NEWS Hart takes over leadership of United Airlines
United Continental Holdings has confirmed its president and chief executive officer, Oscar Munoz, is on medical leave following a heart attack he suffered on October 15th. At this time, it…
ALERT Air Transat #TS123 to Toronto now holding at London LGW after Goaround. Live:
UPDATE Air Transat #TS123 returned to London Gatwick due to a technical issue with door. Fingers cross #AirTransatTS123 faulty door saga sorted and should be ready to take off again to…
NEWS JetBlue will have free satellite WiFi on every flight by fall 2016
JetBlue's plans to outfit its aircraft with fast satellite WiFi are most definitely on track. The airline has announced that it not only has Fly-Fi on all of its Airbus…
NEWS An American F-16 was hit by small-arms fire over Afghanistan
An American F-16 took fire over Afghanistan last Tuesday, forcing the pilot to make an unscheduled landing. The Pentagon did not disclose the incident until media reports emerged. According to…
BREAKING A man died on board an Aer Lingus #EI485 this evening after being restrained
UPDATE Irish police have confirmed that a number of packages were found inside the body of a Brazilian man who died on board an Aer Lingus flight to Ireland from…
NEWS FAA Warning Flyers Not to Pack Lithium Batteries in Checked Bags
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a safety warning about spare lithium batteries and wants airlines to prohibit passengers from leaving them in checked luggage.The batteries “present a risk of…
VIDEO Impressive manual landing on board this Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 #AvGeek
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EMERGENCY Plane lands safely in Canada after smoke reported in cockpit
Cape Breton Regional Police say a commercial aircraft carrying about 70 passengers has made an emergency landing in eastern Canada and no one is hurt. Police say emergency crews were…
VIDEO KLM releases new flight safety film
This new innovative flight Safety film emphasizes the amount of detail that KLM puts into a subject as important as flight safety. The film was made with over one thousand…
NEWS Lufthansa, cabin crew fail to reach deal on pension scheme
The latest round of talks between German airline Lufthansa and its cabin crew workers has failed, with union UFO rejecting the German airline's latest offers as "missing the point". The…
NEWS Air France increases Paris (Roissy)-Havana flights
AIRFRANCE in winter season plans to operate additional flights on Paris CDG – Havana route. From 25OCT15, AF will introduce 11th weekly service (compared to winter 2014/15 season), while adding…
NEWS Air France keeping more cast members then planned
Air France will cut less than a third of the 2,900 job cuts it proposed in a 2016/2017 plan that triggered clashes with some staff, the chief executive of parent…
