Airline news
Heathrow Boosted Via Better, Fuller Planes
London’s Heathrow airport carried 7.7 p.c extra passengers final month than it did in August 2012, helped through greater and fuller airplane the use of the hub. Just below 7 million folks used Heathrow, Britain...
Kuwait Air May Delay Airbus Purchase
Kuwait Airways may delay a plan to buy 25 new aircraft from Airbus, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Monday, saying the state-owned carrier would concentrate on leasing planes instead. Kuwait Airways signed an initial agr...
Norwegian May Seek Compensation For 787 Problems
Norwegian Air Shuttle has experienced a second technical problem with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner within a week and may seek compensation, adding to Boeing’s troubles after a long list of issues with its newest aircraf...
Norwegian Air Has Problem With Second 787
Norwegian Air Shuttle has experienced its second technical problem with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner within a week and is frustrated with the time taken to resolve these issues, it said on Monday. Budget airline Norwegian was...
Rain Dims CSeries First Flight Hopes
Rainy, cloudy weather is forecast for Bombardier’s flight test site in Quebec for much of this week, adding to suspense over the unspecified date for the first flight of the company’s CSeries jet. The 100- to...
Thai Airways Plane Skids Off Bangkok Runway
A Thai Airways Airbus A330 skidded off the runway at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport after the nose wheel collapsed on landing late on Sunday night, injuring 14 passengers, the airline said. The flight from Guangzho...
