NEWS British Airways to hire 1,600 cabin crew and 350 pilots in 2016 – a record number of recruits
British Airways has announced hundreds of new jobs for Gatwick and Heathrow. The airline aims to recruit 1,950 new staff this year in its biggest ever campaign! Of those, 1,600…
NEWS Emirates to commence second daily A380 service to Perth
Emirates will commence a second daily A380 service from Dubai to Perth on 1st August this year, replacing the current 777-300ER aircraft operating on EK424/EK425. Details
BREAKING Explosions and fire reported from “Hotel splendid” located near International Airport of Ouagadougou
An ongoing hostage situation is being reported at a hotel in the city center of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, after at least three armed turbaned men began shooting…
NEWS Ryanair adds route to Palanga
Ryanair is expanding its Stansted Summer 2016 schedule with a new route to Palanga in Lithuania (in addition to Milan Malpensa, Sofia & Verona), bringing to 130 summer 2016 routes…
NEWS IAG and LATAM ink deal
International Airlines Group (IAG) has signed a joint business agreement between British Airways, Iberia and LATAM Airlines Group on flights between Europe and South America. Details
NEWS Computer Glitches, Mechanical Problem Creates Delays In JetBlue’s Schedule Across USA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Passengers flying JetBlue Thursday were beset with a series of computer and mechanical problems that caused delays and cancellations. KCAL9’s Amber Lee reported from LAX where…
#OnThisDay in 2009, US Airways 1549 emergency lands in the Hudson river
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 (AWE1549), an Airbus A320 piloted by Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, made an unpowered emergency water landing…
VIDEO B-52 Show-Of-Force Flight over Korea
In a demonstration of the steadfast commitment to the Republic of Korea's defense, a United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortess from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a low-level flight…
NEWS Xiamen Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines intensify partnership with long-term maintenance agreement and more code-shares
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance offer a fully-certified Maintenance Repair & Overhaul Organisation for B787 GEnx engines. Xiamen Airlines will be the launch customer for Air France-KLM’s expertise…
ALERT American Airlines #AA45 to JFK is returning to Paris CDG
UPDATE American Airlines Boeing 767-300 flight #AA45 safely landed at Paris CDG. UPDATE #AA45 is returning to CDG due to maintenance. New departure time is now 3:45p. UPDATE 10:35UTC American…
