Emirates on Wednesday urged Boeing (BA.N) to provide more details on the performance capabilities and delivery dates of the in-production 777X jet, suggesting orders could be revised depending how the jet had performed in testing. (www.reuters.com) さらに...
It was a sports car, it wasn’t a Rolls Royce,” says Fred Finn wistfully as he provides a second-by-second account of taking off in Concorde, the iconic supersonic airliner. .......... (www.thegentlemansjournal.com) さらに...
The Russian project to update the Ilyushin 96 has reportedly been abandoned. The Il-96-400M was planned to be a four engine passenger plane with capacity for more than 400 people. In light of the downturn in travel demand and the lack of orders for the type, it seems Russia has reconsidered its plan to mass-produce the plane. (simpleflying.com) さらに...
Delta Air Lines (DL) has converted purchase rights for 25 Airbus A321neo into firm orders, further expanding their narrowbody fleet with next generation aircraft. (airwaysmag.com) さらに...
A Fiji Airways repatriation flight to Auckland, New Zealand had to be delayed after prayer beads were found in the rear section of one of the aircraft’s engines. (www.gatechecked.com) さらに...
Packing a battery with 6,000 cells, “the most power-dense battery pack ever assembled for an aircraft,” the machine should be capable of flying the 200 miles (322 km) that separate Paris from London by air on a single charge, opening the doors to an incredibly potent new range of air taxis. (www.autoevolution.com) さらに...
In the cockpit of the Air Caraibes Airbus A350-1000 for a flight from the Caribbean to Paris Orly Airport. Here you see the approach and landing at Paris from a GoPro camera (www.youtube.com) さらに...
An in-depth analysis looking at aviation recovery by geographic region, operation type, flight length, and airliner size. (blog.flightaware.com) さらに...
Hub and spoke airlines have long enjoyed advantages over point-to-point airlines. Hubbing aircraft and their passengers through one or two central airports has traditionally benefited both airlines and passengers. But airlines must adjust to the new realities of flying. And those airlines with strong point-to-point networks may recover faster from the global travel downturn. (simpleflying.com) さらに...
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Volaris" or the "Company") (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, the United States and Central America, today announces the addition of eight more A320 NEO aircraft to its fleet in 2021, on top of the three aircraft from its purchase order with Airbus, closing the year with at least 98 aircraft. (www.prnewswire.com) さらに...
In terms of its sheer size, the Airbus A380 ‘superjumbo’ is a passenger airliner like no other. However, and most crucially for Airbus, the type did not prove to be a commercial success. It is something of a white elephant in the airline industry, and its production was officially canceled last year, barely longer than a decade after its first commercial flight. However, what will this mean for the commercial values of the type’s existing examples in years to come? (simpleflying.com) さらに...