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British Airways to discontinue flights to Bahrain and Kuwait from 2025. Belinda Borg 8 November 2024 11:48. From the beginning of 2025, British Airways will temporarily suspend all flights to Bahrain and Kuwait. The reason for this is ongoing technical problems with the Rolls-Royce engines used in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Aerosucre: Boeing 727 hits ILS facility in Bogotá
1 day ago · The Boeing 727-200, which Aerosucre uses for cargo flights, struggled with a lack of lift early on runway 14L at Bogotá airport. After leaving the runway, the plane struggled to gain altitude and collided with the ILS system about 300 meters beyond the end of the runway. The collision was so serious that the pilots decided to abort the flight ...
Tested: The new Condor Premium Economy in the A330neo from …
Feb 14, 2023 · Wifi / entertainment. Condor offers the new Wifi "FlyConnect" service on the A330neo in cooperation with Telekom. In 3 packages, you can choose between a pure data plan for Messenger use for €7 for the entire flight, 2-hour access for €12 and premium access for 4 hours for €20, which also enables VPN use and audio streaming.
Counterfeit titanium parts in aircraft: FAA investigates safety risks
Jun 18, 2024 · The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing a challenge: counterfeit titanium parts may be installed in Boeing and Airbus aircraft. This alarming discovery came to light after supplier Spirit AeroSystems reported irregularities. A Chinese company reportedly submitted fake documents to confirm the authenticity of a batch of titanium ...
Air Canada plans return of the Boeing 767-300ER: A new chapter …
Nov 5, 2024 · According to aviation blog Ishrion Aviation, Air Canada plans to return two Boeing 2025-767ERs to its passenger fleet in 300. This return is part of a broader plan to put a total of 21 new aircraft into service next year, including a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and several Airbus A220-300 and 737 MAX 8s. These new aircraft are intended to help ...
Eurowings and Lufthansa: Flight cancellations cause uncertainty in …
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CSA and Smartwings look forward to the first A220
Oct 4, 2024 · A new chapter for Czech Airlines and Smartwings. Confirmation of the impending delivery of the first Airbus A220 came from Smartwings spokeswoman Vladimíra Dufková, who told Czech news portal Zdopravy.cz that the aircraft will be purchased under an operating lease model. The Smartwings Group will be the official operator of the aircraft.
Spirit AeroSystems and Boeing's lifeline: A critical turning point?
2 days ago · According to reports from Simple Flying and other sources, including Reuters, Spirit AeroSystems was already in financial trouble in 2021 and 2022, and the first nine months of 2024 did not bring a positive turn either. At the end of 2023, the company still had $823,5 million in cash. But by September 2024, that amount had shrunk to an alarming ...
IATA predicts further increase in airline profits
Jun 4, 2024 · IATA forecasts airlines in North America will make a profit of $2024 billion in 14,8, in line with 2023 levels. At the same time, airlines in Europe are expected to increase their profits from $8,6 billion in 2023 to $9 billion in 2024. This encouraging forecast is the result of several factors, including the gradual recovery of the aviation ...
Germany: Condor relocates capacities abroad – Aviation.Direct
Nov 5, 2024 · Condor is also following this example and plans to relocate five aircraft to Zurich, Vienna, Prague, Milan and Rome in summer 2025 in order to ensure its economic stability there. A key argument for relocating aircraft and capacity is long-term competitiveness, as airlines in Germany are suffering from increased taxes and infrastructure costs.