Fuselage door warnings lit up on two separate Spicejet planes while taking off on Friday and Saturday, forcing the aircraft to abandon their journeys and return, informed officials of Indian aviation regulator DGCA, which ordered a probe into the incidents.
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Aer Lingus has declared that it has signed a lease deal for two new Airbus A320neo aircraft. This new generation aircraft will support the airline’s sustainability program. Aer Lingus, as part of IAG, has pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and has committed to powering 10 percent of its flights operating sustainable aviation fuel by 2030.
Australia’s once-beloved national carrier has been savaged in a fake ad aimed at the airline’s treatment of employees and travelers. Qantas has been savaged in a satirical advertisement for the once-beloved national carrier.
Akasa, India’s newest airline, will conduct a proving flight with the country’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation as early as next week as it looks to begin commercial services by around the end of July, Chief Executive Officer Vinay Dube told Friday.
The Australian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership was signed by Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce and Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury in Doha yesterday, ahead of the IATA AGM.
British Airways staff at Heathrow who are members of Unite and the GMB union have voted to go on strike this summer over failed pay negotiations. The dates of the walkout have yet to be approved but are to take place during the peak period of school summer holidays and will affect mostly customer-facing roles, such as check-in.
Turkish Airlines is considering non-stop services to Australia. Speaking at the IATA annual general meeting, the carrier’s CEO, Ahmet Bolat, outlined the carrier’s ambition to start operating flights from Istanbul to both Sydney and Melbourne in 2026 or 2027
Air New Zealand is gearing up for the busiest July in two years with the relaunch of 14 international routes in 16 days. With these routes back in action, the airline will be working 60 percent of its international capacity – the most international flying in the last two years.
Wizz Air has declared flights to Saudi Arabia. It comes a month after it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the country’s Ministry of Investment. The first of the ULCC’s Saudi plans is driven by the Middle East nation’s enormous ambition to increase travelers to 100 million by 2030.
To increase the range of hybrid-electric aircraft, British engine maker Rolls-Royce is actively researching turbogenerator technology.