NEWS British Airways are to reduce A318 service to New York to just 6 flights a week

Story from airlineroute.net British Airways are to cancel their BA3 and BA4 flights from London City Airport to New York JFK. The reduction beginning on the 30th October, A318 business class service will reduce from 11 flights to 6 flights a week. The airline operates the westbound service via Shannon. The reduced service schedule: Outbound Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs BA001…

#OnThisDay in 1998, Swissair Flight 111 suffers a catastrophic cockpit fire near Halifax

18 years ago today, Swissair Flight 111 (HB-IWF) was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F Kennedy Int’l Airport, New York City to Cointrin International Airport, Geneva, Switzerland. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was carrying 215 passengers & 14 crew members.  Accident Aircraft (HB-IWF) at Zurich Airport in July 1998. Ill-fated Swissair HB-IWF from Seoul-Kimpo to Zurich…