Aeronews

12/07/2025

Etihad Airways will upgrade Kolkata flights to Airbus A321LRs.

Starting 26th September 2025, all Etihad flights between Zayed International Airport (AUH) and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport, Kolkata (CCU) will be operated by Airbus A321LRs.

Read more: https://aeronewsglobal.com/etihad-will-upgrade-kolkata-flights-to-airbus-a321lrs/

12/07/2025

Heathrow Airport (LHR) unveils £10 billion private investment plan. The upgrade is designed to do more than improve the airport.

Once complete, Heathrow will be able to serve 10 million more passengers a year, a 12% increase in capacity that supports the airlines’ growth plans.

Details: https://aeronewsglobal.com/heathrow-unveils-10-billion-private-investment-plan/

12/07/2025

preliminary report / For those who were unable to access the link last evening due to server overload, below are some photos from the official report.

https://aeronewsglobal.com/india-releases-preliminary-report-on-ai171-crash-boeing-787-8-dreamliner-vt-anb/

Official AAIB link:https://aaib.gov.in/What's%20New%20Assets/Preliminary%20Report%20VT-ANB.pdf

11/07/2025

BREAKING / India has released the preliminary report on crash. The 787-8 (VT-ANB) crashed after take-off on 12th June.

Read it here:https://aaib.gov.in/What's%20New%20Assets/Preliminary%20Report%20VT-ANB.pdf

"Flaps were set at 5." Interesting part: "The aircraft achieved the maximum recorded airspeed of 180 Knots IAS at about 08:08:42 UTC and immediately thereafter, the Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel cutoff switches transitioned from RUN to CUTOFF position one after another with a time gap of 01 sec.

The Engine N1 and N2 began to decrease from their take-off values as the fuel supply to the engines was cut off.

In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cutoff. The other pilot responded that he did not do so."

11/07/2025

11/07/2025

Qatar Airways has completed the Starlink installation programme on 54 Boeing 777 aircraft.

The airline is now equipping its Airbus A350 fleet, aiming to complete Starlink installation within the next year.

Details: https://aeronewsglobal.com/qatar-airways-completes-installation-of-starlink-on-boeing-777s/

11/07/2025

Emirates has deployed its retrofitted Boeing 777 on flights EK656/657 and EK660/661 between Dubai and Malé. Services on the enhanced aircraft include the highly-acclaimed Premium Economy cabin.

Schedule: https://aeronewsglobal.com/emirates-introduces-premium-economy-on-flights-to-male-and-colombo/

11/07/2025

Air France-KLM and Qantas extend their partnership.

European travelers are set to benefit significantly from this partnership expansion, with Air France adding its codes to Qantas’ non-stop service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Perth (PER).

Read more: https://aeronewsglobal.com/air-france-klm-and-qantas-extend-their-partnership/

10/07/2025

Virgin Atlantic is the first UK airline to announce plans to introduce Starlink in-flight connectivity.

The airline will begin installing streaming-quality Wi-Fi on its Boeing 787s, Airbus A350s and A330neos from Q3 2026, with the installation expected to be completed by the end of 2027.

Read more: https://aeronewsglobal.com/starlink-wi-fi-on-virgin-atlantic-widebodies-from-the-end-of-2027/

10/07/2025

Emirates has officially launched regular operations to Dammam, making it Emirates’ first destination in Saudi Arabia to be served by the all-new Airbus A350-900.

Schedule: https://aeronewsglobal.com/emirates-airbus-a350-debuts-in-dammam-saudi-arabia/

10/07/2025

TAP Air Portugal: direct connection between Terceira and San Francisco.

Once a week (Tuesday), one of TAP’s A330neo weekly flights between Lisbon and SFO makes a stop over in Terceira.

Details: https://aeronewsglobal.com/tap-air-portugal-direct-connection-between-terceira-and-san-francisco/

10/07/2025

City lights and runway lights: landing on 30L at Dubai International (DXB).

Video: instagram.com/quax747