Tag: Airbus
ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Starlux Airlines Eyes 15 U.S. Destinations Taiwan's Starlux Airlines has applied to Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration for permission to fly to 15 destinations in the U.S. Find out which destinations Starlux is exploring. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Alitalia To Simplify And Modernize Aircraft, Introduce Two-Type Fleet Alitalia, the Italian flag-carrier, will gain a more simplified fleet of both wide and narrow-body jets due to its re-nationalization by the Italian government. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 British Airways Retires A318 British Airways retires their only A318 aircraft, along with ending the iconic BA001/BA002 route between LCY and JFK. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Airbus Planning Zero-Emission Airliners by 2030 Recently, Airbus has been eyeing a solution for the large amounts of emissions produced by airliner jet fuel. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Mahan Air A310 Nearly Collides With U.S. F-15 A Mahan Air A310 nearly collided with a U.S. F-15 Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Emirates Flies A380 For First Time in 4 Months Emirates flew its A380 for the first time on two flights on July 15. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Airbus to Cut 15,000 Jobs Amidst Covid-19 One of the largest aircraft manufacturers, Airbus, will be cutting around 15,000 jobs due to the lull in production as a result of Coronavirus. In February, they stopped production of the a320 in Asia in hopes of preventing the spread of COVID-19. Many airlines have also grounded the A380, which is now in the process of being rapidly phased out. In fact, Air France recently retired their final aircraft of the type. Read More →
ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Air Belgium Studies U.S. Service, Announces Mauritius Flights Air Belgium is looking into beginning service to the U.S. and plans to begin service to the island nation of Mauritius. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Iberia Accelerates Retirement of A340-600 Fleet Spanish flag carrier Iberia plans on retiring its fleet of A340-600s earlier than expected. Read more to find out why. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 LATAM Airlines Files for U.S. Bankruptcy Protection LATAM, Latin America's largest carrier, said it would continue to fly through its bankruptcy restructuring. Read More →