Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya, was almost completely shut down on Monday due to an aborted takeoff by a Singapore Airlines (SIA) cargo plane that congested the airport’s single runway. The situation lasted for more than eight hours. When the Amsterdam-bound Boeing 747-400 freighter was due to take off at around 8.10 […]
FedEx Express, the arm of FedEx that runs the transport company’s airline, has yet to operate its McDonnell Douglas MD-10Fs in 2023, possibly alluding to the type’s early retirement from the carrier’s fleet. One of the seven MD-10-30Fs currently assigned to the airline’s fleet has already been stored at Victorville Airport (VCV), one of the […]
Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has obtained airworthiness approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its ARJ21 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion program. Under the new program, COMAC will attempt to become the first choice for airlines operating in the regional Chinese air cargo market. While the company has […]
Next spring will see the last flight of Canadian North’s 737-200. The aircraft has been a popular model in Canada’s North over the years due to its ability to routinely and safely land on gravel runways. Indeed, the option available on the -100 and -200 series of the 737 was referred to as a ‘gravel […]
Italian flag-carrier ITA Airways on Tuesday announced that it is growing its network to Greece, boosting the frequency of its routes to Athens and adding new Greek destinations to its schedule. “We are a new airline that started operating in October 2021 and the Greek market is one of great strategic importance for us,” said Pierfrancesco Carino, Vice President International […]
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines recently presented its new Premium Comfort Class, an intermediate cabin offering more space, luxury, service options, comfort and privacy than Economy Class. The new class is offered at lower prices than World Business Class, allowing KLM to closely meet the needs and wishes of leisure and business travellers. Depending on the aircraft type, […]
Azores Airlines, Finnair, Iberia, and Lufthansa introduced new US routes on June 1st. It has been a period of many new routes. On June 1st, four launched between Europe and the US. They were: Azores Airlines from Ponta Delgada to New York JFK, Finnair Helsinki-Seattle, Iberia Madrid-Dallas, and Lufthansa Frankfurt-St. Louis. (A fifth, ITA from Rome to Los […]
Pitting the two widebodies head to head. The behemoth Boeing 777X has taken its first flight and is gearing up to launch in 2024. But the giant aircraft with its iconic folding wingtips will have to outpace its nearest competitor, the Airbus A350 if it is to gain market share. Which one is better? Let’s take a look. Introducing […]
On March 21, a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 crashed in mountains near Wuzhou, China. The aircraft, B-1791, was operating flight MU5735 from Kunming to Guangzhou. As of this moment, all 132 passengers and crews onboard were confirmed lost in this tragic accident. Both black boxes, the flight data recorder (FDR) and the cockpit voice recorder […]
When the United Kingdom initially banned Russian airline Aeroflot from its airspace in late February, Moscow quickly responded to what it called the “unfriendly” move by barring all U.K. airlines from Russian airspace. Relations with Russian aviation authorities have since deteriorated — not only for the U.K., but most European and Western nations — as the war […]