NEWS List of aircraft accidents and incidents intentionally caused by pilots
On March 24, 2015, Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashed in France, supposedly following intentional actions by the copilot. All 150 passengers and crew were killed. The following link is a list…
NEWS Emirates adds daily Orlando service
Emirates is commencing a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September 2015. The route will be served by a US-built Boeing 777-200LR with eight First Class suites, 42 Business…
NEWS easyJet opens new base at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport Porto
easyJet has opened its new base at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport Porto. Three new UK routes from Manchester, Bristol and London Luton Airports to the new Porto base will…
WATCH Plane takes off from South Carolina highway
After making an emergency landing Thursday night, a plane took-off from a highway in South Carolina Friday afternoon, much to the delight of onlookers. The pilot of the single-engine plane…
NEWS Andreas Lubitz Co-pilot of the crashed #GermanWings A320 regularly visited the french Alps
Younger, Andreas Lubitz - who has voluntarily launched the A320 against a mountain of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Tuesday - knew the department. Being a teen, he came with his family to fly…
ALERT Who was the captain of #Germanwing flight #4U9525 ?
As reports emerge that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, attention has shifted away from the flight’s more experienced captain. Details are now emerging…
NEWS Germanwings captain Patrick Sondenheimer tried to break into locked cockpit door 'with an axe' as plane was descending
The captain of the doomed Germanwings plane reportedly used an axe to break down the cockpit door in the final moments before his co-pilot “intentionally” descended the plane, killing everyone…
NEWS EASA recommends minimum two crew in the cockpit
EASA published a temporary recommendation for airlines to ensure that at least two crew, including at least one qualified pilot, are in the flight crew compartment at all times of…
NEWS Ottawa imposes new airline cockpit rules in wake of #Germanwings crash
Effective immediately, any Canadian airline carrying passengers will be required to have two crew members in the cockpit at all times, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Thursday.
NEWS Amsterdam Schipol flights cancelled after power outage
A major power cut has hit Amsterdam and surrounding towns, causing all flights to and from the city's Schiphol airport to be temporarily cancelled. Incoming flights are being diverted from…
NEWS Germanwings co-pilot Lubitz hid existing mental illness from employers
Andreas Lubitz, the Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing an aircraft in southern France earlier this week, hid details of an existing mental illness from employers. Submissions from German prosecutors…
