The Independent reports on an airline pilot who decided to surprise his flight attendant girlfriend, who works with him, two days before Christmas. As Jon Emerson, 24, gave passengers weather, altitude, and turbulence details before their SkyWest flight took off from Detroit to Oklahoma City, he suddenly changed the subject. He introduced 23-year-old Lauren Gibbs…
A partial power outage briefly stalled operations at the Louis Armstrong International Airport Monday. Part of the airport terminal was without power. According to officials with the airport, the cause of the outage has not been determined. There is also no word on if the outage affected any flight schedules.
In a year when more people flew to more places than ever, 2017 was the safest on record for airline passengers. The Dutch-based aviation consultancy, To70, has released its Civil Aviation Safety Review for 2017. It reports only two fatal accidents, both involving small turbo-prop aircraft, with a total of 13 lives lost. No jets…
Virgin Australia staff member, Bethany Stagg, has wowed passengers at Melbourne airport after singing Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas over the airport’s public address system. Virgin Australia tweeted a video of the impromptu performance on their twitter account. ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ 🎄🎤Bethany from our Melbourne Lounge wowed guests with a surprise…
A family of five Americans vacationing in Costa Rica was among the victims of a New Year’s Eve plane crash that killed all 12 people on board, investigators and local media have revealed. The small plane carrying 10 American tourists and two local crew members crashed and burst into flames in a wooded area in…
The second largest airline in Romania is set to launch flights from Brno, Czech Republic with new subsidiary. The company will operate flights from Brno, Czech Republic with flights commencing at the end of March 2018. It is said at this time that The South Moravian Regional Council will own a 35% stake in the new…
