The UK has temporarily banned Boeing 777 jets powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines from entering its airspace after the Denver incident at the weekend. The UK Civil Aviation Authority released a statement confirming the ban. In a statement posted on Twitter, UK transport minister Grant Shapps said on Monday: “After issues this weekend,…
A 52-year-old California man who threatened to kill a flight attendant on a United Airlines flight last year has been handed a hefty $49,793 fine. Seksan Kumtong reportedly started to bang on the door of the aircraft’s bathroom on a flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo on February 2nd, 2020. When a flight attendant saw…
United Airlines grounded 24 Boeing 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines after the Denver incident. United decided to ground the 777s after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order saying it would be stepping up inspections of Boeing 777 jets powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. In a statement…
Twenty-six Thai Airways employees are accused of faking their own deaths to claim funeral payouts from the airline. These employees reportedly are still going to work and continuing to collect a paycheck. Twenty members of the Savings Cooperative for Employees of Thai Airways and their lawyers filed a complaint on Tuesday, 16th February, with the…
An Air India Express Boeing 737 sustained damaged after hitting an electric pole while landing at Vijayawada International Airport in Gannavaram, India. The aircraft landed as flight IX1676 from Doha to Vijayawada with 64 passengers on board. The aircraft departed Hamad International Airport at 10:25 am and landed in Vijayawada at 4:48 pm local time.…
Boeing recommends suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines. Boeing statement “Boeing is actively monitoring recent events related to United Airlines Flight 328. While the NTSB investigation is ongoing, we recommended suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt &…