A major fault forced flights to be cancelled and left others stuck on planes after landing. A ‘technical issue’ with the British Airways boarding system this afternoon left people reportedly stranded on the runway with no explanation of when they would be allowed to enter the airport. A systems outage has forced British Airways to…
JetBlue flight #B6137 from new York JFK to Santiago suffered a technical issue. The Airbus A320 (reg. N534JB) suffered a pressurization issue after take off on 22 May. While climbing to 33,000ft, the 21 years old Airbus A320-232 suffered a loss of cabin pressurization. Approximately 30 minutes after the takeoff from New York (JFK), the…
Russia: Su-27 jet intercepted US bombers over Baltic Sea, prevented border violation. Russia said on Tuesday it had scrambled a Su-27 jet to intercept two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers flying over the Baltic Sea and prevent them from violating Russian state borders. The Russian ministry of defense said: “On March 23, 2023, Russia’s…
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Lufthansa have reached an agreement on the future of Ita Airways. After weeks of negotiations, steps back and forth, dozens of technical sessions, meetings in Rome and Frankfurt, the two parties are preparing to sign the agreement on Thursday 25 May. The 40% stake could grow to a later…
Flights disrupted in Sicily due to Mount Etna’s ash cloud. Sicily’s Catania airport has suspended all flights after ash from erupting Mount Etna covered the runways. UPDATE Catania airport has resumed normal flight operations. The ash fall-out could pose serious threats to aviation, reducing visibility and damaging flight controls, causing engines to fail. The eruption…