An ongoing hostage situation is being reported at a hotel in the city center of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, after at least three armed turbaned men began shooting at a hotel frequently used by Westerners and UN staff, according to AFP. The shooting was initiated by three armed and turbaned men, an AFP…
International Airlines Group (IAG) has signed a joint business agreement between British Airways, Iberia and LATAM Airlines Group on flights between Europe and South America. Details
Ryanair is expanding its Stansted Summer 2016 schedule with a new route to Palanga in Lithuania (in addition to Milan Malpensa, Sofia & Verona), bringing to 130 summer 2016 routes Details
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Passengers flying JetBlue Thursday were beset with a series of computer and mechanical problems that caused delays and cancellations. KCAL9’s Amber Lee reported from LAX where she spoke to frustrated passengers. Flights were disrupted across the country. “They told us the flight was cancelled,” said Leah Hancock, “so, it was over…
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 (AWE1549), an Airbus A320 piloted by Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, made an unpowered emergency water landing in the Hudson River after multiple bird strikes caused both jet engines to fail. All 155 occupants, the passengers and crew, successfully evacuated from the…
In a demonstration of the steadfast commitment to the Republic of Korea’s defense, a United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortess from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a low-level flight Jan 10 in the vicinity of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, in response to recent nuclear weapons activity and testing by North Korea. The…
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance offer a fully-certified Maintenance Repair & Overhaul Organisation for B787 GEnx engines. Xiamen Airlines will be the launch customer for Air France-KLM’s expertise in GEnx engine maintenance in Amsterdam. AFI KLM E&M is a frontrunner in providing professional, high-quality maintenance services to airlines worldwide. “ This intensified cooperation…
UPDATE American Airlines Boeing 767-300 flight #AA45 safely landed at Paris CDG. UPDATE #AA45 is returning to CDG due to maintenance. New departure time is now 3:45p. UPDATE 10:35UTC American Airlines #AA45 to JFK is now declaring an emergency and returning to CDG. UPDATE American Airlines Boeing 767-300 flight #AA45 to JFK is delayed. BREAKING…
Singapore Airlines says commercial Airbus A350 flights will begin in “March/April” following delays to delivery of the first A350-900, previously due this month but now pushed back to “Q1”.http://ift.tt/1RETCva