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The Unluckiest Flight on New Year’s Eve: United San Francisco – Sydney

First Austrian Airlines Embraer Jet Took Off for Inaugural Flight to Stuttgart

Launch of medium-haul fleet renewal: almost new Embraer jets to replace the Fokker fleet · Embraer aircraft going to operate flights to Central and Eastern Europe e.g. Belgrade, Warsaw and Tirana, but also to Hamburg, Thessaloniki and on many more routes · 200...

Dubai Duty Free Group sales reach Dhs7.057 billion (US$1.933 billion) in 2015

Dubai Duty Free Group sales reach Dhs7.057 billion (US$1.933 billion) in 2015. The New Year began on a high note for Dubai Duty Free as the group, which incorporates the airport retail operation and its Leisure division, announced turnover of Dhs7.057 billion (US$1.933 billion) for 2015. The f...

Gatwick Airport launches community noise lab

Gatwick Airport has launched the UK’s first community noise lab – an interactive online tool designed to help local people more accurately monitor aircraft noise. The gateway says the noise lab is modelled on a similar tool introduced by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol – the first of its kind in the world – and provides members of the public with better overflight inform...

New Aircraft Features Reduced Emissions, Superior Comfort and Less Jetlag

Qatar Airways, the launch customer of the A350 and the first airline to land the A350 in the United States, achieved another milestone by being the first airline to offer a regularly-scheduled A350 service to the United States with its January 1, 2016 service from Doha’s Hamad International Airport to Philadelphia. Qatar Airways was the official launch customer for the A350 and continues...

Emirates to add new daily flight from Dubai to Cebu and Clark in Philippines

Emirates is to launch a new daily circular service from Dubai to Cebu and Clark in the Philippines as it looks to strengthen tourism and trade links. The new service, which will feature a Boeing 777-300ER, will start from March 30 and will provide more options for Filipino workers living overseas - of which there are nearly 900,000 living in Dubai. “This new service will help to enhanc...

Turkish jet called back from Mumbai airport runway over unclaimed phone

A Turkish Airlines flight scheduled to fly to Istanbul was called back from a runway at the Mumbai airport on Monday after an unclaimed mobile phone was spotted in the aircraft before take-off. Around 250 passengers on board the aircraft were evacuated and were frisked again after being allowed back into the jet. “The flight was about to take off when it was called back due to security...

Drone delays Heathrow flight as MPs say they back expansion of airport

A flight was delayed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday after a drone was flown over one of its runways. The departure runway was closed for seven minutes between 12.45 and 12.52pm – delaying at least one flight - after a drone was spotted flying in Heathrow air space. One passenger, Aimee Fuller, a member of the British Olympic snowboarding team, wrote on Twitter: "Onboard! At Heath...

Delays at Dubai International Airport

As rain swipes across the country, Dubai International Airport (DXB) is going to experience some delays. The state of the weather and operations are the cause of the delays, but airport staff is working with airlines and other partners to take control of the situation. A Dubai International Airport spokesperson said, “Dubai International is experiencing some delay in arrivals and departur...

Heathrow Airport celebrates 70th anniversary in 2016

Heathrow was originally built for military purposes during the Second World War and was handed over by the Air Ministry to the Minister of Civil Aviation on January 1st, 1946 Today marks 70 years since Heathrow officially became a commercial airport. Over the course of 2016, Heathrow will be celebrating a number of key moments with colleagues, passengers and the local community to mark this...

Hong Kong airport boosts capacity

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)’s HK$10-billion Midfield Concourse (MFC), as well as its auxiliary facilities including the aviation fuel supply system and the Automated People Mover connecting Terminal 1 and the MFC, were completed on schedule. Construction of the 105,000-square-metre five-storey new concourse began in 2011. Located to the west of Terminal 1 and between the...

British man arrested at Amsterdam airport after 'making bomb threat'

A 29-year-old British man was arrested at gunpoint at an Amsterdam airport after making bomb threats, according to Dutch police. The man, who has not been identified, was overheard shouting the threats at Schiphol Airport on Friday morning, a police spokesman said, causing panic among fellow passengers. He was immediately arrested and a photograph posted online appered to show him lying face...

3 Allegiant Flights From Orlando Diverted

Three Allegiant flights that departed from Orlando Sanford International Airport in the past week had to be diverted midflight. On Christmas Eve, 141 passengers on a flight to Youngstown, Ohio, were diverted to Jacksonville International Airport for an "engine problem," said a spokeswoman for the Jacksonville Aviation Authority. On Monday, a plane flying from Orlando Sanford to App...

Guidance to unarmed aviation police: Run and hide

Hundreds of police officers at one of the country's busiest airports say in the case of an active shooter, they are instructed to run and hide. That's because these officers are unique among the nation's major airports: They don't carry guns. Their badges, uniforms and vehicles all say "police." And they are certified police officers in the state of Illinois. But...

Kuwait Airways Network Update

In line with Kuwait Airways’ phased commercial strategy to enhance its network and schedule, the airline is announcing the suspension of its services carrying passengers between London Heathrow and New York’s JFK airport. The airline is also cancelling all direct services between Kuwait and Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Sohag, and Alexandria with effect from 28th March 2016. As i...

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Thales and Ankaa to deliver multi-mission Air Traffic Surveillance radars for Oman, capable of supporting both civil and military operations

Thales, in partnership with Omani prime contractor Ankaa, has been awarded a contract by the Oman Civil Aviation Authority to design, supply, install, and commission its latest-generation TRACSIG...