Hawaiian Airlines Flight Lands in Portland After Passenger’s iPad Catches Fire
A passenger's iPad burst into flames in the cabin of a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu, during the descent into Portland on 20 September.
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DHL B737-300F Makes Two Returns to Amsterdam With Flap Problem
- by Len Varley
- September 23, 2024
A DHL Air Austria Boeing 767-300F freighter made two successive returns to Amsterdam with a wing flap problem on 18 September 2024.
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Global Airlines Signs A380 Heavy Maintenance Agreement with EFW
- by Len Varley
- September 23, 2024
Global Airlines has tapped MRO specialist EFW to perform the base maintenance inspection to prepare its A380 9H-GLOBL for return to commercial service.
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AJet B737-800 Suffers Runway Excursion on Landing at Hakkari
- by Len Varley
- September 23, 2024
An AJet B737-800 conducting an arrival from Ankara suffered a runway overrun on landing at Hakkari, Turkey on 20 September.
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JetBlue A321 Diverts to Salina Due to Cargo Smoke Indication
- by Len Varley
- September 23, 2024
A JetBlue A321-200 operating a service from New York to San Diego made a diversion to Salina, KS after receiving a cargo smoke indication.
Incident
Air Algerie and Cygnus Air Loss of Separation Incident in Marseille
- by Len Varley
- September 23, 2024
A loss of separation incident involving an arriving Air Algerie B737-800 and a departing Cygnus Air B757-200F occurred at Marseille Provence on 11 September.
Airline
Tunisia’s Nouvelair Expands Fleet With 2 Airbus A320neo Aircraft
- by Len Varley
- September 23, 2024
Tunisia's leading private airline Nouvelair has seen the addition of two new Airbus A320neo aircraft to its fleet, under lease from BOC Aviation.
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AirAsia’s Expansion to Drive Domestic Tourism in Malaysia
- by Len Varley
- September 23, 2024
AirAsia will significantly increase its market share and drive Malaysian domestic travel, with a planned increase of 2,000 weekly flights across 40 routes by year's end.
Airline
Afrijet Signs Order for 1 ATR 42-600 and 1 Option
- by Len Varley
- September 23, 2024
Central African carrier Afrijet has firmed a deal for 1 ATR 42-400 with an option on 1 other. The aircraft will replace the older ATR 42-500 aircraft.
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PLAY Airlines Adds Valencia as 9th Spanish Destination
- by Len Varley
- September 23, 2024
Valencia will become the ninth Spanish destination served by PLAY Airlines, with a twice-weekly service set to commence in May 2025.