A JetBlue Airways pilot who scared passengers by yelling about Jesus and al-Qaida during a 2012 trip from New York to Las Vegas sued the airline for more than $16 million Friday, saying it jeopardized the flight by failing to recognize he was ill.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Singapore with 210 passengers made an emergency landing at Dhaka airport this evening after one of its engines sent false fire alarm, official said. Contacted Biman’s Director Engineering MM Asaduzzaman told The Daily Star that due to a false fire warning at engine number two, the captain of the…
Emirates A380 flight #EK17 took off from Dubai at 08:11. 30 mins before landing, pilots declared an emergency (medical emergency). BREAKING Emirates A380 #EK17 to Manchester is declaring an emergency. Track: http://t.co/mzKkQjjfiX pic.twitter.com/Ye0H6pBd6X — AirLive.net (@airlivenet) March 28, 2015 The A380 landed safely at 11:36 at Manchester. UPDATE EMERGENCY Emirates A380 #EK17 is safely on…
On March 24, 2015, Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashed in France, supposedly following intentional actions by the copilot. All 150 passengers and crew were killed. The following link is a list of airliner accidents and incidents assumed or rumored to have been caused by the a deliberate action of a pilot, compiled from the Aviation Safety…
easyJet has opened its new base at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport Porto. Three new UK routes from Manchester, Bristol and London Luton Airports to the new Porto base will launch this summer.
Emirates is commencing a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September 2015. The route will be served by a US-built Boeing 777-200LR with eight First Class suites, 42 Business Class lie-flat beds and 216 Economy Class seats.
After making an emergency landing Thursday night, a plane took-off from a highway in South Carolina Friday afternoon, much to the delight of onlookers. The pilot of the single-engine plane made an emergency landing on the highway Thursday night after the engine stopped. On Friday, the plane was towed back on to the highway and…