Reading Time: < 1 minute A Thai Airways Boeing 777-200 performing flight from Bangkok (Thailand) to Dhaka (Bangladesh) with 172 passengers and 14 crew, landed on Dhaka’s runway in heavy rains but burst its right hand main tyres and temporarily veered off the runway to the right. The aircraft returned onto the runway and became disabled while attempting to vacate […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing released its 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook, projecting demand for 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. This represents double the current workforce and the most significant demand in the outlook’s nine-year history. The demand is being driven by an anticipated doubling of the global commercial airplane fleet as well as record-high air travel demand […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and Jeju Air celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first direct-buy Next-Generation 737-800 airplane during a ceremony at the Seattle Delivery Center. With this delivery Jeju Air will become the first low-cost carrier (LCC) in Korea to own and operate a Next-Generation 737-800. “Owning and operating our own airplanes will further differentiate Jeju Air […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore Airlines (SIA) and CAE announced that they will launch operations of their new Singapore CAE Flight Training joint venture for pilot training in Singapore next month. SIA and CAE have concluded the establishment of the joint venture company and all regulatory approvals have been obtained. Plans for the joint venture were announced in August […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Boeing and VietJet signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the 2018 Farnborough International for an additional 100 737 MAX airplanes. The agreement, which includes 80 737 MAX 10s and 20 737 MAX 8s, is valued at more than $12.7 billion at current list prices. The Vietnamese low-cost carrier will become the largest MAX 10 customer […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing announced that Seacons Trading Ltd has ordered a Boeing Business Jet MAX 7. The announcement during the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow showcases the continuing momentum for the new BBJ MAX family. “We are excited to announce the BBJ MAX 7 order,” said Dudy Purwagandhi, CEO of Seacons Trading Ltd. “We already operate a BBJ […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and Jet Airways confirmed that the Indian carrier placed an order for an additional 75 737 MAX 8 airplanes during a signing ceremony at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. The order, is valued at $8.8 billion at current list prices. This order for an additional 75 MAX airplanes helps the Indian carrier expand its […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB at a special event in Toulouse, France, becoming the 19th airline to operate the world’s most modern and efficient long range airliner. Altogether, Philippine Airlines has ordered six A350-900s, which will be primarily operated on non-stop services to Europe and North America. These will […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mayotte-based carrier EWA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of two ATR 72-600s. The latest-generation turboprops will replace and upgrade their two currently leased ATR 72-500s. The airline, a subsidiary of Air Austral, has been an ATR operator since its launch in 2013 and uses its aircraft to connect Mayotte with destinations […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Vietnam mulled upgrading runways at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat international airport in Ho Chi Minh City, to ensure aviation safety, the Transport Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry has proposed the government allocate funds of 193.8 million U.S. dollars to repair and upgrade the runways, and improve their security […]