Tag: Aviation

Ilang flight ng PAL, kinansela dahil sa masamang lagay ng panahon

(Eagle News) — Kanselado ngayong Lunes, Nobyembre 6 ang ilang flight dahil sa masamang lagay ng panahon. Ayon sa Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), kinansela ng Philippine Airlines (PAL) ang flight ng biyaheng Manila to Basco at pabalik. Ang mga apektadong pasahero ay pinapayuhan na makipag-ugnayan sa airline company para sa rebooking o refund ng pamasahe. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), apektado ng tail-end ng cold front, easterlies at northeast […]

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Electric jet startup could become ‘Uber in the sky’

by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse LAGUNA BEACH, United States (AFP) — Eviation Aircraft chief executive Omer Bar-Yohay pictures a day not too far away when summoning a bargain plane ride with a smartphone will be as easy as hailing Uber. The Israel-based startup working on a self-piloting, electric aircraft was at the WSJD Live conference here Tuesday with a vision of “Uber meeting Tesla in the sky.” Bar-Yohay spoke of a future in which people […]

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St. Helena’s isolation ends as air link opens

by Beatrice Debut Agence France-Presse JAMESTOWN, United Kingdom (AFP) — The first regular commercial flight landed at St. Helena Saturday, opening the small British island in the South Atlantic to the world after centuries of isolation. Around 100 islanders came out to the airport to watch the historic landing of the Embraer 190 jet which came from Johannesburg. On the tarmac, some 60 incoming passengers were welcomed by the island’s smiling governor, Lisa Phillips. “It […]

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Monarch Airlines collapses leaving 110,000 stranded abroad

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Monarch Airlines ceased trading Monday, triggering a move by the British government to bring home 110,000 customers stranded abroad. The British airline and its holidays business entered administration, with KPMG appointed to oversee the financial chaos. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority described the situation as “the biggest ever UK airline failure,” adding that “all future holidays and flights provided by these companies have been cancelled and are no longer operating.” […]

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Air Berlin scraps more flights as pilots call in sick

  FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) – Insolvent Air Berlin cancelled dozens of more flights Wednesday as pilots again called in sick, despite warnings from the airline that the wildcat action could jeopardize rescue talks. The mass “sick-out” comes ahead of a Friday deadline for potential investors to submit bids for Air Berlin assets. “More than 30 flights” had to be scrapped early Wednesday as some 150 pilots handed in sick notices for the second […]

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Jetmakers hunt for new growth as order binge fizzles out as Paris Airshow opens

LA BORGUET, France (Reuters) – Plane giants were preparing to squeeze the last drop out of a once raging torrent of airplane orders without the razzmatazz of recent years, as the aerospace industry headed to a belt-tightening Paris Airshow opening on Monday (June 19), looking for new sources of revenue. The June 19-25 gathering takes place against the backdrop of surprisingly strong airline traffic driven by economic growth, but a steep drop in the appetite […]

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Boeing launches 737 MAX 10 with 240 orders, commitments

LA BORGUET, France (Reuters) – Boeing launched a new version of its 737 MAX jetliner as French President Emmanuel Macron opened the Paris Airshow on Monday (June 19). The U.S. planemaker said it had more than 240 orders and commitments from at least 10 customers for the new 737 MAX 10, which would carry up to 230 people in a single-class configuration, Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg told a presentation ceremony. Analysts say the fifth […]

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France’s Macron opens Paris Air Show

LA BORGUET, France (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron landed at Le Bourget in an A400M military plane on Monday (June 19) for the official opening of the 52nd Paris AirShow. He attended demonstration flights by fighter jets and helicopters with French Defence Minister, Sylvie Goulard, and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. The June 19-25 gathering takes place against the backdrop of surprisingly strong airline traffic driven by economic growth, but a steep drop […]

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China’s home-made training aircraft FTC-2000 rolls off line

(Reuters) – China’s home-made FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle (Shanying) fighter trainer has rolled off the final assembly line in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. The Shanying is a supersonic fighter trainer, developed by the Guizhou Aviation Aircraft Co.Ltd., under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China. It is capable of undertaking many combat and training missions and conducting air-to-air and air-to-ground operations. “It is an export variant of airplanes. The biggest difference is that the export plane is positioned […]

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US says no laptop ban on board flights from Europe for now

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States aviation security officials stepped back Tuesday from imposing a ban on carry-on computers on flights coming from Europe, which had been proposed to guard against possible bomb-laden electronics from the Islamic State group. But the Department of Homeland Security said a ban, already in place for US-bound flights from the Middle East, could still be implemented for Europe if the threat level worsens. In a phone discussion with […]

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More Heathrow chaos as BA scrambles to recover from IT crash

by James Pheby Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Thousands of travelers faced further chaos on Sunday as British Airways cancelled more than a hundred flights from London’s Heathrow Airport following an IT system failure. Around a quarter of Sunday’s flights set to depart from London’s major hub before 10.00 pm (2100 GMT) were cancelled as the airline battled to contain the “knock-on disruption” to schedules, with aircraft and crews out of position […]

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Newark airport closed after engine fire prompts plane evacuation

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey temporarily shut down late Tuesday after an engine fire prompted the evacuation of an airplane, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The airport is a major international hub near New York City. “Newark Airport is temporarily closed due to deployment of emergency chutes on a plane with an apparent engine fire,” a post on the airport’s official Twitter account said. […]

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