The pilot of Ryanair flight 4978 repeatedly questioned air traffic controllers in Belarus over their request to divert to Minsk due to a supposed bomb threat onboard, and asked for other diversion options, according to a transcript released by Belarus. Belarus’ government aviation authority released the partial transcript earlier this week, which aviation experts said
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has welcomed the delivery of its first Airbus А320neo into its fleet, becoming the first operator of the aircraft type in Russia. The aircraft, registration VP-BPQ, is leased by Aeroflot from Ireland-based CDB Aviation. The Airbus A320neo has a range of 6,300 kilometres and is able to carry from 150 to
Opening statements are set to soon be heard in the murder trial of four suspects over the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over the Ukraine. The judges overseeing the trial have now officially viewed the wreckage of the downed airliner in the Netherlands, two weeks before prosecutors are due to present their case
Irish-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has struck a deal with Boeing to secure another 14 new 737 MAX 8 jets, bringing its MAX portfolio to over 120, as the company gears up for a recovery in the air travel market. Speaking with the media following the announcement, SMBC Aviation Capital CEO Peter Barrett said
Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad Airways will attempt to reduce in-flight food waste with its latest partnership, through the trial use of ‘smart trays’. In partnership with UAE-based product development and design company The Concept, Etihad will roll out the use of The Concept’s NEOS Fly+ ‘smart tray’, which allows the airline to track passenger’s food
The fallout of one of the most widely discussed political crises the global aviation sector has faced continues, after Belarusian authorities flagged a false bomb threat onboard a Ryanair flight this weekend that saw the plane land in Minsk, and a political reporter onboard jailed. According to data on Flightradar24, some airlines, including Ryanair, were
