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Qantas Captain Bryan Welch ends record run on the 747

Until July 1, Captain Bryan Welch held the title of the longest-serving Boeing 747 pilot in commercial aviation. During a four-decade long career, Welch flew every model of the Boeing 747 Qantas operated, from the 747-200 and 747-300 Classics to the 747-400 and 747-400ER still in service tod...

Virgin dismisses Qantas’s concerns on Tigerair Bali flights

Virgin Australia has dismissed Qantas’s request for more information regarding its application to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) for capacity for its wholly-owned subsidiary Tigerair Australia to fly to Bali. Tigerair plans to begin services to Bali from Perth, Adelai...

Qatar Airways Cargo and Joanna Lumley team up to provide aid in Nepal

Qatar Airways teams up with English actress Joanna Lumley to send aid from the United Kingdom to earthquake victims in Nepal. Qatar will work with Lumley in transporting 5.3 tonnes of aid to Nepal, free of charge. The aid was collected by several Gurkha charities in the United Kingdom that Lumley supports, but they had no way of delivering the aid to Nepal until Qatar donated their...

Etihad Airways Launches Chinese Version of Mobile Site

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is pleased to officially launch Chinese version of its popular mobile site (m.etihad.com/zh/). Smartphone users can now experience Etihad's mobile site in Arabic, English, Italian, German, French, Chinese and Japanese. The new Chinese version makes Etihad's mobile site more accessible to China's more than 1.2 bil...

CAAC: Air Passenger Numbers Up 9.2% in July

China's civil aviation industry achieved a total turnover volume of 7.39 billion tonne-kilometers in July 2015, a year-on-year growth of 12.5%, according to statistics released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Tuesday. The monthly traffic statistics shows that as many as 39.15 million people traveled by air during the month, with a year-on-year growth of 9.2%. The num...

AirAsia Zest A320 Overshoots Runway in Kalibo

An AirAsia Zest Airbus A320-200 overshot a runway while landing at Kalibo International Airport on Sep. 18, coming to rest completely off the apron. No passengers or crew were injured in the incident, but emergency slides were deployed for the evacuation. The aircraft, RP-C8972, was carrying 159 passengers and crew on flight Z2-272 from Manila to Kalibo. The preliminary report from...

United Express Flight Was Delayed by Pilots' "Disagreement"

A weekend flight on United Express was delayed for five hours in Lubbock, Texas, after the pilots got into a "disagreement" and were unavailable to fly the plane, according to the airline. A spokesman for ExpressJet, the regional carrier that operated the plane, said Monday reports indicated that police were called. Airport police did not immediately respond to messages seeking c...

Flight Attendant Falls Asleep at the Worst Time

This guy takes sleeping on the job to a whole new level. A video posted on Youtube shows a Southwest Airlines flight attendant falling asleep while making an announcement on the plane's intercom system. The narcoleptic moment was captured by passenger Samir Nasr, who was sitting in the front row and noticed the flight attendant behaving strangely. According to the Nasr, the airline em...

NTSB: Premier I Accident Pilot Impaired by Illegal Drug

The pilot of a Beechcraft Premier I that crashed on Dec. 17, 2013, while returning to land at Atlanta Fulton County Airport was impaired from the use of illicit drugs and failed to maintain control while maneuvering the airplane in the traffic pattern at night, according to the NTSB’s probable cause report. Both the pilot and passenger were killed when the twinjet, N50PM, hit...

AWAS delivers one 747-400F (factory freighter) to Kalitta Air

AWAS announced today that it has delivered on-lease one 747-400F factory-built freighter aircraft to Kalitta Air, a global provider of air cargo services based in Ypsilanti, Michigan. This aircraft comes from AWAS’ existing portfolio. Conrad Kalitta, Founder and Owner Kalitta commented, “We are pleased to accept delivery of this uniquely capable, factory-built 747-400F freighte...

Aeroflot Group Passenger Traffic Up 13.3% in 8M 2015

Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces operating results for Aeroflot Group («the Group») and Aeroflot — Russian Airlines («the Company») for August and the first eight months of 2015. January- August 2015 Operating Highlights Passenger traffic for Aeroflot Group in 8M 2015 was 26.3 mln, up 13.3% year-on-year. Aeroflot airline’...

Porter Airlines Bridges Toronto and Pittsburgh With Inaugural Flight

Porter Airlines arrived today in the City of Bridges with its inaugural flight to Pittsburgh. Passengers enjoyed non-stop service from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport. “Pittsburgh has a rich history and strong identity,” said Robert Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Airlines. “Passengers travelling to and from Pittsburgh will n...

NATS, 2% flight traffic increase in UK airspace over summer 2015

Traffic through UK airspace, handled by UK air traffic services provider NATS, continued to grow over the summer holiday months compared to last year. NATS handled 234,501 flights in July, an increase of 2.2% compared to July 2014 and 229,271 flights in August, up 1.8% from August last year. Transatlantic flights increased over the two months, compared to last year. In August domestic f...

AA Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Cabin Fills With Smoke

A smoky cabin forced an American Airlines jet to make an emergency landing on approach to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Sunday afternoon, according to an airline spokeswoman. American Airlines flight 5775, operated by MESA Airlines, was scheduled to arrive at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport from Des Moines International Airport, according to Victoria Lupica, American...

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