Civil Aircraft News

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Kathmandu evacuated passengers using a slide chute on Saturday after its rear wheel caught fire while landing in the Nepalese capital, the carrier, India's largest airline, said.

A rear wheel of an Airbus A320 operated by an Indian budget airline caught fire after landing at Nepal's international airport in Kathmandu on Saturday, officials said.

A rear wheel of an Airbus A320 operated by an Indian budget airline caught fire after landing at Nepal's international airport in Kathmandu on Saturday, officials said.

KATHMANDU: A rear wheel of an Airbus A320 operated by an Indian budget airline caught fire after landing at Nepal's international airport in Kathmandu on Saturday, officials said.

Above, the roomy first-class section of an Emirates airlines Airbus A380; below, an Allegiant Air flight attendant readies his passengers for takeoff on the discount airline.

Airline shake-ups in Indonesia and Serbia dented a surge in orders for Airbus aircraft in February, but the European planemaker edged ahead in its annual order race with Boeing, company data showed on Friday.

Boeing Co said on Friday that "hairline cracks" had been discovered in the wings of 40 787 Dreamliners that are still in production, marking another setback for its newest jet.

Airbus executives confirmed again Friday that the first A350 would be delivered before the end of the year to Qatar Airways, although they didn't nail down the time frame more precisely.

France expressed optimism on Friday over its ties with China in nuclear energy and aerospace in a sign of possible business deals when China's Xi Jinping makes his first trip as president to Europe in late March.

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BA said the aircraft, an Airbus A319 bound for Lyon in France had had "an engine surge" and had landed safely at Heathrow following the incident at around 9pm last night.

Europe's Airbus has ordered more frequent inspections of the wings of the world's largest passenger jet after discovering unexpected levels of metal fatigue during testing on an A380 factory mock-up, industry sources said on Thursday.

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Emirates airline said its alliance with Australia's Qantas was working and had helped the Gulf carrier to improve yields, after some analysts questioned the benefits of the partnership.

New pilot Jarin Leake was recently reunited with Stephanie Wells, who took him up on a Young Eagles flight in 2006.

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China's Juneyao Group, the parent of Juneyao Airlines, is in talks with planemaker Boeing and Airbus about acquiring more than 20 more planes, its chairman said on Thursday.