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Hoverboard ban debacle highlights airline battery safety failures

Airlines are, finally, more broadly banning hoverboards — the self-balancing mini-Segway devices that are all the rage and the holiday gift of 2015 — due to safety reasons relating to their lithium ion batteries. At least ten hoverboards have caught fire across nine US states in recent d...

Time running out for iconic Boeing 747

Time is running out for Boeing’s iconic 747 jumbo jetliner, the plane that brought global travel to the masses in the 1970s. The storied 747 has fallen from favour in the modern airline industry as carriers turn to twin-engined aircraft that can fly farther and use less fuel, such as Boeing...

United Airlines 2016 Fleet Plan

We are now getting our first look at United’s 2016 fleet plan. Some of the highlights include United taking delivery of older ex-China Southern A319 aircraft as well as new 737-900ERs, Dreamliners, and its first 777-300ER. A319: United operates 55 A319s in its fleet, and in 2016 the airline plans to take delivery of 9 of the 14 ex China Southern aircraft leased fr...

Future of Legendary Boeing 747 Depends on Russian Company

The future of the legendary Jambo Jet hinges on the order from a Russian freight company. The company plans buying 18 Boeing 747 freighters. If the deal fails the production of the aircraft may be ended. The fate of the US-produced Boeing 747 hinges heavily on AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Moscow-based parent Volga-Dnepr Group. In November, AirBridgeCargo purchased two aircraft. In comi...

'Mad Men' meets 'Airplane!': Vintage photos show aviation's golden age

Nowadays we can actually live tweet our own mid-air meltdowns, but how on earth did people entertain themselves on planes before the dawn of Wi-Fi and gadgets? Movies have been shown in the air since 1921 -- yes, really -- but once upon a glamorous jet age we managed to get by without the in-flight entertainments we today take for granted. The staff at AirlineRatings.com have gathe...

U.S. hopes to conclude Cuba aviation talks 'very, very soon'

The United States hopes to conclude aviation talks with Cuba about the resumption of scheduled commercial airline flights "very, very soon," a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday. The official was speaking ahead of Thursday's one-year anniversary of the United States and Cuba's agreement after 18 months of secret talks to restore diplomatic ties that Washingt...

Air Astana gets full safety clearance in latest EU Air Safety List

Air Astana, the SkyTrax award-winning flag carrier of Kazakhstan, is very pleased to report that it has officially been removed from a list of airlines that have faced operating restrictions in the EU. In July 2009 all carriers of Kazakhstan were banned from operating to Europe while Air Astana was the only exception. The EU’s Air Safety Committee had recognised that Air Astana’s safet...

Alaska Airlines Files Motion in SeaTac Proposition 1 Legal Challenge

Alaska Airlines, Filo Foods, BF Foods and the Washington Restaurant Association today filed a motion in King County Superior Court asking the trial court to hear evidence on whether the City of SeaTac’s Proposition 1 ordinance interferes with the Port of Seattle’s authority to run the airport. In August, the Washington state Supreme Court issued its opinion on Proposition 1 and, as...

Singapore Airlines November 2015 Operating Results

The operating results for November 2015 are given in the table below. In November 2015, Singapore Airlines’ systemwide passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) improved 2.0% compared to last year, against a 1.9% reduction in capacity (measured in available seat kilometres). Consequently, passenger load factor (PLF) improved 3.1 percentage points to 78.8%. PLF ...

Uzbekistan Airways eyes A320neo jets for B757 replacement

Uzbekistan Airways (HY, Tashkent Yuzhny) is studying the A320neo family of jets as potential replacements for its ageing fleet of six B757-200s. An airline source, who spoke to Russia's Sputnik news on condition of anonymity, said the issue of fleet renewal has become urgent given company policy not to operate passenger aircraft older than twenty years of age. As such, the B757s, which t...

Arab Wings joins CRJ family

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has welcomed Arab Wings, Amman, Jordan, and Iraq Gate into the family of operators of the CRJ Series. Iraq Gate entered service in March with its first CRJ200 aircraft, adding two more since, initially operating the aircraft purchased by Arab Wings on domestic routes from Baghdad. "The excellent economics of the CRJ200 regional jet are ideal to m...

Qatar Airways Cargo brings Disney to Doha

Qatar Airways Cargo was the official transportation company for Disney's Beauty & the Beast production as it moved from Bucharest in Romania to Doha's Qatar National Convention Centre on board the airline's B747 Freighter this December. The 70-tonne shipment, which was arranged by Qatar Airways Cargo’s dedicated charter team, took up the entire capacity of the B747 freight...

Year in Review: 25 most memorable moments of 2015

The year saw airline disasters caused by human frailty and terrorism but also celebrated some milestone industry moments, with Airbus and Boeing initiating unprecedented production rate rises, China and Japan stepping onto the world stage and Lockheed Martin and Dassault breakingfighter barriers. Technology shone, too, with solar- and electric-power records falling in dramatic fashion and ast...

AeroCRS Partners With Damarel Systems

AeroCRS, an innovative and advanced supplier of reservation and operation systems for airlines (PSS & OPS), has joined forces today with Damarel Systems, a world leader of aviation solutions. This partnership between the two companies will now allow AeroCRS customers to use Damarel Systems solutions such as Weight and Balance, L-DCS, and more, and to integrate the systems together. As of to...

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