Fifty firefighters are battling a major blaze at the east Belfast site of international aerospace company Bombardier. Describing the blaze as “a significant incident”, a Fire & Rescue Service spokesman said the fire was in the Airport Road manufacturing facility, which was “well alight”. Seven fire appliances, including an aerial one, were dispatched as a…
The 35-year-old former journalist and public affairs officer for the Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds — the official aerobatic team of the Royal Canadian Air Force — died last week as the jet she was flying in crashed in Kamloops, B.C. She is being remembered as a storyteller who made an impact on everyone she crossed…
A repatriation flight to London Heathrow declared an emergency and was forced to land in Faro as a passenger died on board. The Air Tanker Airbus A330 (G-VYGM) was performing a repatriation flight from Accra to London Heathrow on behalf of Titan Airways. The crew declared an emergency and the flight diverted to Faro, Portugal…
Pakistani tv is showing images of scrape marks on the Karachi runway, purportedly caused by the engines of PIA flight #PK8303. The photos confirm the A320 made a go-around after the engines touched the runway. The ATC was also mentioning a belly landing. PIA Airbus A320 (aircraft registration AP-BLD) engines scrape marks on Karachi Airport…
Jet2 has delayed the resume of flight operations until July 1st. A spokesperson said: “The health and safety of our customers and colleagues is our absolute priority, and we are continuing to monitor the situation very closely.” A statement continued: “Our commitment to working in partnership with independent travel agents has never been stronger, and…