Fly Ernest (Florence Peretola) has secured its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Italian civil aviation authority (Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile – ENAC) Skyliner Avia…
DOT Tentatively Approves Aeromexico-Delta Joint Venture
The Department of Transportation has tentatively approved an application by Delta and Aeromexico to jointly operate flights between the countries. But approval would require the carriers to surrender …
EU Airports Report Strong Q3 Traffic Growth, With Freight Rebounding
European airport trade association, ACI EUROPE has released its traffic report for September and Q3 2016. This is the only air transport report which includes all types of airline passenger flights to…
Airplane Abort Landing Due to Hoax Call
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has launched an investigation after someone made hoax calls to pilots, causing a passenger flight to abort landing as it approached Melbourne Airport. The passenger…
Virgin America Posts $52 Million 3Q Net Profit
Virgin America reported a $51.8 million net profit for the 2016 third quarter, down 27.9% from a $71.9 million net profit in 3Q 2015. During the quarter, the San Francisco-based carrier reportedly inc…
World’s Shortest Flight Honors Millionth Passenger
Tired of miserable long-haul flights? Probably it’s time for you to try the world’s shortest passenger flight whose time span can be less than one minute. As a tiny hop between two remote British isla…
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 5X is Back on Track
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 5X is back on track following a two-year delay to the programme announced earlier this year, with company executives confident that the wide-cabin jet will be ready for serv…
British Airways B777 Captain Suspended After Kinky Cockpit Pictures Emerge
British Airways has suspended Colin Glover, 51, while it investigates the X-rated photos but he has denied it was him. The most graphic image showed a man wearing stockings, with his feet up on the co…
EasyJet Pilots Reach Agreement on Fatigue Proposal
UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet has reached an agreement with pilots in a dispute over fatigue, averting industrial action. “In a ballot that closed today, easyJet pilots have voted by 68% to 32% to…
AirAsia A320 at Kota Bharu on Nov 1st 2016, Runway Excursion During Backtrack
An AirAsia Airbus A320-200, reg 9M-AFU, flight AK-6443 from Kota Bharu to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), veered off runway at Kota Baru Airport. ADS-B data transmitted by the aircraft’s transponder su…