The Hawaiian regional carrier Island Air has filed for bankruptcy, but continues to fly for now. Island Air – Hawaii’s second largest carrier – has filed for insolvency on Monday, October 16. The airline was close to grounding aircraft and letting down thousands of passengers just recently. Island Air’s fleet consists of 10 turboprop aircraft,…
Travel company Thomas Cook wants to start a new airline in Spain, with hub on Mallorca. The airline will be called Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics and – according to Thomas Cook Holdings – won’t be a ‘standard’ leisure carrier. Balearics will start operations with three A320s in early 2018. The airline will – in the…
Final Air Berlin A330 flight’s epic low pass on arrival at Düsseldorf Airport, now under investigation by the LBA The Luftfahrt Bundesamt (LBA) – Germany’s aviation administration – is investigating Air Berlin’s final wide-body landing at DUS airport, the airline has confirmed this on Tuesday afternoon. Air Berlin’s final long-haul flight, coming from Miami, performed…
A Virgin Atlantic flight from London diverted to Bermuda Monday night with an ill little passenger on board. The Boeing 747-400 (reg. G-VROM) made an unscheduled emergency landing at the LF Wade International Airport on Monday night with 429 passengers and 14 crew members on board, including an 18-month child who needed immediate medical assistance.…
Flybe flight was surrounded by fire engines after it landed runway at Manchester. The Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (reg. G-ECOT) suffered tire deflated on departure from Dusseldorf. Flight #BE7212 landed safely on runway 05R at 11:15 local time and stopped on runway for inspection. It was able to taxi to terminal.
Two Chicago airport security officers have been fired and a third resigned for their roles in dragging a doctor off an overbooked United Airlines flight for refusing to give up his seat. Dr David Dao 69, lost two front teeth, suffered a significant concussion and his nose was broken when he was forced off the…