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…
A US flight attendant says she has been fired for sharing secrets on social media
A flight attendant attendant has been sacked after sharing job secrets to social media followers. Former United Airlines employee Arina Bloom shared trade secrets with her TikTok followers. In total,…
Passenger isolated in plane’s bathroom for 3 hours after testing positive for Covid-19 mid-flight
A woman who tested positive for Covid-19 mid-flight decided to stay locked in the plane's bathroom for hours to prevent other passengers getting sick. Marisa Fotieo was travelling from Chicago…
INCIDENT Air Caraibes Airbus A330 suffered an engine explosion during takeoff from St Martin
An Air Caraibes Airbus A330-300 was forced to return to Princess Juliana International Airport after a left-hand engine explosion during take-off. The Airbus A330, with registration F-ORLY, was departing as…
REPORT Emirates B777 failed to rotate past the threshold and took off at very end of runway at Dubai Airport
A Washington-bound Emirates Boeing 777-300ER overran the runway while taking off, narrowly avoiding an incident at Dubai International Airport. The aircraft with registration A6-EQI was operating flight EK231 from Dubai…
A Delta flight to Shanghai was forced to turn around midair due to sudden change of Covid rules
A Delta Air Lines flight to Shanghai was forced to turn around midair last week after the Shanghai airport implemented new lengthy cleaning requirements related to COVID-19. Delta said in…
A former Playboy model was arrested after she went on an expletive tirade and slapped a fellow passenger aboard a Delta flight
Ex-'Baywatch' Actress Patricia Cornwall was arrested by the FBI after she went on an expletive-laced tirade and slapped a fellow passenger aboard a Delta flight from Tampa to Atlanta. The…
Ethiopian airlines to resume Boeing 737 MAX flights
Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume flying Boeing 737 MAX planes on its fleet in February 2022, saying it was satisfied with their safety, its chief executive said on Monday. In…
