Fiji Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 today at a ceremony held in Toulouse. This is the first of two A350s to be leased from Dubai based DAE capital. Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engin…
EasyJet has bought the flight slots of failed Thomas Cook at London Gatwick and Bristol airports for 36 million
British budge airline EASYJET has bought the flight slots of failed Thomas Cook at London Gatwick and Bristol airports for 36 million pounds, The 178 year old travel company, Thomas cook went into ins…
South African Airways (SAA) has taken delivery of the first of four A350-900s on lease
South African Airways (SAA) has taken delivery the first of four Airbus A350-900s on lease The first aircraft arrived in Johannesburg amidst much excitement with employees welcoming. The aircraft will…
Abeer Air Services Let L-410 was damaged after making a forced landing..
An Abeer Air Services Let L-410, on flight from Walgak to Juba (South Sudan) made a forced landing in Maatok about 6.5nm/12km south of Bor Airport due to worsening weather. All 4 occupants survived an…
Maintenance ‘Irregular findings’ grounds some planes of South African Airways, Comair, and Mango
South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) grounded some planes of Comair and South African Airways, after irregularities found during an audit of its maintenance and technical service provider. St…
Rudufu Fokker 50 ran off the end of the runway
Rudufu Air Fokker 50 ran off the end of the runway during an aborted take-off at Takaba Airstrip, at Mandera West in Kenya on 20 Oct 2019. All 30 on board were evacuated, and no injuries reported. Tak…
Silverstone Air Services Fokker 50, on flight K5-620 overran the end of the runway on rejected takeoff at Nairobi Wilson Airport,
A Silverstone Air Services Fokker 50, on flight K5-620 to Mombasa in Kenya overran the end of the runway on rejected takeoff at Nairobi Wilson Airport, on 11 Oct, 2019 The flight K5-620 with 50 passen…
Kenya Airways KQ hosted a “Sustainability Design Challenge” yesterday
Kenya Airways KQ hosted a “Sustainability Design Challenge” yesterday evening. Kenya Airways engaged students from 4 designs schools in Nairobi: Evelyn, McEnsal, Mefa & University of N…
Mars Avia Antonov An-74 cargo plane made a belly landing…
Mars Avia Antonov An-74 (EK-74008) cargo plane made a belly landing at Mogadishu international Airport (HCMM), in Somalia. The pilots managed to safely land the plane on its belly after its landing ge…
PW4062 engine on Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300 suffered an uncontained engine failure today …
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300 suffered an uncontained engine failure today 8 Oct, while departing from Diass, Senegal on flight ET908 to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The flight ET908 with 90 passengers …