INCIDENT Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A330 suffered taxiway excursion at New Chitose Airport
Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A330-300 suffered taxiway excursion after landing at New Chitose Airport, Japan on Saturday, January 30. The A330 ended up being stuck in the thick layer of…
A man has been stopped at Vienna airport after hidding 74 chameleons in socks and empty ice-cream boxes
Austrian authorities stopped a man at Vienna airport as he tried to smuggle 74 protected chameleons from Africa into the country. They said in a statement Friday that a 56-year-old…
Pilots in Switzerland grounded by COVID are redeploying as train drivers
The coronavirus pandemic has had a disastrous effect on the air industry with thousands of planes grounded worldwide. Many pilots have been forced out of work and are having to…
British Airways to launch digital health passport
British Airways has announced a new trial of the Verifly health passport app, allowing customers to verify Covid-19 test certificates before they leave home for their flights. The trial begins…
BREAKING UK Prime Minister says that holidaymakers will be ordered to return home
Boris Johnson pledges to enforce travel bans, including leaving the UK for holidays, at airports and ports. Holidaymakers will be ordered to return home, he says. The UK Prime Minister…
INCIDENT An A320neo landed in France with its nosegear tilted 90 degrees
Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320N landed at Basle Mulhouse Airport with its nosegear tilted 90 degrees. Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320N was performing flight #PC939 from Istanbul to Basle Mulhouse. The aircraft…
BREAKING European aviation agency clears Boeing 737 MAX to fly again
A modified version of the Boeing 737 Max, incorporating multiple safety upgrades, has been approved to resume flights in Europe, the European aviation safety agency said. The decision follows nearly…
BREAKING Germany is considering to stop all international flights
Germany mulls cutting inbound flights to near-zero. Berlin plans to cut almost all inbound flights to Germany to limit spread of coronavirus variants on its soil. The danger represented by…
Men who gave CPR to an elderly United passenger with covid given $200 flight vouchers
United flight 591 was going from Orlando to Los Angeles when it was diverted to New Orleans due to a medical emergency. Tony Aldapa (who is an EMT) and Steven…
Which Airlines have banned the most passengers for not wearing masks?
Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden just signed an executive order to mandate masks when flying travelers but it's clear that airlines haven't been waiting on the government for guidance. New…
One man arrested after making false security threat on Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle
A man is in custody after he called in a false security threat on an Alaska Airlines flight. A spokesperson with the Port of Seattle says a man is in…
ALERT The fatal crash of a US Air Force E-11A was caused after the crew had shut down the only operable engine
Wrong Engine Shutdown Causes Global Express Fatal Crash. The fatal crash of a U.S. Air Force special-mission Bombardier Global Express on Jan. 27, 2020, was caused by the flight crew’s…