VIDEO Evening planespotting at London Heathrow Airport (Thistle Hotel)
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NEWS Gatwick Airport celebrates busiest ever month
Gatwick Airport has achieved the busiest single month in its 80 year history as 4.6 million passengers travelled through the airport in July. The figure represents a 6.9 per cent increase on the same month last year. Long-haul routes continue their impressive growth at the airport, growing 23 per cent collectively versus last July, against…
#OnThisDay in 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Mount Takamagahara, Japan
31 years ago today, Japan Airlines Flight 123 (JA8119) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to Osaka International Airport, Japan. The Boeing 747-SR-146 was carrying 509 passengers and 15 crew members. JA8119 at Osaka International Airport, Japan in 1984. ACCIDENT At the time of the accident the aircraft was on the…
BREAKING A Yak-42 skidded off runway on landing in Russia
A Yak-42 from Sochi with 118 passengers & crew on board skidded off the runway on landing at Ufa International Airport (Russia).
NEWS Emirates launches new dual-stop departure to Yangon and Hanoi
Emirates recently enhanced its presence in south-east Asia with the launch of a new daily linked service from Dubai to Yangon in Myanmar, and onwards to Hanoi in Vietnam. This new service, which is being operated with a Boeing 777-300ER, expands the airline’s network in Southeast Asia to 12 cities in seven countries and offers…
ALERT 24 Injured by turbulence on Jet Blue flight to Sacramento
A Sacramento-bound plane had to make an unexpected landing after 22 passengers were injured by turbulence. The Jet Blue flight from Boston to Sacramento arrived safely in South Dakota at around 7:30 p.m. central, or 5:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The airline says 22 passengers and two crew members were transported to the hospital for…
NEWS U.S. Air Marshals will be Aboard Cuba Flights
US air marshals will be deployed on some flights between the US and Cuba when commercial air service between the two countries launches on Aug. 31. “In the spirit of enhancing the security of international civil aviation, the United States and The Republic of Cuba entered into an aviation security agreement that sets forth the…