Airline news
Virgin Flight Turns Back After Laser Incident
Virgin Flight Turns Back After Laser Incident A Virgin Atlantic flight to New York returned to London Heathrow airport on Sunday after a “laser beam incident”, the airline said. The company said in a statement that ...
Malaysia Airlines To Delay Airbus A380 Sale
Malaysia Airlines To Delay Airbus A380 Sale Malaysia Airlines has delayed plans to sell some of its Airbus A380s and will now keep all six of them at least until 2018 after retiring its fleet of Boeing 777s. The Kuala Lumpur-ba...
Body Of Suspected Stowaway Found On Cargo Plane
Body Of Suspected Stowaway Found On Cargo Plane Zimbabwean civil aviation authorities found the body of a suspected stowaway on a US registered cargo plane carrying cash for the South African Reserve Bank. The MD11 cargo plane,...
Air Berlin Managers, Pilots Agree Pay Cuts
Air Berlin Managers, Pilots Agree Pay Cuts Managers and pilots at Air Berlin have agreed to pay cuts as the German airline tries to reduce costs. About 80 managers will see their remuneration cut by between 5 and 10 percent thi...
Airbus A321neo Completes First Flight
Airbus A321neo Completes First Flight Airbus completed the first flight of the A321neo on Tuesday, making the trip using engines supplied by CFM International after a last-minute switch from turbines supplied by Pratt Whitney. ...
Airbus To Delay Some A320neo Deliveries
Airbus To Delay Some A320neo Deliveries Airbus is reported to be renegotiating delivery schedules for the A320neo and has told some airlines the aircraft will be delayed by around two months, as issues with new engines continue...
