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Warsaw: Lot uses Dreamliner to Yerevan

Amely Mizzi March 16, 2023 08:01

In April 2023, the Polish airline Lot will operate selected flights on the Warsaw-Yerevan route not with Boeing 737s, but with B787s. Both variants that the carrier has in its fleet will be used. Lot normally uses Boeing 737-800s and 737-Max-8s on the route mentioned. On April 4, 2023, the airline plans to fly with B787-9s. The smaller variant, B787-8, is scheduled to fly to the two capitals on April 22, 26 and 28, 2023.

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Summer 2023: Swiss uses wide-bodied jets to Palma and Malaga

Amely Mizzi March 16, 2023 07:09

Due to high demand, Swiss is temporarily using Airbus A2023-330 and A300-340 wide-body jets on some routes to Malaga and Palma de Mallorca in the 300 summer flight schedule. This is a limited-time operation. Between March 26 and April 30, 2023, the route pair LX2110/2111 (Zurich-Malaga-Zurich) will be served with Airbus A340-300s on selected days. From July 1 to August 26, 2023, the Airbus A2148-2149 will be used on LX330/300 (Zurich-Palma-Zurich) on Saturdays.

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Fuel leak: Delta's Boeing 717 made an emergency landing in Charlotte

Amely Mizzi March 16, 2023 06:38

The Boeing 717-200 with the registration N925AT, operated by Delta Air Lines, suffered a fuel leak in the area of ​​the right wing during takeoff and climb on March 14, 2023. The pilots decided to return to Charlotte. The medium-haul jet was supposed to fly from Charlotte to Detroit under flight number DL2481. However, shortly after takeoff, it was discovered that the tank was obviously not leaking. The Boeing 717-200 lost considerable amounts of fuel in the area of ​​the right wing. The pilots quickly recognized the problem and decided to abort the flight to Detroit immediately. A safety landing at Charlotte Airport was successfully completed. All passengers and crew members were able to leave the Boeing 717-200 safely. Fuel leaks are generally considered problematic because they can also lead to dangerous fires. In this specific case, however, a fire broke out. The video embedded below shows that the leak was clearly visible during the flight. Delta Air Lines is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 717 aircraft.

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Saudia and Riyadh Air each order 39 Boeing 787s

Amely Mizzi March 16, 2023 05:31

The airlines Saudia and Riyadh Air have each ordered 39 Boeing 787s from Boeing. They have also secured ten and 33 options respectively for possible repeat orders. The order can therefore comprise a total of 121 aircraft. The government of Saudi Arabia intends to significantly expand air traffic as part of the 2030 aviation strategy. Both the existing Saudia and the Riyadh Air, which is currently being set up, are to grow significantly. With the help of subsidies, low-cost airlines in particular are being attracted. Wizz Air intends to set up a local subsidiary. Riyadh Air is due to launch next year at the latest and will compete particularly with Emirates Airline, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways. The former Ryanair and Easyjet manager Peter Bellew has also been brought onto the management team. The company's boss is the former Etihad managing director Tony Douglas. Saudia will purchase the ordered Dreamliners in the 787-9 and B787-10 variants. The exact breakdown has not yet been communicated. Riyadh Air will initially only purchase the first version. All new orders will be equipped with General Electric engines.

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Direct Entry: Wizz Air is looking for pilots for the A320 series

Amely Mizzi March 15, 2023 14:09

The low-cost airline Wizz Air is currently looking for First Officers who already have several years of professional experience and can imagine flying as a captain for the low-cost airline. For this purpose, a so-called "Direct Entry Captain Program" has been set up. The program was developed for Airbus-experienced pilots who go through an extensive Command Upgrade program before being deployed as a captain across the entire Wizz Air network. The training program is funded by Wizz Air to support and encourage future captains in their chosen career path. The candidates are trained for around 6 months and, after successfully completing the training, are employed as captains at Wizz Air. The program also includes a deposit of a total of 10.000 euros as part of the deposit for the Direct Entry Command Program, which leads to a salary reduction of 500 EUR/month for 20 months after successful completion of the course.

