During the corona crisis, KLM continued to fly on Curaçao in order to provide the island and other parts of the Caribbean Netherlands with relief supplies and medical care. In total, more than five hundred tons of freight were transported to Curaçao. In addition, more than twenty repatriation flights were carried out to pick up … Read more
The southern European country has been severely affected by the corona virus, especially the mainland. The Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands – traditionally large crowd pullers – are expected to be the first to welcome tourists again. Work is currently underway in Spain to organize society according to the new rules, leaving sufficient distance … Read more
Virgin Atlantic recently announced it would cut more than 3,000 jobs and immediately take the Boeing 747 fleet out of service. Negotiations are also underway with the British government for an emergency loan to survive the crisis. Branson previously announced it would put $ 250 million in Virgin Atlantic. The sale of shares in the … Read more
In France, there is even debate to partly nationalize Air France-KLM in order to secure the future. Talks between Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith and French finance minister Bruno Le Maire are fueling the rumors, the FD writes. On Sunday, Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra (CDA) promised during the Buitenhof television program that the Dutch … Read more
Recordings from the control tower and data from Flightradar24, which has analyzed Aviation news media partner NH News, show that the Ryanair-Boeing 737-800 was 50 meters above Zwanenburgbaan when the pilots were ordered to continue. Sixteen aircraft would have already landed on the runway that had not yet been released by Schiphol. After the restart, … Read more
The measure, according to the United States, is taking action against illegal European subsidies for aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The World Trade Organization (WTO) stipulated last year that Washington may impose $ 7.5 billion in criminal charges on European goods because the EU has failed to stop illegal subsidies to Airbus. The aircraft manufacturer says in … Read more
European regulator EASA issued an airworthiness directive on Friday, which states that such engines must be ‘disconnected’, Bloomberg reports. According to a spokesperson, five airlines and about four percent of the total 787-8 fleet are affected by the directive. Nine planes are still being looked at. Errors in the design of the Trent 1000 engines … Read more
Actually, the 777-9 should have made the first test flight last year, but due to a technical problem with the new GE9X engines from General Electric that didn’t work. The problem has now been solved. The GE9X is the strongest aircraft engine ever built. Boeing 777X familyWith a length of 76.7 meters, the 777-9 will … Read more
American regulators are scrutinizing all parts of the aircraft and new potential design errors have now been discovered. At the request of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Boeing conducted an internal audit in December to determine whether it had accurately assessed the hazards of important systems, given new assumptions about how long it might take … Read more
Flying ban Boeing 737 MAX 66% (30 votes) – Announcement production stop Airbus A380 15% (7 votes) – Submission of bill for Dutch flight tax 8% (4 votes) – Bankrupt from Thomas Cook, Jet Airways, WOW Air etc. 6% (3 votes) – Launch of the Airbus A321XLR 2% (1 vote) – Disconnection of Brussels Airlines … Read more