“We are building a new project for future generations, ensuring continuous and stable development for our children and their children in turn,” Sheikh Mohammed said in an online statement on Sunday. “Dubai will be the world’s airport, its port, its urban hub and its new global centre.” A rendering shows plans for Al Maktoum International … Read more
Ogolla, 61, a trained fighter pilot, had only been in the post for a year but was shortly due to mark 40 years of military service. A ceremony for those who died in a military helicopter crash. Photo: William Ruto via Facebook Ruto said the Kenya Air Force had dispatched an investigation team to establish … Read more
Photo: Jasmin Merdan (Getty Images) Remember when air travel was all comfort and luxury, jet-setting around on the Concorde in full black tie regalia? Yeah, me neither. My years of air travel began in the era of discount fares, with airlines cutting costs and packing riders together to eke out every dollar, and things have … Read more
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby reassured flyers in a letter this week that the carrier is looking into the string of incidents that have recently involved its planes, from engine and structural issues to a wheel falling off during takeoff. At least six unrelated incidents have occurred on planes operated by United since the end of … Read more
As of this year, there were some three dozen firms in the region operating 211 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, with most of them flying a version of the Max 8 series, he told This Week in Asia. Twenty-one of the operators were in Northeast Asia, while there were six in Southeast Asia, four in South … Read more
The force said on Saturday that they received a report of theft and have since arrested a man who remains in custody. A man is in custody after a piece of art work by Banksy was removed from where it was installed in southeast London. Photo: AP The stop sign has since been replaced to … Read more
The prosecutor’s office said an anonymous tip signalled that the flight was carrying people who could be victims of human trafficking. France Grounds Aircraft Bound to Nicaragua London: A Nicaragua-bound plane that took off from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrying 303 Indian passengers has been grounded in France over suspected “human trafficking”, French authorities … Read more
Airbus Sold Only One (1) Of Its Worst-Selling Planes This Year Uganda Airlines is in the exclusive club of having two A330-800neo planesPhoto: Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua (Getty Images) World’s First All-Electric Passenger Plane The Airbus A330-800neo is the European aircraft manufacturer’s worst-selling plane. Only a single order was placed for the mid-size long-haul jet this year. … Read more
ATI’s pilots are taking a less antagonistic tone in hopes of bringing Amazon to the negotiating table. “What we don’t want to do is affect our customers,” says Sterling. “We’ve done a lot to protect our obsession with Amazon.” However, he says the intransigence of ATSG’s management has left the pilots with no choice but … Read more
By Colin McCullough | CNN Wreckage and remains from a United States Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, last week were discovered on Monday, according to a statement from Air Force Special Operations Command. “During a combined U.S.-Japanese search and rescue dive in the vicinity of Yakushima, Japan … Read more
