Malaysia’s AirAsia places an order for 150 A220-300 aircraft. The purchase agreement is the largest single firm order placed for the A220 and propels the programme beyond the 1,000 firm order milestone.
The purchase agreement makes AirAsia a new customer for the A220. The airline also becomes the launch customer for the aircraft's new cabin configuration of 160 seats. The increase in capacity, adding 10 seats, is made possible by the addition of an extra overwing exit on each side of the aircraft.
“We have built AirAsia by making bold decisions at the right moment, not the easiest moment. This order reflects our long-term discipline and the scale of our ambitions. The A220 unlocks new markets and routes and brings us closer to building the world's first true low-cost network carrier,” said Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A and Advisor to Air Asia Group.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ21, an Airbus A350-941 9V-SGA, clipped the rudder of Spirit flight NK992, an Airbus A321-271NX N720NK during pushback at Newark, NJ on Tuesday.
It happened in an area where air traffic control doesn't manage aircraft. Spirit says its plane was parked for deicing. The airline says no injuries were reported, and everyone deplaned normally.
The Spirit plane, which had been bound for Orlando, was taken out of service. Travelers were otherwise accommodated.
"Guests deplaned normally, and no injuries to Spirit Guests or Team Members were reported," Spirit said. "Safety is our top priority, and the aircraft was removed from service to be evaluated by our maintenance team. We made alternate travel arrangements to get our Guests to their final destinations as quickly as possible."
The Singapore flight eventually continued to its destination after an inspection cleared it for service. A spokesman for the airline confirmed the circumstances of the incident and that there were no injuries.
Report: TAP Air Portugal flight TP1240, an Airbus A320-251N, almost collides with the ground on approach to Prague Airport in January.
According to the Czech Civil Aviation Authority (UZPLN), during approach to ILS06 at LKPR on 17 January, the aircraft descended below cleared altitude (4000 ft) with a high rate of descent (approx. 3000 ft/m) and increasing speed. The flight crew was warned by ATC twice, during the second warning from ATC, the flight crew received a terrain warning and started to climb. Lowest altitude (RALT) was 968 ft above terrain. After recovery, the aircraft climbed to 5,850 ft. The second attempt for approach and landing was uneventful.
The occurrence has been rated a serious incident and is being investigated by UZPLN.
Donald Trump's Marine One helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in the UK after suffering a 'hydraulic issue' at the end of his state visit.
The president and first lady Melania Trump were aboard the helicopter on the first leg of their journey back to the US earlier this evening when the pilot had to make the landing.
The White House said the helicopter stopped at a "local airfield" out of an "abundance of caution" after a "minor hydraulic issue" was detected, before the pair boarded a support helicopter to continue their journey. They had been travelling from the Prime Minister's country residence at Chequers to London's Stansted airport, where Air Force One was waiting to take them back to the United States.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement: "Due to a minor hydraulic issue, and out of an abundance of caution, the pilots landed at a local airfield before reaching Stansted airport."
"The president and first lady safely boarded the support helicopter."