Airline news
FAA Says Remove Or Inspect 787 ELT Beacons
The US Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday instructed airlines to remove or inspect emergency beacons in Boeing 787 Dreamliners, following a fire earlier this month that was traced to one of the Honeywell units. ...
NTSB Says Southwest 737’s Nose Gear Hit First
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 at La Guardia airport. Photo: NTSB. US NTSB safety investigators said the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that crashed at LaGuardia airport on Monday landed on its front landing gear before it...
EasyJet ‘Performing Strongly’ As It Adds Flights
EasyJet’s strategy of adding flights on routes where rivals have cut back has paid off as its forecast of earnings ahead of expectations helped propel its shares to a record high. Rival airlines have been strugglin...
ANA Removes Locator Beacons From Domestic 787s
All Nippon Airways, which operates the biggest fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, said it is removing locator beacons from eight of the jets used on domestic routes after investigators in Britain identified the device as t...
Ryanair Will Not Block Rival Aer Lingus Bid
Ryanair said it was prepared to sell its stake in rival Aer Lingus in a bid to appease a UK anti-competition probe, a move analysts said was an apparent gambit to avoid a forced sell-down. Europe’s biggest budget a...
Asiana Crash Victim Killed By Emergency Vehicle
A teenage passenger on the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed in San Francisco died from injuries sustained after being run over by a motor vehicle, most likely a fire truck at the scene, officials said on Friday. Y...
