Riyadh Airlines CEO Reveals Start Date and Ambitious Goals for Flights Operations

Riyadh Airlines CEO Reveals Start Date and Ambitious Goals for Flights Operations

(CNN) – Riyadh Airlines CEO, Tony Douglas, who previously served as CEO of Etihad Airways in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, revealed the date and goals of the company’s start operating its flights. CEO of Riyadh Airlines, Tony Douglas This came in an interview by Douglas with colleague Eleni Giukos on CNN, where he said: … Read more

KLM Flight KL1654 Passengers Safely Evacuated After Emergency Landing at Schiphol Airport

KLM Flight KL1654 Passengers Safely Evacuated After Emergency Landing at Schiphol Airport

02-01-2024Marc Corpers© Nieuwspaal Photo: alvarobueno / Shutterstock.com SCHIPHOL – All passengers on board KLM flight KL1654 on Tuesday were able to leave the aircraft safely. According to an eyewitness, the passengers walked out of the plane calmly and in a controlled manner. The plane, a Boeing 737, flew from Venice to Amsterdam on Tuesday afternoon. … Read more

Spirit Airlines Mistakenly Sends Child to Wrong Airport: Internal Investigation and Employee Fired

Spirit Airlines Mistakenly Sends Child to Wrong Airport: Internal Investigation and Employee Fired

The child was supposed to have been on a Spirit plane from Philadelphia International Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport in the city of Fort Myers on December 21. However, he was put on a flight to Orlando, about 150 miles north. The grandmother, Maria Ramos, was supposed to pick up her grandchild but was … Read more

BEA Report Urges Automatic Control System for Air Traffic Controllers’ Presence

BEA Report Urges Automatic Control System for Air Traffic Controllers’ Presence

A vitriolic report from the Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA) for civil aviation safety points out the self-management of air traffic controllers’ working time and calls for the establishment of an automatic control system of presence. Soon the end of recess for air traffic controllers? In any case, this is what the Bureau of … Read more

Russian Military Complains About Superior Effectiveness of Ukrainian Patriot Air Defense System and Modern Missiles

Russian Military Complains About Superior Effectiveness of Ukrainian Patriot Air Defense System and Modern Missiles

Russian Z-channels complain about the superior effectiveness of the Patriot air defense system and the most modern missiles that Ukraine has at its disposal. Russian military propagandists complain about the high effectiveness of Ukrainian air defense, the most formidable part of which is the Patriot system. The large Russian Telegram channel Fighterbomber writes that the … Read more

Storm Pia Causes Flight Cancellations and Delays: Weather and Safety Come First

Storm Pia Causes Flight Cancellations and Delays: Weather and Safety Come First

– Weather and safety come first. The key words are patience and good time, says press manager Tonje Sund at SAS VG. Storm Pia hit land on Thursday afternoon. Meteorological Institutet has warned of hurricane-force winds, up to 45 meters per second, in Rogaland and Agder. Avinor shows his websites the overview of scheduled departures … Read more

European Court Rules Against State Aid for Air France-KLM and KLM by the EU Commission

European Court Rules Against State Aid for Air France-KLM and KLM by the EU Commission

Dec 20, 2023 at 12:10 Update: 5 minutes ago The European Commission should not have simply approved the state aid that Air France and parent company Air France-KLM received during the corona pandemic. The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled this on Wednesday in a case brought by budget airline Ryanair. According to … Read more

Schiphol Airport’s Capacity Determined by Ministry: Impact on Flights and Operational Challenges

Schiphol Airport’s Capacity Determined by Ministry: Impact on Flights and Operational Challenges

At the request of the ministry, Schiphol determines how many flights it can handle at peak times. The capacity of air traffic controllers and military police, among others, is taken into account. The document seen by Reuters contains several scenarios “We are faced with a dilemma. On the one hand, we understand the desire of … Read more

Transavia Introduces New Baggage Policy Including Fees for Hand Luggage

Transavia Introduces New Baggage Policy Including Fees for Hand Luggage

The price for one suitcase or trolley is now included in the price of the ticket. “We want to further increase the extra income, including by paying for hand luggage,” says financial director Steven Zaat, according to De Telegraaf. Travel association ANVR is completely “not happy” with the step that Transavia wants to take. “When … Read more

The First Manned Flight in History: The Wright Brothers’ Groundbreaking Achievement of December 17, 1903

The First Manned Flight in History: The Wright Brothers’ Groundbreaking Achievement of December 17, 1903

It was 10:35 a.m. on December 17, 1903, on the hilltop with the disturbing name of Kill Devil Hill outside Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The bicycle repair brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright had been testing their machine for several days already, strongly inspired by the glider experiments of the German Otto Lillenthal. Lillenthal sacrificed his … Read more