Flights delayed and diverted after grass fire breaks out at Bournemouth Airport, UK. Firefighters are said to be on the scene tackling the blaze. A Ryanair flight from Krakow, Poland, has been diverted to Bristol, while outgoing flights have been cancelled.
35 years ago today, Air Canada Flight 143 (C-GAUN) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Montreal-Dorval International to Edmonton International Airport with a stopover at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Canada. The Boeing 767-233 was carrying 61 passengers and 8 crew members. C-GAUN taxiing at San Francisco International Airport in 1985. ACCIDENT The cockpit crew…
The Chief Operating Officer of Australia’s third largest airline, Regional Express (Rex), has published an open letter blaming Qantas and Virgin Australia for poaching it’s pilots, leading to a regional airline pilot shortage. Rex, which also owns regional airlines Pel-Air and AirLink, opened the Australian Airline Pilot Academy 10 years ago to increase it’s pilot…
A Transavia flight to Amsterdam has been intercepted over Italy. Transavia flight #HV5042 from Kos Island to Amsterdam has been intercepted by Italian Air Force Eurofighter jets on Sunday morning at 10:40 UTC. Two fighter jets were scrambled from Istrana Air Base in Italy to intercept the Boeing 737 (reg. PH-HZN) on its way…