Georgy Myakinkin, 31, who works at the airport in the city of St Petersburg in north-western Russia said he had finished his shift and was going home when he remembered he had left his keys at work. He said: “I returned back to the airport and was just in the section where trains arrive with…
A passenger plane has landed back at Manchester Airport after reportedly declaring an emergency shortly after take off. EasyJet flight EZY1877 to Bilbao U-turned over north Wales shortly before 1.30pm and landed back at Manchester Airport around 15 minutes later. Link
The new Eurowings will have its first base outside Germany in Vienna. Following close consultation with Austrian Airlines and at the carrier’s own request, two Airbus A320 aircraft are to be stationed there initially, offering point-to-point connections on European routes. The aircraft are to fly in the colors of the new Eurowings. Link
The A350 MSN2, one of Airbus’ five A350 XWB test aircraft, has landed today at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport for first time to demonstrate its all new features to Iberia, the Madrid airport authorities and the media. Iberia has eight A350-900s on order. Link
AirAsia X is considering extending its Sydney and Melbourne flights to New Zealand and back again, adding a dash of low-cost competition to the popular corridor. Link
Loganair flight #LOG41EG had to make an emergency landing in Aberdeen this morning. The Loganair flight had come from Edinburgh and was due to land in Kirkwall but the pilot was forced to divert to Aberdeen Airport because of smell of fumes in the cabin. The Saab 340 aircraft was carrying 34 passengers and landed safely shortly…
Virgin America adds 5 flights daily between Austin,TX and Dallas Love Field. This route has been operated by Southwest only for a large amount of time if not forever. Link
Air New Zealand says it has no plans to dress a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in ‘retro’ livery as part of the airline’s 75th anniversary celebrations this year. 🙁 Link
Lufthansa is further expanding its route network to South America with the airline set to offer year-round flights to Panama City for the first time from November 16th, subject to government approval. An Airbus A340-300 aircraft will fly five times a week between Frankfurt and the economic metropolis in Central America.