INCIDENT Environmental activists entered the tarmac of Paris CDG airport
About 40 environmental activists were arrested after entering the tarmac at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport on Saturday, October 3. The militants "broke in" around 9 am through a fence and were "blocked…
Ryanair is reported to be in talks with Boeing for a giant 737 MAX order
Ryanair in talks with Boeing for the biggest plane order in a 2020. Ryanair is reported to be in talks to purchase between 150 and 200 Boeing 737 Max aircraft,…
Emirates to return to Budapest, Bologna, Dusseldorf, Hamburg & Lyon, expanding its global network to 99 destinations
Emirates is expanding its global network to 99 destinations including 31 cities in Europe. Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Budapest (from 21 October), Bologna (1st November), Dusseldorf…
INCIDENT American Airbus A320 made emergency landing at higher speed after suffering flaps problem
An American Airlines Airbus A320 made an emergency landing shortly after departure at a higher than normal speed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport due to flaps problem. The aircraft…
Garuda Indonesia reveals special mask livery on an Airbus A330neo
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has revealed a special mask livery painted on one of its brand new Airbus A330neos. The airline revealed that it took 60 people and 120…
ALERT Lufthansa cancels all flights to India over “air bubble” dispute
Lufthasna has announced that it has canceled all flights to India for the next three weeks after India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation declined to sign off on the schedule.…
BREAKING U.S. President Trump to board Marine One to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting Covid-19, the White House said Friday. Trump departed the White House by helicopter late Friday for Walter…
Two passengers arrested after fighting with American Airlines gate member at Miami International Airport
Two people were arrested at Miami International Airport on Sunday evening after they began fighting with a representative from American Airlines at the gate. A bystander’s cellphone video of the…
FAA chief Steve Dickson said “I like what I saw on the flight” but not ready to re-approve Boeing 737 MAX
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson conducted a nearly two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737 MAX on Wednesday (September 30), a milestone for the jet…
The U.S. Transportation Department fines Emirates airline $400,000 for flying over Iranian airspace
The U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday it fined Emirates airline $400,000 for operating flights in parts of prohibited Iranian airspace in 2019. The flight was carrying the JetBlue Airways code…
Qatar Airways to resume the world’s second longest flight using a Boeing 777-200LR
Qatar Airways is extending its Doha-Brisbane-Auckland flights through March 2021, before resuming the direct Doha-Auckland service. With 14,535km and almost 18 hours from gate to gate, the Doha-Auckland route is…
INCIDENT Qatar Boeing 747-8 hydraulic leak leading to runway blockage in Doha
A Qatar Airways Boeing 747-8F suffered the hydraulic system 1 failure when the aircraft was descending towards Doha. The hydraulic System failure had depleted all its hydraulic fluid. The 747-8…
