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NEWS Sep 09, 2022 Rolls Royce Withdraws from Supersonic Partnership Rolls Royce and Boom conclude their partnership for the development of the engines on their Boom Overture aircraft. This leaves the 2029 date for the Overture looking less likely. Read More →
NEWS Sep 09, 2022 Airbus Revokes All Qatar Airways A350 Orders Airbus recently announced its cancellation of Qatar Airways' remaining Airbus A350 orders. This comes as the latest escalation in the feud between the two companies. Qatar will now have much less capacity than expected due to this cancellation, which may cause problems to arise for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Read More →
NEWS Sep 08, 2022 Condor Offers Record Winter Schedule to North America Since Pandemic German leisure carrier Condor has announced that it will now be flying to a whopping four additional North American cities during the winter season this year. The change marks a significant shift from the carrier's strategy of flying to leisure hotspots in the off-season. Read More →
NEWS Sep 08, 2022 Norwegian 737 Returns to Trondheim After Birdstrike On Monday, September 5, 2022, a Norwegian Air Shuttle 737-800 experienced a bird strike upon takeoff from Trondheim Vaernes Airport. The aircraft returned a few minutes after the strike occurred. The 737 will remain in maintenance until the damage has been fixed. Read More →
NEWS Sep 06, 2022 Private Cessna Citation Jet Crashes in the Baltic Sea On Sunday, September 4, 2022, a Cessna Citation 551, registered OE-FGR crashed into the Baltic Sea under mysterious circumstances. The private jet was carrying four individuals from Jerez Airport (XRY/LEJR) in Spain to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN/EDDK) in Germany. Read More →
NEWS Sep 05, 2022 Hundreds of Flights Cancelled After Lufthansa Pilots Strike The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union stated that Lufthansa pilots would begin a 24-hour strike starting at midnight Thursday. The reason: the airline's 5,000-member union went on strike after being denied a requested 5.5% pay increase and automatic inflation bumps. The pilots are also seeking a new pay and holiday structure that Lufthansa said would bring staff costs up 40% or around 900 million euros ($899 USD) within the next two years. Read More →
NEWS Sep 04, 2022 PHOTOS: TAP Portugal Plane Collides With Motorbike upon Landing Recently, a TAP Air Portugal A320neo collided with a motorcycle while landing in Conakry, Guinea. Unfortunately, two casualties were reported from the motorcyclists. Read More →
NEWS Sep 03, 2022 Man Hijacks Aircraft, Threatens to Crash into Mississippi Walmart A Mississippi man has stolen and crash-landed a Beechcraft C90A aircraft after threatening to crash it into a nearby Walmart. The man survived the landing and is currently in police custody. Read More →
NEWS Sep 02, 2022 American Airlines to Eliminate Flagship First Class American Airlines, one of the last major western airlines to fly a true first class cabin, is finally pulling the plug. In the coming years, planes currently flying with "Flagship First" will be retrofitted with brand new cabins. Read More →
NEWS Aug 31, 2022 PHOTOS: Ground Collision at Barcelona Airport Ground collision at Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN) that occurred on August 30, 2021. No injuries were reported. The only part of the aircraft damaged was the left wingtip. Read More →