Schiphol ground shunt damages KLM 747 and 787

Two KLM widebodies have been involved in a minor ground collision at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. “During pushback two [aircraft] have accidentally made contact,” Schiphol’s operator states in a Twitter posting. It specifies the relevant flight numbers as KL601 and KL623. FlightGlobal schedules data identifies the respective destinations as Los Angeles and Atlanta, and the originally-assigned […]

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Private equity firm acquires ASL

Star Capital is to acquire ASL Aviation Holdings. The European fund manager has signed an agreement with ASL’s owners Compagnie Maritime Belge and 3P Air Freighters, which respectively own 51% and 49% of the Irish-headquartered airline group. Disclosing the deal, ASL cites its “wide-ranging traffic rights and valuable slots at key airports across Europe, Asia […]

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Rafale Deal Objections were not dissent: Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria

Breaking his silence, Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Wednesday said three members of his team had raised certain objection points which were "not dissent" as these were "suitably included and addressed" in his final report.

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Air Canada tail-strike pilot was conducting first 777 flight

Investigators probing an Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER tail-strike at Hong Kong have disclosed that the landing was the pilot’s first on the 777, outside of a simulator. The first officer, the flying pilot, had obtained a type rating on the 777 five days earlier and was under the supervision of a training captain, with over […]

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CAG report on Capital Acquisitions in Indian Air Force tabled in Rajya Sabha

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the Rafale deal signed by his government was better than the one prepared during the UPA 2 stands “demolished”. CAG report tabled in Rajya Sabha today: The delivery schedule of the first 18 Rafale aircraft is better than the one proposed in […]

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CRICKET – THIRD TEST: England beat West Indies by 232 runs

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – England defeated West Indies by 232 runs on the penultimate day of the third and final Test at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium here Tuesday. Scores: ENGLAND 277 all out (Ben Stokes 79, Jos Buttler 67, Rory Burns 29; Kemar Roach 4-48, Shannon Gabriel 2-49, Keemo Paul 2-58, Alzarri […]

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Virgin Australia flags competition concerns on Tasman market

Virgin Australia has had talks with Australia’s competition regulator over its concerns on the level of competition on routes between Australia and New Zealand. Speaking during the airline’s earnings call, chief executive John Borghetti confirmed that it has been in talks with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on the market, but could not go […]

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