BREAKING Israel to suspend all international passenger flights from tomorrow
Israel will ban foreign airlines from flying in and out of the country until January 31 to curtail the spread of new COVID-19 strains. The country's cabinet on Sunday approved…
Pilot fined after landing at RAF Valley ‘to see beach’ during lockdown
A light aircraft pilot who landed at a closed RAF base during lockdown "to see the beach" has been fined. Richard Charles Priestley Wood, 60, of Crescent Place, London, landed…
BREAKING FDR data from Sriwijaya flight SJ182 shows autothrottle system was not operating properly
FDR data from Sriwijaya flight SJ182 shows autothrottle system was not operating properly on one of the engines as it climbed on departure from Jakarta. Indonesia’s air accident investigator is…
Emirates reverses Australian flight suspension
Emirates has announced it has reversed it's decision to indefinitely suspend flight to eastern Australia, less than a week after the suspension started. Flights to Sydney will recommence Monday,…
ALERT West Atlantic cargo Boeing 737 was damaged in hard landing at Exeter Airport, UK
West Atlantic cargo Boeing 737 was severely damaged after hard landing at Exeter Airport. On 19 January, a West Atlantic UK Boeing 737-400 freighter operated a domestic cargo flight NPT05L…
BREAKING Dutch airline KLM to cut up to 1,000 more jobs
Dutch airline KLM said on Thursday it will shed between 800 and 1,000 more jobs as the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the aviation sector for longer than expected. The job…
PIA Boeing 777 seized by Malaysian authorities at Kuala Lumpur Airport
On Friday last week, Malaysian authorities seized a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The PIA 777 was seized on a local Malaysian court's order…
BREAKING KLM to halt all its long-haul flights from Friday
All of its 270 weekly long-haul flights to the Netherlands from Friday. KLM, the Dutch subsidiary of Air France KLM, will halt all its 270 weekly long-haul flights to the…
Spirit Airlines agents injured at Detroit Metro Airport following passenger attack
Two-Spirit Airlines agents were injured, and one of them was transported to the hospital in a bag dispute at Detroit Metro Airport. The airline told that the three passengers attacked…
Biden to block Trump’s plan to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon after President Donald Trump…
A California man lived at Chicago O’Hare Airport for 3 months
A California man who police said claimed to be too afraid to fly due to COVID-19 hid out for three months in a secured area of O’Hare International Airport until…
BREAKING Boeing 737 MAXs to be allowed to fly in Europe next week
The European regulator will authorize the return to service of the Boeing 737 MAX "next week", according to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). "We think we will publish it…
