Suspect arrested by Greek police 34 Years after TWA Flight 847 was hijacked
A 65-year-old Lebanese man suspected of involvement in the hijacking of an American airliner in 1985 has been arrested in Greece, police say. The man, who has not been named,…
Moscow Sheremetyevo SVO Airport becomes Russia’s first three-runway airport
The new, third runway of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) welcomed its first regular flight on September 19, making SVO the first major airport in Russia to be equipped with three…
Flights at Dubai’s international airport were disrupted Sunday due to suspected drone activity
Two arriving flights had to be diverted, it said, while media reports said the planes had landed at a smaller airport in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah. "Dubai Airports can…
ALERT Adria Airways ‘temporarily’ suspends flight operations due to a shortage of cash
Slovenian carrier Adria Airways has suspended all operations from its three bases in Ljubljana, Prishtina and Tirana for Tuesday and Wednesday due to a shortage of cash. The airline said…
BREAKING Thomas Cook declares bankruptcy and ceases flight operations with immediate effect
Travel giant Thomas Cook has ceased trading after failing to secure a last-ditch rescue deal, leaving an estimated 150,000 Britons abroad awaiting repatriation. Thomas Cook’s chief executive Peter Fankhauser told…
BREAKING UK Civil Aviation Authority is preparing for the worst scenario about Thomas Cook, in talk with airlines to rescue passengers
The UK Civil Aviation Authority is on high alert to rescue Thomas Cook customers if the tour operator cannot be saved from collapse within 24 hours. The CAA has held…
BREAKING Without £200 million injection, Thomas Cook operator could collapse in the coming days
Tour operator Thomas Cook could fall into administration this weekend, potentially stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers. On Friday, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and a range of other…
INCIDENT Delta #DL2353 declared an emergency diverted to Tampa after cabin pressurization issue – oxygen masks dropped
Delta Flight 2353 departed for Fort Lauderdale before making an emergency landing in Tampa. The airline reportedly called the unscheduled stop a “controlled descent” made out of “an abundance of…
FAA waiting for pre-production version of a software update before 737 MAX can return to service
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson met with Boeing executives in Renton, Washington on Thursday and tested revised software in a simulator. Next week, he will meet with around 50…
Ryanair freezes payment to Boeing due to 737MAX delivery delays
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary gave a pessimistic outlook for the resumption by Boeing of deliveries of its grounded 737 Max, saying the carrier has frozen payments to the manufacturer and…
INCIDENT United #UA22 turned around over Atlantic after a pilot suffered chest pains
United flight #UA22 from Dublin to New York Newark was forced to turn around over Atlantic after a medical emergency affecting a pilot. The Boeing 787-10 (reg. N12006) turned around…
BREAKING A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 didn’t deploy landing gear on final approach to Melbourne
A Vietnam Airlines flight was within one minute of landing at Melbourne Airport on Thursday morning when air traffic controllers noticed the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s landing gear was still up.…