FlyDubai 737 has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all 62 people on board, officials say. The flight coming from Dubai, missed the runway as it attempted to land at 03:50 local time on Saturday.The aircraft involved in Saturday’s crash is 737 A6-FDN and has been with the airline since new in 2011.…
A Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737 with 80 passengers skidded off runway on Sunday at international airport of Cuzco (Peru) without causing casualties. All flights were suspended for a moment. The plane was about to take off to the city of Lima. One of the tires on the right side burst and due to apparent brake problem the Boeing 737…
Some extremely serious doubts about the origins of two pieces of suspected debris from MH370 have been raised by US science writer Jeff Wise, as they arrived today in Australia for analysis. The fragments in question, found on the Indian ocean shores of Mozambique in December and February, appeared to be genuine Boeing 777 parts,…
As the A380s will soon be going through maintenance, Malaysia Airlines will be taking a 747 out of storage and using it as an A380 replacement.
The four men from Greater Manchester were caught taking pictures at Wilson Airport in the capital and have been in custody for more than a week. They remain in detention at the police cells at the main international airport until the fine is paid. The men said officials at the airport had given them permission…
Two separate investigations are underway into a plane crash in Co Longford that claimed the life of a man in his forties. William Hillick from Mullingar in Co Westmeath died when his single-seater aircraft came down at the Abbeyshrule Aerodrome off the N55 Athlone Road following an ‘acrobatic stunt show’ at around 6 o’clock yesterday evening. Both…
A strike by French air traffic controllers is expected to continue until tomorrow morning – causing chaos for passengers. The workers in France downed tools yesterday in a row over plans to lower the rates for new staff. Flights from Ryanair, easyJet, and British Airways are among those suffering long delays and cancellations. Ryanair says…
