Here are 5 news that marked the week of April 15 to 21, 2019. New deliveries, the difficulties of an air line and the inauguration of a terminal, among other things, marked the week.
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| The Notre Dame cathedral in fire (©MaximeBrunet) |
The Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral on fire
The terrible fire that hit the cathedral on Monday was seen from the sky, as shown in this photo taken through an airplane window. We can see the smoke that has risen in the sky of the capital. A controversy had also arisen over the use of Canadair. However, it proved impossible to drop several tons of water on a fragile structure in the middle of a city.
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| The Notre Dame cathedral from the sky(©Maxime Brunet) |
The first A350s of British Airways and Air France in roll-out
Both European airlines are planning to launch their long-haul aircraft this year. British Airways will initially deploy its A350-1000 expected in June between its London Heathrow base and Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport. A total of 18 A350s will join the British fleet.
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| The first British Airways A350 (©Clément Alloing) |
Air France's first A350-900 is expected to join the fleet at the end of summer 2019. 18 A350-900s were ordered by the airline.
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| The first Air France A350(©Eurospot) |
Jet Airways temporarily suspends all flights.
The second largest Indian airline decided to suspend all its operations on 17 April 2019. The company is facing major financial difficulties, which forced it to first cease these international routes on April 12. This temporary suspension appears to be a permanent bankruptcy.
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| A Jet Airways aircraft |
The Paris Orly 3 terminal inaugurated
This is an important event for Paris Airport, which has launched a major modernisation plan for its Orly platform. The names of the terminals were first changed: the terminals are now numbered from 1 to 4. Then, a new building, Terminal 3, was inaugurated. This one connects the two former Orly West and Orly South terminals. Inside, there are more automatic check-in kiosks, a larger control area to speed up formalities, and a new baggage sorting system. The following companies serve Terminal 3: Transavia, Air Corsica, British Airways, Level, Pegasus and Air France. Ultimately, Orly should welcome a new train station of the Grand Paris Express transport network by 2024.
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| A new sign outside the Orly airport |
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| Inside the terminal 3 in Orly airport |
NASA is preparing a Martian mission
The next mission to the Red Planet is currently being prepared in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory hangars. A photo of the future spaceship has been unveiled by NASA. The rover is expected to arrive at its destination in 2020.
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| The Mars2020 spacecraft (NASA) |
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