Hartsfield Jackson-Atlanta International Airport Atlanta ATLANTA (AP) — Airports in large cities are gaining passengers — and smaller towns are losing them, a new report shows. Some smaller airports are shrinking in passenger traffic as large airports grow even larger, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported , citing a new industry report by Airlines Council International. The
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New Airline Routes Boost African Arrivals By 13.3 pct: report
New airline routes and fresh optimism on the continent have prompted robust growth in Africa’s international flight arrivals to 13.3 percent in early and mid-2017 compared to the equivalent period last year, an aviation report said Wednesday. The report was released by ForwardKeys, a global travel patterns firm, during Aviation Africa
Philippine Plane Veers Off Runway, Passengers Evacuated
Manila, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine plane carrying more than 180 passengers and crewmen veered off the runway after landing in a central province, prompting the pilot to order an evacuation of the aircraft, officials said Saturday. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said all passengers and crew of Cebu
Boeing passenger jets have falsely-certified Kobe Steel products: source
Boeing Co's logo is seen above the front doors of its largest jetliner factory in Everett, Washington, U.S. January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Alwyn Scott TOKYO (Reuters) - Boeing Co, the world’s biggest maker of passenger jets, has used Kobe Steel products that include those falsely certified by the Japanese company, a source with
Virgin Hands London-NYC Flight to Delta as Boeing 787s Need Engine Fix
A Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft, operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., takes off from Heathrow. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg U.K. carrier moves service to ally so Dreamliners can be idled Jets recalled by Rolls-Royce are latest to suffer blade wear Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. has transferred one of its daily trans-Atlantic flights
The Emergency Escape Slide on Your Airbus Jet Might Be Broken
That emergency slides on some Airbus planes may be broken FRANKFURT - Pumps used to inflate the emergency slides on some of Airbus SE’s biggest aircraft, may be damaged due to improper folding by maintenance crews that caused cracks or leaks in shutoff valves, and might not be working, Europe’s aviation safety regulator warned Inspections found
FAA orders A380 engine inspections after Air France incident
FILE PHOTO: An Air France Airbus A380 is seen during an emergency landing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Canada, September 30, 2017, in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. Daniel Mcneely/via REUTERS SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. aviation authorities have ordered visual inspections of fan hubs in engines
Nigeria’s Aero Begins C-check Maintenance at Its Lagos Facility
Aero Contractors aircraft at its C check maintenance facility ... Aero to Save Nigerian Airlines N30b annually ... partners AJ Walters of UK for tooling and spares, South Africa Airways and other international maintenance organizations for Technical issues Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors has made history by conducting the first C-check on a Boeing B373. This
Bi-Courtney says FAAN’s operation of GAT halves its revenue
The management of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, Lagos, has said that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s operation of the General Aviation Terminal is depriving it of over 50 percent of its revenue. The BASL, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mr.
The World’s Largest Cruise Ship Will Have Robot Bartenders, an En-Suite Slide
Symphony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's newest Oasis-class ship, under construction at the STX shipyard in France. The ship is scheduled to be delivered in 2018. Source: Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas will also feature a 10-story slide and new original entertainment. It’s not enough to have the biggest boat—you have to