Laurence Isaacson was 24 when, onboard a Learjet, an immaculately dressed woman struck up a curious conversationwith him When I was 24 and still had a waist, a lot of incredibly wealthy men would chase me around. One of these men saw me in London and invited me to have dinner with him in Paris. So I did what any 24-year-old would do: I said yes. The next day he sent his private Learjet to pi...
Now here's something you don't see every day: an F-16 fighter jet buzzing through the skies of North Korea and launching — fireworks. The plane roaring over people's heads at the country's first air show Sunday was actually a remote-controlled mock-up of the fabled U.S Air Force fighter. The scale models of the F-16 and a Chinese J-10 fighter were featured on the second...
India's air safety regulator has banned pilots from taking photographs when they are on duty. The move comes five months after Hindustan Times (HT) reported a first-of-its-kind complaint against six pilots working with a private airline, for taking selfies on board. HT had reported on April 28 that at least six pilots were investigated for taking selfies with fam...
Subsidies granted for a host of Airbus programmes pre-dating the A350 have yet to be remedied, a World Trade Organisation panel has ruled. Following investigation of complaints made by the USA, the panel has reported its finding that the European Union and certain member states "failed to comply" with recommendations and rulings of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body. Adopted in...
Airbus has dismissed doubts over demand for the world’s largest passenger plane, the double-decker A380, even after it lowered production targets in July. "Every 15 years, the industry is doubling in size,"said the chief operating officer for customers, John Leahy. "So here you have London Heathrow, totally congested. JFK, congested. Los Angeles, congested. Hong Kong, co...
Alhamdan: “The new agreements reinforces the national carrier’s strength and raises its operational efficiency.” | Aljasser: “In just two years SAUDIA has signed agreements to acquire 113 new aircraft. The new aircraft are 15 Boeing 777-300ER’s, 13 Boeing 787’s and 35 Airbus A320/A321neo’s. In an unprecedented move in the national carrier’s...
North Korea opened an air festival featuring sky diving, air force demonstrations and lots of beer Saturday to promote a newly renovated and upgraded airport in the coastal city of Wonsan, an area where it hopes to draw more foreign tourists. The two-day International Friendship Air Festival has been touted for months by the North as part of its ongoing effort to draw more tourists. The Wonsan...
Entrance to the cushy lounge, upgrades to business class, priority boarding — those are airline perks for chumps. The real elites — especially those who fly a million miles or more, or generate more revenue for airlines than any other passengers — are collecting perks that the proletariat only dream of. Here are some of the most mind-boggling perks enjoyed by the high flyers....
WHEN you walk along an airport terminal to board the plane, it’s normally easy to tell which one you’re flying in — thanks to the branding, reports The Sun. Whether you’re going with British Airways or Easy Jet, the colourful writing on the side of the plane is sure to make it stand out. But have you ever wondered why commercial aircrafts are nearly always white? It t...
The Russian Knights aerobatic team based in Kubinka near Moscow has started receiving the first Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-C) multipurpose fighter jets, some Russian Internet sources recently said. According to public sources, the Irkutsk Aircraft-Manufacturing Plant, part of the Irkut Corporation, manufactured the first Su-30SM fighter jet in September 2016. The plane was giv...
There are 194 Airbus 380 superjumbos flying around the world with more than a dozen airlines. Currently, none of those jets fly for an airline from the United States of America. But that may soon change. In an interview with Bloomberg's Christopher Jasper, Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley told the publication that his airline is seriously considering the Airbus A380 double-decker...
Sabena technics, the French MRO provider, will provide Air KBZ, the largest domestic carrier in Myanmar, global support of their fleet of ATR 72-600 and ATR 72-500 aircraft until 2021. Within the scope of this five-year contract, Air KBZ will benefit from a large range of solutions including pool access, repair and overhaul of rotable components for...
