China Airlines takes delivery of first A321neo
China Airlines received the jet from lesser Air Lease Corporation, and is slated to acquire 25 A321neo aircraft in the future – 11 ordered from Airbus and 14 under lease agreements.
Qatar is not the only airline to report A350 cosmetic defects
According to a private maintenance messaging board used by operators of the aircraft seen by Reuters, at least five other carriers have experienced similar cosmetic damage.
South Africa president urges global borders to lift as Omicron variant spreads
South Africa’s President urges nations to lift border closures amid the new variant being spread, claiming it an “unjustified” response in fears its recovering economy will be further damaged.
TSA records highest US travel day since the pandemic began
The surge in numbers comes as the nation continues to celebrate the Thanksgiving season which runs from Friday 19 to Sunday 28 November, and last week the Transport Security Administration (TSA) said it expected around 20 million passengers across the holiday.
Ryanair fears reduced bookings amid Austria lockdown
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary is concerned the next COVID-19 wave over Europe will severely impact bookings in the holiday season, after reporting passenger volumes were returning to 100 per cent of pre-pandemic numbers. It comes as Austria was plunged into a major lockdown on Monday, the fourth since the pandemic began, to curb the
‘We were writing history’: Airbus A340 lands in Antarctica for the first time
According to a press release this week, the wide-body aircraft travelled just over five hours from Cape Town in South Africa to the White Continent, landing on Wolf’s Fang Runway (WFR) on 2 November.
