Aircraftleasing is one of the largest unnoticed cogs that help to keep the machine of modern commercial aviation turning in this day and age. While many may assume that airlines own their planes outright, the reality can often be quite different, with carriers instead choosing to lease them, often fromContinue Reading
Swiss International Air Lines is eagerly awaiting the arrival of its firstAirbus A350-900s, which it will use in the coming years to modernize its long-haul fleet and operations. Yesterday, a key milestone was achieved on this front, as Airbus took a big step towards delivering SWISS’s first A350 by operatingContinue Reading
Air Canada has announced changes to itsAeroplan loyalty program, which it says will “redefine how members earn Aeroplan points and achieve Aeroplan elite status.” The most notable alteration on this front is the move to spend-based earning, which will see the carrier move away from rewarding members based on distance.Continue Reading
Yesterday evening, a Turkish AirlinesBoeing 777 had to be evacuated after landing due to smoke having been observed as emanating from the aircraft’s landing gear while on the taxiway. This was completed promptly using the triple-seven’s emergency slides, with no injuries reported among the 260 people onboard.Continue Reading
WhileBoeing 747 aircraft are somewhat few and far between these days, and examples of the older 747-200 variant even more so, one particularly interesting example to have remained active in recent years has been a testbed plane belonging to Rolls-Royce. The British engine manufacturer had a 45-year-old 747-200B on itsContinue Reading
Last night, aBoeing 787 Dreamliner flying from London (LHR) to El Dorado International (BOG) in the Colombian capital city of Bogota found itself back on the ground much earlier than expected, and a long way from home. Indeed, the southwest-bound widebody twinjet, which was operating avianca flight AV121, was airborneContinue Reading