on the runway, according to a spokesman for Brazilian airline Jet. The aircraft was being pushed back from the airport gate in Brasilia, the country's capital, at the time of the blaze yesterday. Four fire trucks raced to the scene at around 3:20pm local time and contained the fire in the fuselage next to the engine. The 145 passengers...

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