ALERT Finnair #AY141 A350-900 immediately returned to Helsinki for an emergency landing
Finnair flight #AY141 returned to Helsinki. The flight #AY141 to Bangkok only lasted 32 minutes. The Airbus A350-900 (reg. OH-LWH) took off from Helsinki-Vantaa at 17:32 Local time. Some filled…
ALERT Boris Johnson has confirmed pre-departure travel Covid-19 tests will be scrapped
Pre-departure travel Covid-19 scrapped in England. Boris Johnson has confirmed that pre-departure travel Covid-19 tests to enter England from overseas will be scrapped from 04:00 on Friday. The prime minister…
Verizon and AT&T agree to delay 5G rollout after FAA chief requests over safety concerns
Buttigieg, FAA chief request delay in 5G rollout over airlines' concerns. Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the launch of their upgraded 5G networks for two weeks, bowing to…
ALERT A newborn baby has been found in toilet bin of Air Mauritius plane
A newborn baby has been found in toilet bin of Air Mauritius plane. An Air Mauritius cabin crew hold a newborn baby boy that was abandoned in the aircraft toilet…
Cathay Pacific sacks two aircrew whom have tested positive for the Omicron variant
Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways said on Saturday two of its aircrew whom have tested positive for the Omicron variant were sacked for breaching medical surveillance regulations. Cathay…
BREAKING A propeller blade broke and penetrated an aircraft’s fuselage upon landing at Venetia, South Africa
South African Airlink Jetstream 41 suffered a large birdstrike on final approach to Venetia Mine Airport in South Africa. On January the 3rd, an Airlink Jetstream 41 aircraft operating a…
INCIDENT Ryanair #FR4052 made an emergency descent to Brest, France after a possible fire
A Ryanair flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in France after a fire broke out on board. Flight FR4052 took off from Manchester at 6.33pm on Monday…
INCIDENT British Airways Airbus A350K suffered a tail strike at London Heathrow
A British Airways Airbus A350 sustained damage to its tailstrike while landing at Heathrow Airport. The Airbus A350-1000, with registration G-XWBC, was performing flight BA-104 from Dubai International Airport to…
US and Chinese airlines forced to cancel up to 25% of flights due to staff shortages caused by Omicron
Air travel continues to be severely disrupted in the United States, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a surge in COVID-19 infections fuelled…
Emirates is giving 52 of its Airbus A380s a cabin upgrade
Emirates is giving the world's largest passenger jet a new lease on life. Airlines have been torn on what to do with the Airbus A380 as the COVID-19 pandemic and…
A woman late for her plane tried dashing onto the tarmac at Sky Harbor Airport to catch up to it
A woman late for her flight tried dashing onto the tarmac at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix to catch up to it, Arizona police said. Airport workers corralled the 53-year-old…
US President Biden stuck in Air Force One #AF1 due to a snow storm
US President Biden was stuck in Air Force One after stair lifts struggled to get through the thick snow on the tarmac. Air Force One has arrived back at Andrews…