Ten years ago, Qantas A380 made an emergency landing after an engine blew out
This week marks 10 years since Captain Richard de Crespigny, 63, made world headlines for his quick thinking following the mid-air emergency just minutes after QF32 took off from Singapore's…
Long queues at London Heathrow Airport as people fly before national lockdown
People are taking advantage of the four day delay before the national lockdown comes in to take flights out of Heathrow Airport. From Thursday, international flights out of the UK…
Lockdown: foreign holidays and overnight stays to be banned in the UK
People in England are being told to avoid all non-essential travel in the UK and abroad as part of a new month-long lockdown. This means from 5 November to 2…
Delta operated its final Boeing 777 flight on Saturday
Delta has completed its final Boeing 777 passenger flight from New York JFK to Los Angeles on Saturday. The final flight was operated by one of its newer 777-200LRs with…
Iran Air Ceases operations to Manchester after only four months in operation
Iran Air has ceased its operations to Manchester Airport having opened the new route back in July earlier this year. The first flight between Tehran and Manchester was operated on…
The Dutch government suspended plans to help KLM
The Dutch government suspended plans to help beleaguered national carrier KLM with a multi-billion-euro bailout package after unions declined to sign a deal involving a five-year pay-cut plan. The move…
Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport finally opens after almost ten years of delays
Berlin's new Brandenburg Airport has officially opened after 14 years of construction after about ten years of delays. Initially, the new Berlin airport was due to open in 2011. However,…
How is V1 speed calculated before takeoff?
V1 speed is the speed by which a decision to continue the flight is made unless there is any condition in which the aircraft will not fly. It can be…
United Airlines plans to resume more than 40 routes in November
In a gradual resumption the airline plans to fly 44% of its schedule in November compared to 2019, and an increase of 4 points compared to October 2020. United Airlines…
Airbus marks 500th China built Airbus A320 delivery
Airbus China has delivered the 500th A320 aircraft from its Final Assembly Line in Tianjin Municipality. The Airbus A320neo was delivered to China Southern Airlines. This 500th China-built A320 will…
BREAKING Qatar to refer airport officials to prosecutors
ABC News Australia and The Guardian Australia are reporting that Qatar will refer the officials involved in the forced examinations of women at the Hamad International Airport to prosecutors.…
ALERT A man is detained after trying to open emergency exits on Hawaiian Airlines flight
A man who disrupted a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu was taken into federal custody Wednesday. The airline says the “unruly passenger” tried to open the plane’s…
