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By Vickie Clark on Oct 13, 2019 in Air Travel, France, Italy, Regions, Speciality Travel, Switzerland, United Kingdom Private jets have access to over 3,000 airports in Europe, but which airports are most popular with private jet users? We look at the busiest airports in Europe based on the number of movements (landing and take-offs) throughout the year by private jet. Although Paris Le Bourget is top of the list with the most private jet movements last year, London, has 3 private jet hubs in the top 9 with a combined total of over 73,000 movements making it the busiest city in Europe for private jet travel. 1. Paris Le Bourget Le Bourget Airport is Paris’ dedicated private jet airport and the busiest business aviation airport in Europe. The airport is located approx. 20 minutes’ drive from the city centre. Due to the airport being exclusive to private jets only, it is classed as one of the fastest airports in respect of taxi and take-off times. Airport code: LFLB, LBG 2. … [Read more...] about Europe’s top 9 private jet airports

CHICAGO — United Airlines is the third and final U.S. airline to give up plans to return a grounded Boeing plane to service this year. United said Friday it will keep its Boeing 737 Max jets out of its schedule until Jan. 6, about three weeks longer than previously planned. Without the planes, United says it will cancel nearly 8,300 flights from October through early January. American and Southwest already pushed the plane's earliest return into January. Those are the only other U.S. airlines that operated the Max before it was grounded in March after crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people. By acting months in advance, the airlines are removing the risk that their schedules around Christmas and New Year's could be scrambled by the absence of the Max. … [Read more...] about United Airlines extends schedule without grounded Boeing Max

By Associated Press | PUBLISHED: October 10, 2019 at 3:48 pm | UPDATED: October 10, 2019 at 3:56 pm Inspections of some older Boeing jets have turned up structural cracks in more than three dozen of them, raising a new safety issue for the company already dealing with two deadly crashes involving a newer version of the same plane. Boeing said Thursday that airlines worldwide have inspected 810 planes following an order from U.S. safety regulators. Of those, 38 — or 5% — had “findings” requiring repairs. Airlines are under orders to inspect certain Boeing 737 NG planes for cracking in a part that helps keep wings attached to the fuselage. Boeing declined to identify which airlines found problems, but Brazilian carrier Gol said it has grounded 11 planes so far, and U.S.-based Southwest Airlines grounded two.The NG is a version of the popular 737 that has been produced since the 1990s. Boeing is replacing it with the 737 Max, but those planes have been grounded … [Read more...] about Cracks found in a key structural part on 38 Boeing jets

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American Airlines is pushing back the expected return of its Boeing 737 Max jets into next year.The airline said Wednesday that it expects to slowly bring the plane back into its schedule starting Jan. 16.That’s six weeks later than American planned just last month, and the sixth time the airline has pushed back the plane’s return.Fort Worth-based American says it will drop about 140 flights per day until mid-January because of the grounding. American has 24 Max jets in storage and expected to have 40 by the end of the year. American has about 950 jets, not counting smaller American Eagle planes.The Max was grounded worldwide after two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people. Boeing is working on changes to flight-control software and computers. … [Read more...] about American pushes back expected return of its 737 Max planes