A plane engine fire at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport has reopened after a plane engine caught fire, prompting a temporarily closure. United Airlines Flight 1579 from Newark to San Francisco was scheduled to take off Tuesday night when officials say its engine caught fire. A spokesman for United, Jonathan Guerin, says the tower … Read more
China’s Hainan Airlines, which has poured billions of dollars into overseas acquisitions, announced plans Monday to buy 19 Boeing aircraft for $4.2 billion to help meet skyrocketing travel demand by Chinese consumers. The company said in a statement to Shanghai’s stock exchange that it would buy 13 Boeing 787-9 passenger jets and six 737-8s, citing … Read more
Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific said Monday it would cut 600 staff as part of a major overhaul to slash costs and repair its bottom line. The company posted its first annual net loss in eight years in March, citing intense competition as lower cost airlines, particularly from mainland China, eat into its market … Read more
The king of the Netherlands has revealed he has been living a secret double life as a co-pilot for a commercial airline. For 21 years, King Willem-Alexander has taken to the skies twice a month to ferry passengers around on short-haul services for the Dutch airline KLM. Although travellers may have recognised the monarch’s voice … Read more
Top US and EU officials will meet on Wednesday to discuss a controversial plan to outlaw carry-on laptops and other large electronics in planes flying from Europe to America. The scheme, proposed by the US Department of Homeland Security, would extend the existing ban placed on eight Muslim countries to a string of EU nations, … Read more
Budget airline AirAsia has signed a joint venture agreement to set up a new low-cost carrier in China. It wants to tap in to demand in the country, which is set to overtake the US to become the world’s biggest aviation market within the next decade. Based in the central eastern city of Zhengzhou, the … Read more
The Minister of Aviation, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has expressed the hope that air travellers would experience more comfort and international standard treatment upon the completion of ongoing projects at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). She has, therefore, urged contractors working on the new Airport Terminal three project to ensure that they “revise their notes” … Read more
FIFA has been urged to ban Christian players from making the sign of the cross after scoring a goal. A Muslim cleric from Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Alarefe called on football’s governing body to write it into the game’s laws that players be prohibited from tapping their stomach, chest, left shoulder then right shoulder to make … Read more
The EU is seeking urgent talks with Washington over a possible US ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, an EU source said Friday. The European Union has not yet received a response from Washington to its request, the source said. The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it … Read more
Microsoft on Thursday debuted hardware for reaching into virtual worlds powered by its technology as it looked to ‘mixed reality’ as the next big computing platform. An update coming to Windows 10 operating system later this year will ‘see the magic of mixed reality brought to consumers around the world,’ Microsoft executive vice president Terry … Read more
Microsoft on Thursday debuted hardware for reaching into virtual worlds powered by its technology as it looked to “mixed reality” as the next big computing platform. An update coming to Windows 10 operating system later this year will “see the magic of mixed reality brought to consumers around the world,” Microsoft executive vice president Terry … Read more
Emirates airline said Thursday its 2016-17 profit dropped by 82.5 percent to $340 million, citing fierce competition, currency devaluations and US travel restrictions as major challenges. “Against significant currency devaluations against the US dollar and fare adjustments due to a highly competitive business environment, Emirates managed to keep its revenue stable” at 85.1 billion dirham … Read more
Boeing has temporarily halted test flights of its new 737 MAX aircraft due to possible issues with the engine. The stoppage came days before the US plane maker was due to make its first delivery of the aircraft to a customer. But Boeing said it was sticking with plans to begin MAX deliveries this month, … Read more
Spirit Airlines on Tuesday won a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit against the union representing its pilots, which the company said had coordinated a work slowdown that set off chaos at a Florida airport. The Fort Lauderdale airport north of Miami regained its calm Tuesday afternoon, following a night of clashes between Spirit employees … Read more
US authorities are considering banning carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, widening the security measure introduced for flights from eight countries in March, an official said Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security is close to making a decision on a wider ban as the busy summer transatlantic travel season looms, department spokesman … Read more
India’s largest airline IndiGo Tuesday announced a deal to buy 50 small planes from French manufacturer ATR as it eyes a growing domestic market for first-time flyers. IndiGo will use the turboprop fleet to fly new regional routes opened under a government plan to connect rural India with the cities, the airline said in a … Read more
Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce had a cream pie planted in his face Tuesday at a business breakfast, with police detaining an elderly man over the incident. Joyce was at the podium addressing the Business Leadership Matters event in Perth when a man wearing a suit walked on stage and forcibly pushed the pie … Read more
Ghana is one of the best aviation regions in West Africa, that according to International Air Transport Association (IATA). The country carries the second highest number of passengers in West Africa after Nigeria and this is in spite of the fact that Ghana has no airline of substance dedicated to flying in the region or … Read more
Ghana is one of the best aviation regions in West Africa, that according to International Air Transport Association (IATA). The country carries the second highest number of passengers in West Africa after Nigeria and this is in spite of the fact that Ghana has no airline of substance dedicated to flying in the region or … Read more
Two years after the Germanwings plane crash, relatives of the South American victims have filed suit in Germany seeking over three million euros in damages, a judicial source said Sunday. The Duesseldorf civil court has received two cases seeking compensation of “more than three million euros” ($3.3 million) from the German subsidiary of Lufthansa, a … Read more