United Airlines is revealing plans to Denver city planning officials for a new 114-acre campus near Tower Road and 64th Avenue. The campus will primarily house a new flight training center, including 12 new flight simulators and other training and support facilities. These facilities are planned to open to employees by the fall of 2027. More is expected beyond 2027, with goals to accommodate roughly 5,000 new employees. ZGF Architects submitted plans to the City and County of Denver on behalf of United Airlines. United Airlines purchased the land in August 2023, and announced plans to greatly expand their footprint in Denver. United says they are running out of room at the airline's Flight Training Center campus in Central Park. <br/>
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RCMP say an Air Canada flight was diverted to Winnipeg after a teenage passenger assaulted a family member. The Mounties say the flight was en route from Toronto to Calgary on Wednesday afternoon when a 16-year-old boy from Grande Prairie, Alta., assaulted a another passenger who is a relative. They say airline employees and passengers restrained the teen. He was arrested and taken to hospital for medical evaluation. RCMP say the adult passenger was treated on scene for minor physical injuries.<br/>
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways will together cancel 200 domestic flights to and from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Friday following an aircraft collision earlier this week, the Japanese airlines said Thursday. JAL will cancel 102 flights, while ANA will call off 98 flights. The cancellations are expected to affect around 33,560 people. One of the airport’s four runways remains closed after Tuesday’s collision between a JAL passenger jet and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft. On Thursday, JAL canceled 91 flights, affecting around 16,230 people, while ANA called off 103 flights, impacting around 22,400 people. The cancellations only hit domestic flights, with no international flights being called off. JAL and ANA canceled over 200 flights, mostly domestic, on Wednesday, delivering a blow to over 43,000 people.<br/>
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Thursday issued a show cause notice to Air India and SpiceJet for rostering non-CAT III compliant pilots during low-visibility at Delhi airport that led to many diversions of Delhi bound flights. A senior DGCA official confirmed that the notice was issued to airlines after it was found that a large number of flight diversions that were reported at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi were large because these airlines rostered non-CAT III compliant pilots. The pilots were not trained to take off or land in low visibility. Delhi Airport reported more than 50 diversions due to low visibility because of fog between the midnights of December 24-25 and 27-28. "The airlines have been asked to reply within fifteen days," the official added. On December 26, Flight operations at IGI Airport were severely affected as visibility dropped to 50 meters. According to airport sources, the 50-meter visibility is considered zero visibility. There was a slight improvement in visibility at 8.30 am when visibility was 75 meters, but it again dropped to 50 meters. "While landings and take-offs continue at Delhi Airport, flights that are not CAT III compliant may get affected. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted," the advisory issued by Delhi airport said.<br/>
Irish aircraft leasing company CDB Aviation will lease two A330-300 aircraft to Thai Airways to improve the carrier’s position in its target Asian markets. The A330-300 features a long-distance range of 6,350 nautical miles. The aircraft are set to be delivered to Thai Airways in September and October 2024. Jie Chen, CDB Aviation’s CEO, emphasised how the leasing deal will boost Thai Airway’s market position. Chen said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Thai Airways to our growing Asian Pacific customer base”. “The increased widebody fleet will strengthen the carrier’s position across its key intra-Asian markets, providing the extra capacity needed to meet the high season and rising travel demand in many regions.” According to Airbus, the A330-300 aircraft offers lower overall operating expenses per seat than its closest competitor. Aligning with the industry’s growing passenger demands, the aircraft can carry between 250 and 440 passengers.<br/>