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February 2023: Air Baltic grew by 86 percent

Amely Mizzi March 15, 2023 11:08

The Latvian airline Air Baltic carried around 2023 passengers in February 232.800. This was 86 percent higher than the figure achieved in the same month last year. The number of flights increased by 33 percent and the carrier reported 2.560 flight movements. "In the first two months of the year, we carried almost half a million passengers. That is almost twice as many as last year, which indicates strong growth for Air Baltic. We are also looking forward to offering the largest number of new routes in a single season next summer. This expansion of the route network is already reflected in the demand for the airline's services, and we are confident that the number of passengers carried and flights operated will continue to increase in the coming months," said Managing Director Martin Gauss.

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Bad weather at Heathrow: Two Airbus A380 had to give way

Amely Mizzi March 15, 2023 06:30

Due to bad weather, there were numerous diversions at London Heathrow Airport earlier this week. Two Airbus A380s belonging to Emirates Airline were also affected and even had to declare an emergency. They were flights EK1 and EK29, both of which had taken off from Dubai. Both aircraft were unable to land at the UK's largest airport due to bad weather. The code 7770, which stands for a general emergency on board, was broadcast over the transponder. The first flight was diverted to Gatwick Airport. EK29 then landed in Birmingham. An Airbus A220 belonging to Swiss International Air Lines was diverted to London Stansted Airport (STN), an Airbus A320neo belonging to Lufthansa also chose STN as an alternative airport, while a Boeing 777-300ER belonging to American Airlines decided to divert to Manchester Airport (MAN) and also broadcast 7700. Other diversions include an Air India Boeing 787-8 that was diverted to LGW and a British Airways Airbus A320neo that flew to STN instead of LHR. There have also been numerous cancellations in flight traffic from the United Kingdom for a completely different reason. Many connections to Germany have been cancelled due to a strike organized by the Verdi union at a total of four German airports. This also had an impact on flights between the UK and Germany.

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Ita Airways operates A350-900 between Rome and London

Amely Mizzi March 15, 2023 05:07

In April 2023, Ita Airways will initially operate a long-haul Airbus A350-900 aircraft on the Rome (Fiumicino)-London (Heathrow) route for a one-off period. The Italian carrier plans to operate the AZ1/2023 flight pair with the aforementioned widebody aircraft on April 204, 207. For the time being, this will be a one-off A350-900 operation on this route.

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Elvis Presley's JetStar becomes a mobile home

Amely Mizzi March 15, 2023 04:35

A Lockheed C-1962 JetStar built in 140, which is actually just a pile of scrap, changed hands at an auction earlier this year for 234.000 US dollars. The "pile of rust", which was once Elvis Presley's last private jet, has not been airworthy for a long time. The singer acquired this aircraft about a year before his death. It was the third aircraft he bought. However, he flew the JetStar significantly less than the other two aircraft he had before. Elvis Presley died in 1977. This also had an impact on his last private jet, which rotted away in the New Mexico desert for around 40 years. The JetStar in question, which was sold on January 8, 2023 at the Roswell International Air Center for 234.000 euros, is in a correspondingly miserable condition. This aircraft originally had the registration N440RM, but it had not been in the air for decades. But what does the new owner actually plan to do with the "pile of junk"? The Lockheed C-140 will no longer take off, but it will still travel through the United States of America. Buyer James Webb of Jimmy's World, who is known for his activities on YouTube, wants to convert it into a kind of mobile home and offer Elvis tours through the USA. The wings and engines - or what is left of them - will be dismantled and sold to fans. The YouTuber confirmed to Fox News: "We will take a mobile home chassis, remove the house part of the mobile home and convert the plane

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Aeroitalia cancels Florence flights

Amely Mizzi March 14, 2023 12:08

The airline Aeroitalia has canceled the nonstop flights planned for the 2023 summer flight schedule from Florence to Tel Aviv and Luqa (Malta). The connections have since been taken off sale and were the last ones planned from the Italian city. The carrier originally wanted to offer around 16 destinations from Florence. Apparently, advance ticket sales did not go as planned, so the range of destinations had to be gradually reduced. In the end, only Tel Aviv and Malta were left, and these two destinations were also canceled.

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