Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has placed a firm order with Airbus for an additional 50 A321neo single aisle aircraft, finalizing an MOU signed at the Farnborough International Airshow last July. The purchase agreement was signed in Hanoi by Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Vietjet President and CEO and Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer.
The Embraer E190-E2 demo aircraft with a striking “shark” paint scheme began its demonstration tour of China November 1st as part of the E190-E2 worldwide demonstration tour. The aircraft will visit several challenging airports in China through November 20th.
Taken Into Custody At Heathrow As He Was Going To Work
A Japan Airlines first officer was arrested last week at Heathrow Airport after admitting he had exceeded the legal limit for alcohol consumption before flying. Katsutoshi Jitsukawa, 42, appeared Friday in Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in west London where he admitted to having consumed two bottles of wine and a pitcher of beer the night before he was scheduled to fly.
Aireon, FlightAware Launch Service Ahead of ICAO Airline Flight Tracking Recommendations
A service developed by Aireon and FlightAware has gone live, providing airlines with global flight tracking ahead of the ICAO Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System (GADSS) recommendations, which will be effective November 8, 2018. GlobalBeacon provides airlines with minute-by-minute global aircraft tracking for their aircraft at all times, anywhere in the world.
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