Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380s won’t return into service for at least a couple of years
Qatar Airways does not expect to return its Airbus A380 superjumbos for at least the next two years, the state-owned airlines chief executive Akbar Al Baker said this week. In…
Delta passenger punches flight attendant after ‘refusing to wear face mask correctly’
An unruly passenger punched a flight attendant in the face as she was kicked off a packed flight failing to wear her face mask correctly, witnesses claim. Footage shows the…
Aeroflot crew members smuggled $50 million worth of iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches
A US Investigation conducted by the FBI, Customs and Border Protection, and other agencies have found Aeroflot Airlines employees involved in smuggling of $50 million worth of electronic goods into…
ALERT Cathay Pacific to cut 6,000 jobs and axe Cathay Dragon brand
Cathay Pacific has agreed to scale back planned job cuts by 25 per cent to around 6,000 globally, and will axe its Cathay Dragon sister airline brand, according to multiple…
Finnair to cut approximately 700 jobs
Finnair has completed the co-operation process started in September on its plans to reduce up to 1,000 jobs, to make other structural changes and to implement additional temporary layoffs due…
Virgin Atlantic to launch direct flights from Manchester to Delhi and Mumbai
Virgin Atlantic has announced it will be launching services to Delhi and Mumbai from Manchester Airport. Fares to Mumbai will start from £473, with flights leaving Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays…
BREAKING British Airways #BA2596 returned to London Heathrow after reports of ‘burning and crew falling ill’
A British Airways flight has reportedly been forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow shortly after take-off following reports of a burning smell and crew feeling unwell. Flight BA…
BREAKING A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet has crashed in California
The U.S. Naval Air Station in Lemoore announced that the crash near China Lake happened during a routine training flight and the pilot was able to safely eject from the…
Rapid COVID-19 tests begin at London Heathrow Airport
Rapid COVID-19 tests begin at Europe's busiest airport for passengers flying from London Heathrow to Hong Kong and Italy. This test is quicker than the PCR test. This rapid test…
An Embraer EMB-720D struck a cow during an attempted takeoff in Brazil
An Embraer EMB-720D Minuano, owned by Ortiz Aerotáxi, registration PT-RPU, struck a cow during an attempted takeoff from an improvised runway in Jordão, Acre, Brazil. The airplane broke in half…
Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashed into control tower during landing
During the landing at Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport (VSA/MMVA), a helicopter belonging to the Mexican Navy, suffered an accident in which the tail boom was severed, leaving at least three…
Iran hosted officials from Ukraine in a second round of talks overcompensation for Boeing 737 mistakenly shot down in January
Iran hosted officials from Ukraine in a second round of talks on Monday overcompensation for a Kiev-bound passenger mistakenly shot down in January, state media reported. Ukraine International Airlines Flight…
