The Airbus and Boeing aircraft technical data published on the Airline Industry Review have been updated to reflect the latest aircraft type variants. Key changes include the following; Airbus data updated to include A350 Boeing data updated to include 787-10 New section added on Boeing 737 family – including the latest certified Boeing…
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A Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by flydubai crash landed on approach to Russia’s Rostov-on-Don airport, early morning on 19th March 2016. The incident occurred between 0040 UTC and 0050 UTC. The aircraft was operating as FZ981 – a scheduled flight from Dubai, UAE to Rostov-on-Don. The airline confirmed that there were 55 passengers on board, all…
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Airline economics – the use of metrics to measure performance – is an interesting subject. These metrics not only allow an airline to asses its own performance, across routes and wide-network, but also allows comparisons between airlines to be made where applicable. Some key airline metrics are below. Available Seat Kilometre (or Available Seat…
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Having a great website is an essential factor for success in today’s competitive business environment, for any business. In a day and age where consumers are increasingly moving online, and regular GDS sales are falling, this is more important than ever for an airline. What are the elements that make a good website, a great…
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Ambitious and successful Europe based low cost carrier, Norwegian, has announced that it has placed the largest ever aircraft order by a European airline. The order is for 150 Airbus A320neos, and 222 Boeing 737s. This makes a departure for Norwegian from its Boeing-only strategy so far. The order breakdown is as follows 100 firm…
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Sri Lankan government’s project to create a rail transfer service from Colombo city to the Colombo Bandaranaike Airport, has turned into a loss making venture. Keeping aside the usual suspecting of corruption involved in South Asian dealings, this is a suggestion to make the system work in Sri Lanka. – If possible, import two to…
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Note: The following post was published in 2012, when an A380 landed in Sri Lanka for the first time ever. Since then, Emirates A380s have landed in Sri Lanka several times – including an emergency landing in 2015. Making local aviation history, an Airbus A380-800 touched down in Sri Lanka today for the first time.…
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Leading Sri Lankan domestic airline Deccan Lanka has received additional capital after the purchase of its Indian Deccan held stakes by Singapore based Millenium Aero. The airline presently operates a single Bell 206 Jetranger helicopter and a GippsAero GA-8 Airvan aircraft. The airline has already finalized its plans to begin daily flights to Jaffna, in…
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The following photos depicting the present progress of the Hambanthota Mattala Airport development in Southern Sri Lanka, were posted on Sri Lanka’s Airport & Aviation Authority website. The runway being constructed Terminal area being developed Terminal building being constructed Air Traffic Control Tower being constructed All photos copyright of the Airport & Aviation Services…
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Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer who recently embraced Windows Phone as its main smartphone OS, has taken the advertising for its new Lumia lineup one step further, by painting a Jet Airways aircraft with a Lumia ad. While photos of this aircraft are not yet to be seen on any spotter site (Indian aircraft…
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