At approximately 12,400 kilometers, UPS’ new Louisville-Dubai route is the longest regularly-scheduled flight UPS has ever operated, thanks to its fleet of new long-range 747-8 freighters. The daily nonstop flight, from UPS’ global air hub in Louisville, U.S., to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will cut time-in-transit from
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Southeast Asian airlines look to non-stop U.S. flights despite profit challenges
Etihad phasing out five Boeing 777-200LRs after U.S. routes cut
A model Etihad's Boeing 777-200LR passenger jet Dubai (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi-owned Etihad Airways is pulling five Boeing 777-200LR passenger jets from its fleet after deciding last year to drop some flights that the aircraft were used on, according to the airline and sources. An Etihad spokesman said it was phasing out
Asian Demand for 16,000 Planes Spells Jackpot for Airbus, Boeing
Pilots, engineers shut Bristow Helicopter
Members of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers of the Bristow Group on Thursday commenced an indefinite strike over labour issues with the company’s management. As a consequence, members of the association withdrew their services, while all affiliates of the Labour Centre, United Labour Congress of Nigeria, agreed to
Boeing’s 2018 goal: A new plane every 11 hours
Boeing 787 Boeing is looking at another record year of deliveries - if suppliers can keep up. The planemaker expects to deliver between 810 and 815 commercial airplanes in 2018. That means it will have to complete one roughly every 11 hours. The world's airlines have an insatiable appetite for new airplanes thanks
Airbus out ahead of Boeing’s 797 with new jet, debuts longest-range single-aisle jet
Airbus has debuted its much-anticipated A321LR, the world's longest-range jet with a single aisle currently in production. The plane took its maiden flight Wednesday from the European plane maker's factory in Hamburg, Germany. 'LR' stands for longer range. The plane can fly for 4,000 nautical miles or about eight hours of
British forwarders demand infrastructure investment following NIC report
Heathrow airport cargo terminal Shortly after a report was released Friday in the United Kingdom, criticizing the slow pace on infrastructure development across the country, the British International Freight Association (BIFA), representing U.K.-based freight forwarders, echoed similar admonishments to Parliament regarding the continuing delays in the third-runway project for Heathrow Airport. In the
Nigeria to Get Private National Carrier Soon – Minister
Addis Ababa (Premium Times) - Nigeria will soon have a privately-owned national air carrier, the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Monday. Mr. Sirika stated this while addressing journalists in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government
23 African countries take a major step towards cheaper continental flights, sign Single African Air Transport Market treaty
Almost three decades after it was first proposed, African countries have finally taken a major step towards opening the continent’s skies. Yesterday (Jan. 28), 23 African countries launched the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative by the African Union (AU). The initiative is largely based on the agreements of the Yamoussoukro