iscoverA strengthened eruption from the Eyaffjalljokull volcano in Iceland which has created a new ash cloud could hamper efforts in Europe to reopen some airports and resume flights. Despite noting the strengthened eruption, UK air navigation provider NATS issued a statement on April 19 noting that some airports in the UK were planned to open
Garuda Indonesia has taken delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 which takes its total fleet size to 75 aircraft. “The airline has an aggressive fleet expansion plan that is part of its ‘quantum leap’ transformation strategy,” said Garuda Indonesia president and CEO Emirsyah Satar. The airline plans to grow to a fleet of 116 aircraft
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair have released their joint operating statistics for March, showing an appreciable rise in both passenger and freight traffic for the month. Passenger numbers increased by six per cent over the month to 2.22 million, while load factor increased to 85.7 per cent, a rise of 6.6 percentage points as capacity fell
Flights around and into Europe may not resume for a number of days due to the cloud of volcanic ash currently covering much of the continent, costing airlines millions of dollars and leading to further chaos at hub airports elsewhere. A number of airlines from around the world have continued to cancel flights over the
Australia has retained its Category One status following an audit by the US Federal Aviation Administration, which was conducted at the invitation of CASA. “Australia can continue to be very proud of our aviation safety record and the effort we make to maintain that record,” said CASA CEO John McCormick. “The audit recognised there had
Two Australian pilots in command of a Cathay Pacific A330-300 are being hailed as heroes after they were able to land at Hong Kong International Airport while experiencing major engine problems. The A330 was operating flight CX780 from Surabaya on April 13 when one of the engines experienced problems in-flight. The airline says that on
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