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Antonov Airlines transfers its base to Leipzig airport
KYIV, UKRAINE (INTERFAX) — The Antonov State Enterprise has said that due to the impossibility of performing international flights from Ukraine, five Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan planes are temporarily based at the Leipzig airport in Germany. "The operations of a branch of the air transport vision of the Antonov State Enterprise, which is known worldwide as Antonov Airlines, have been organized there [at the Leipzig airport], and a technical maintenance facility for aircraft has been opened there as well," the company said on social…
Mangled body of a man was found on the runway at Lagos International Airport
LAGOS, NIGERIA — The mangled body of a man was found during a routine runway inspection on the runway at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, early on Thursday. According to the local media, the incident caused the airport to suspend operations temporarily. Outbound flights were delayed while inbound traffic was diverted to other airports. An investigation has been launched to discover who the man was and what happened to him. "Nobody can say much now, but he may have been knocked down by the wingspan or undercarriage…
American Airlines and Microsoft partnership takes flight
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — American Airlines and Microsoft are partnering to use technology to create better, more connected experiences for customers and American Airlines team members, supporting the robust operations of the world’s largest airline. As part of the partnership, American Airlines will use Microsoft Azure as its preferred cloud platform for its airline applications and key workloads, significantly accelerating its digital transformation and making Microsoft one of the airline’s largest technology partners. With travel and tourism t…
airBaltic orders 24 electric vehicles for its ground services
RIGA, LATVIA — Latvian airline airBaltic announces that it has ordered 24 electric vehicles for its ground services. The company has already installed seven charging stations on the apron of Riga Airport, with 15 more to be installed by the year-end. "Sustainability is at the core of our future development. That is why already last year we decided that all new cars that the company will purchase will be electric. Today our ground handling colleagues are already using the first electric vehicles we have purchased. We think greener, we f…
Turkish Airlines to order six more Airbus A350-900s
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Turkey's national carrier sent a notification to the Istanbul Stock Exchange that it has agreed with Airbus for the purchase of six more A350-900 widebody aircraft that will be delivered between 2022 and 2023. Turkish Airlines has 20 A350-900s on order directly from the European planemaker, of which six have already been delivered. Airbus registered orders for 743 A350-900s in total as of the end of April, including 20 copies for Aeroflot, which is still shown on the manufacturer's backlog.
International Airlines Group finalizes an order commitment for up to 150 Boeing 737 MAX jets
LONDON, THE U.K. — The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing and International Airlines Group (IAG) announced the finalization of an order for 150 Boeing 737 MAX jets, including 50 737-8-200s and 737-10s, plus 100 options. The planes will be delivered between 2023 and 2027, and can be used by any airline in the Group for fleet replacement. "The addition of new Boeing 737s is an important part of IAG's short-haul fleet renewal. These latest-generation aircraft are more fuel-efficient than those they will replace and in line with our…
Air France-KLM and CMA CGM sign a long-term partnership in global air cargo
PARIS, FRANCE — Air France-KLM Group and the French container transportation and shipping company CMA CGM Group announced that they have signed a long-term strategic partnership for air cargo. With this exclusive partnership, both Groups will combine their complementary cargo networks, full freighter capacity, and dedicated services in order to build an even more competitive offer. The agreement will have an initial duration of 10 years. Air France-KLM and CMA CGM will join and exclusively operate the full-freighter aircraft capacity of th…
United applies to launch first-ever non-stop flight between Washington, D.C. and Cape Town
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — United Airlines announced today it had filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three weekly nonstop flights between Washington, D.C., and Cape Town, South Africa. If approved, United's flights will become the first nonstop service ever between Washington D.C. and South Africa's legislative capital, Cape Town. United's proposed service would begin Nov. 17, 2022, and operate with the airlines' 787-9 Dreamliners. The flights between Dulles and Cape Town will connect 55 citie…
EgyptAir orders its First B737-800SF
MIAMI, FLORIDA — Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract with EgyptAir for an AEI B737-800SF freighter conversion. The aircraft (MSN: 35560) is scheduled to commence modification in October 2022. The authorized AEI Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, in Miami, Florida, will carry the conversion and maintenance requirements. EgyptAir currently owns three Airbus A330-200 freighters, with a capacity of 60 tons per aircraft. EgyptAir’s cargo operations have grown during the COVID-19 period. The company has started new routes to acc…
Ryanair opens its first "Heavy Maintenance Facility" at Shannon Airport
DUBLIN, IRELAND — Ryanair has today opened its first aircraft heavy maintenance facility in Ireland at Shannon Airport, delivering an investment of €10 million and creating 200 high-skill jobs in the locality, including licensed engineers, mechanics, and support staff. Ryanair will invest €10 million in this state-of-the-art 3-bay facility, leased from Shannon Group, (5,220 m2), which will support the maintenance of Ryanair’s fleet as it grows to 600 aircraft by 2026. This investment resounds Ryanair’s commitment to the mid-west region &…
China Eastern Boeing 737 deliberately brought down from cockpit
WASHINGTON (WSJ) — Flight data indicates someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed a China Eastern jet earlier this year, according to people familiar with U.S. officials’ preliminary assessment of what led to the accident. The Boeing 737-800 was cruising at high altitude when it suddenly pitched into a near-vertical descent, plummeting into a mountain at extreme speed. Data from a black box recovered in the crash suggests inputs to the controls pushed the plane into the fatal dive, these people said. “The plane did what it was told to d…
ATR to launch a new aircraft program in 2023
TOULOUSE, FRANCE — Franco-Italian turboprop aircraft manufacturer announced its plans for the next generation of its best-selling family of regional aircraft by 2030, the ATR' EVO. The plan foresees advanced design features and a new powerplant with the hybrid capability to offer customers the next generation of ATR aircraft. It will encompass innovative technologies to enable significant improvements in performance, economics, and sustainability. Incorporating a new eco-design that includes new propellers and enhanced cabin and systems…