Stansted Airport’s terminal was partially evacuated after a bus caught fire close to the main building. At least one fire engine rushed to the scene and police diverted traffic away from the terminal. UPDATE 21:00 UTC All departing flights until midnight have now been cancelled and passengers are asked to leave the Airport. UPDATE 19:32 UTC…
Buzzfeed News has published a pictorial news article of what an abandoned airport looks like. The images are of the Nicosia International Airport in the UN Buffer Zone on Cyprus. The airport was originally built as RAF Nicosia in the 1930’s. A passenger terminal was built in 1949 and replaced with a new one in…
Cockpit recordings show two separate airline pilots reported sightings of an unidentified flying object to the Albuquerque Air Traffic Center when flying over southeastern Arizona. On February 24, a Learjet pilot first reported the mysterious object to air traffic control while flying over the desert. “I don’t know what it was,” the pilot says. “It…
UPDATE: The latest prediction from the ESA is that Tiangong-1 will now return to earth between the night of 31 March and the evening of 1 April. The forecast is due to a change of space weather resulting in less solar particles interacting with the atmosphere. The re-entry dates have been continuously revised but are…
Airserves Australia has provided a news article on how a dedicated team of air traffic controllers co-ordinated with Qantas over the inaugural 14,498km (9.009mi) flight of #QF9 from Perth to London for months. The press release details how the controllers were aware the 787 was at it’s maximum take-off weight of 254,000kg (559,974lbs). It was…
Two Mexican Aeromar ATR aircraft collided on ground at the Mexico City International Airport in Mexico on Thursday early morning. The Aeromar ATR 72-600 with registration XA-UYY collided with the tail of a parked Aeromar ATR-42-500 with registration XA-UAV during a engine run up test. XA-UYY’s port engine propeller, rudder and rear fuselage of of…
Cathay Pacific has come to an agreement with unions to allow female employees to wear trousers. The agreement covers all uniformed staff. Cathay Pacific completes two-leg journey, letting women wear trousers https://t.co/PLhCbNTPpg — Guardian Australia (@GuardianAus) March 30, 2018 In a Statement the airline told media, “We are pleased that we have reached an understanding…