INCIDENT Passengers evacuated Spirit Airlines A320 via emergency slides after right engine caught fire
Passengers of a Spirit Airlines A320 were forced to evacuate via emergency slide at Atlantic City Airport. The Airbus A320 (reg. N922NK) was performing flight #NK3044 from Atlantic City Airport…
Air New Zealand to announce all international passengers will need to be vaccinated
Many of the world's airlines and governments require proof of a negative COVID-19 test before a person can board a flight, but very few have said they will require vaccination.…
BREAKING Mid-air collision between a small plane and a helicopter
Two people are dead after a helicopter reportedly collided mid-air with a small plane before crashing Friday near a Chandler airport. According to the Chandler Fire Department, a mid-air collision…
INCIDENT A passenger opened the emergency exit of an American Airlines plane at Miami International Airport
The Miami-Dade Police Department reports an American Airlines passenger has been detained after opening the plane's emergency exit and walking on the wing. MDPD said the incident happened at around…
United to fire almost 600 non-vaccinated employees
United Airlines said Tuesday that 593 of its employees are facing termination for failing to comply with its Covid-19 vaccination policy, one of the strictest mandates for inoculation from a…
Turkey asks the government in Afghanistan to be inclusive before any agreement on Kabul airport
Turkey had been planning to help secure and run the airport before the hardline Islamist Taliban swift capture of the Afghan capital last month. There were also negotiations on the…
Emirates will resume flights from London Gatwick Airport
Emirates will restart flights to London Gatwick Airport from December 10th. The carrier said it was responding to the easing of international travel restrictions and an upsurge in passenger demand…
A turtle moving slowly along the tarmac delayed flights at Tokyo Narita airport
Airport workers occasionally remove stray cats and racoon dogs from the runway but turtle sightings are rare. The turtle, which weighs just over 2kg, was seen moving slowly along the…
Schiphol, Paris CDG and Frankfurt Airports recover at a much quicker pace than London Heathrow
Britain will ease travel curbs for fully vaccinated travellers from next month, but expensive testing requirements and flight restrictions could see Heathrow Airport welcome fewer passengers this year than last…
Mexican airport control tower tilts and is being compared to the Tower of Pisa
Keeping the proper proportions, the inclination of the control tower at the airport in Santa Lucía, Mexico, is being compared to the Tower of Pisa. The architect of the work…
The French Air Force is looking for a replica bomb lost by a fighter jet
The mayors of many towns have just been contacted by the air force to ask them to report any bomb discovery. A major military exercise began on September 13 in…
INCIDENT Delta #DL148 A330 made an emergency landing in Athens following high temperature indication
A Delta airliner with 248 passengers and crew on board landed safely in Athens on Sunday after the pilot reported an indication of a problem in the hydraulic systems, Greek…
