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Boeing, Hainan Airlines Celebrate Delivery of Airlines' First 787-9 Dreamliner

Boeing and Hainan Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the carrier's first 787-9 Dreamliner. Hainan becomes China's first operator of both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family. Hainan Airlines, the largest privately owned airline in China, leased the a...

EgyptAir Plane Resumes Flight to China After Bomb Threat

No bomb was found after a four hour search Egyptian officials say an EgyptAir aircraft that made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan following a bomb threat has resumed its flight to Beijing. They say no bomb was found after the Airbus A-330-220 and its passengers were searched and the plane to...

IBM Signs US$300 Million Services Agreement with Emirates Airline

IBM announced that it has signed a ten-year technology services agreement with Emirates Airline worth approximately US$300 million. IBM will provide IT Infrastructure delivered as a service, allowing the airline to improve efficiency on its passenger support systems and functions. The agreement provides fully managed services for the IBM mainframe and storage that...

Tigerair Australia celebrates 20 millionth passenger

Tigerair Australia is celebrating carrying its 20 millionth passenger since the now Virgin Australia-owned low-cost carrier began flying in 2007. Passenger Sarah Del Medicio from Adelaide was presented with a $2,000 voucher for travel on the Tigerair network as the milestone passenger, when she flew aboard flight TT449 from Melbourne to Adelaide on Monday morning. To celebrate the milestone,...

Air Canada passengers re-screened on Toronto tarmac after security lapse in Paris

All passengers on an Air Canada flight from Paris to Toronto were forced to be rescreened on the tarmac after arriving in Canada last Friday after more than a dozen flyers did not receive proper security screening in France before getting on board. The airline said crew aboard Air Canada Flight 881 on June 3 learned mid-flight that 17 of its passengers did not go through the required...

What is turbulence and is it becoming more common?

Most airline passengers have experienced turbulence during a flight at one time or another and, and while it is certainly disconcerting, it’s not quite as dangerous as it seems. First, let’s look at what is actually taking place. A plane flies due to lift, for the most part. That lift is caused by the air around it. Typically, the airflow around a plane is smooth. But every...

After Airbus, Iran edges toward historic Boeing deal

Iranair is discussing a historic aircraft purchase with Boeing, potentially matching an order for over 100 jets from Airbus, but obstacles to both deals need to be resolved so that last year's accord to lift sanctions can be honored, its chairman said. The Iranian flag carrier is also talking to Boeing about providing support for its aging fleet following the deal between Tehran and six maj...

airBaltic launches Riga – Rimini

The Latvian airline airBaltic launched a new summer charter flight between Riga and Rimini on June 5, 2016 for Tez Tour. Konstantins Palgovs, General Manager of Tez Tour in the Baltics: “We are happy to launch flights to our 21st destination in co-operation with airBaltic – Rimini in Italy. Rimini is one of the most famous seaside resorts in Italy with beautiful beaches and historic...

Cyber security a 'growing threat' in aviation

Protection against cyber attacks is becoming a growing challenge in the aviation industry, according to Tony Tyler, CEO of the International Air Transport Association (Iata). Experts estimate that cyber security breaches cost a total of $500m in 2015. It is also estimated that 94% of global companies have experienced some form of cyber attack. It is further estimated that about 13% of people st...

Emirates gives up on upgraded Airbus A380

Emirates, the largest operator of Airbus’s A380 superjumbo, has all but given up on getting an upgrade of the double-decker with new engines and is instead making a more modest pitch to the planemaker: please don’t drop the programme altogether. “I can’t force Toulouse to do anything," Emirates president Tim Clark told reporters at a briefing in Dublin, referring to...

New CEO of LOT Polish Airlines eyes growth with fleet overhaul

LOT Polish Airlines is planning an overhaul of its narrowbody fleet with the addition of some more aircraft to better compete with low-cost rivals in the fast-growing eastern European market and add routes out of its Warsaw hub, the carrier's new chief executive said on Saturday. "We are interested in increasing the significance and scope of our hub in Warsaw," Rafal Milczarski, w...

KL-Sabah Malindo Air flight makes forced landing in Kuching

A Malindo Air flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu (KK), Sabah had to turn back to land at the Kuching International Airport (KIA) at 5.38pm today. A spokesman of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) in Sarawak said that at about 5.16pm, they received a telephone call from the KIA fire department on the matter. He said the Sarawak JBPM was informed that the airplane could not...

Is there a doctor on board? When passengers turn into patients

There's nothing like a request for medical staff from the flight attendant to put your complaints about over-zealous seat recliners into perspective. What's a diverted inbound flight compared with an averted cardiac arrest? Being young, I rarely think about the toll flying can place on the body – other than the heightened stress when I'm languishing by the boarding gate too lo...

New Technology May Cut Flight Delays Up to 60%

You don’t need a comprehensive understanding of aviation mechanics to know that wind and airplanes aren’t always best friends. “High winds” are one of the most frequently cited reasons for flight delays and cancellations, and headwinds in particular can cause major headaches when it comes time to landing an aircraft. But thanks to a new technology, that problem ma...

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Korean Air places landmark order for 103 Boeing aircraft

Boeing and Korean Air announced that the carrier has finalized a purchase agreement for 103 aircraft spanning Boeing’s widebody and single‑aisle families. The deal includes 20 777‑9, 25 787...