Severe weather causes flight delays at Dubai Airport on Wednesday

Severe weather causes flight delays at Dubai Airport on Wednesday

Dubai International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. Most flights were canceled or delayed by Wednesday morning. For example, Emirates flight EK146 from Schiphol to Dubai departs with a three-hour delay, and EK148 has been postponed from 3:20 PM to 9:00 PM. The United Arab Emirates recorded 254 millimeters of rain … Read more

Rare Airbus A310 to Schiphol due to state visit of the Spanish king

Rare Airbus A310 to Schiphol due to state visit of the Spanish king

The Airbus A310 once flew for many major airlines, including KLM and Martinair. Even Transavia once had one on loan. There are currently few of this type in service as passenger aircraft: some air forces are still active with it. Air Transat (Canada) and Tarom (Romania) still flew the A310 to Schiphol until 2018, but … Read more

Many flights at Schiphol were canceled due to heavy gusts of wind

Many flights at Schiphol were canceled due to heavy gusts of wind

The KNMI has already warned for thunderstorms with heavy wind gusts between 75 and 100 kilometers per hour on Monday afternoon and evening. Code yellow applies to the entire country from noon. “This afternoon there will be heavy showers over the country between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. During these showers there will be thunder, … Read more

Israel reports reopening of airspace

Israel reports reopening of airspace

Israeli airspace was closed due to the large-scale Iranian attack with missiles and drones. Some other countries in the region had also taken such measures. Jordan has also reported the reopening of its airspace. Of the more than 300 drones and missiles that Iran has fired at Israel, “99 percent” were intercepted by air defense … Read more

Transavia Introduces Boeing 737-800 as Airbus A321neo Struggles to Fill Seats

Transavia Introduces Boeing 737-800 as Airbus A321neo Struggles to Fill Seats

After the first Airbus entered service in January, only 189 of the 232 seats were sold, so the aircraft could easily be replaced by the smaller Boeing 737-800 without having to rebook passengers. At the end of March, Transavia received the second A321neo (the PH-YHY), which has been fully operational in the timetable since April … Read more

Boeing Pays Alaska Airlines $160 Million in Compensation for Grounding 737 MAX 9 – CEO Dave Calhoun Leaving Company

Boeing Pays Alaska Airlines $160 Million in Compensation for Grounding 737 MAX 9 – CEO Dave Calhoun Leaving Company

aviation © ap Aircraft manufacturer Boeing paid Alaska Airlines $160 million in compensation in the past quarter to ground the 737 MAX 9. Alaska Airlines said first-quarter results suffered significantly after a door panel came loose during a flight in January. Alaska Airlines expects to be further compensated by Boeing during the course of this … Read more

How the Liberation of Crimea Could Bring Down the Putin Regime: Insights from Publicist Andrei Piontkovsky

Publicist Andrei Piontkovsky is convinced that it is the liberation of Crimea that will bring down the Putin regime in the Russian Federation. The appearance of aviation in the Armed Forces of Ukraine will quickly change the course of the war, and it is best to begin the liberation of territories with its help from … Read more

New Non-Stop Flights Between Shanghai and Brussels: Juneyao Air and Hainan Airlines Launch Services

New Non-Stop Flights Between Shanghai and Brussels: Juneyao Air and Hainan Airlines Launch Services

Tickets for this scheduled service are now available for purchase on the Juneyao Air website. The flights will depart from Shanghai every Monday, Friday and Sunday at 1:55 am and arrive in Brussels at 8:15 am local time. The return flight departs 3.5 hours later, at 11:50 am. Juneyao Air uses Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners on … Read more

German Flights Disrupted by Strikes; Arbitration Offered as Solution

German Flights Disrupted by Strikes; Arbitration Offered as Solution

Frankfurt/Hannover (dpa) – There is a glimmer of hope for passengers in Germany plagued by strikes. After five rounds without agreement, arbitration is now expected to bring a solution to the collective bargaining dispute among Lufthansa ground staff. At the same time, aviation security personnel continued their warning strikes at several German airports on Friday. … Read more