Virgin Australia launches ‘Space +’ economy cabin as part of 777 refit

In addition to a new business class with direct aisle access from every seat and a refreshed premium economy cabin, Virgin Australia’s fleet of five Boeing 777-300ERs will also feature a number of extra legroom economy seats that will be marketed as Economy Space +. Economy passengers on Virgin’s 777s, which operate from Sydney and Brisbane to Los Angeles, as well as from Sydney to Abu Dhabi, can buy an Economy Space + seat for between $135 and $165 per sector, with the new product available for… (australianaviation.com.au) 기타...

Novo ATR ATR-72-200 at Dhaka on May 16th 2016, could not retract gear

A Novo Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, flight VQ-967 from Dhaka to Rajshahi (Bangladesh) with 72 passengers, could not retract the landing gear after departure from Dhaka and returned to Dhaka for a safe landing. A replacement ATR-72-212A reached Rajshahi with a delay of 3.5 hours. (www.aeroinside.com) 기타...

Olympic De Havilland Dash 8 (400) near Alexandroupolis on May 15th 2016, engine shut down in flight

An Olympic Air de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration SX-OBD (in the last couple of years, this aircraft has been involved in zero other incidents. The same airline, Olympic, has been featured in totally 2 incidents or accidents) performing flight OA-146 from Athens to Alexandroupolis (Greece), was descending towards Alexandroupolis when the crew needed to shut an engine (PW150A) down. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Alexandroupolis about 15 minutes later. (www.aeroinside.com) 기타...