UK Transport secretary says flights between the UK and the EU to continue in case of no-deal Brexit
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has argued travellers can “continue to book with confidence” following the latest developments in negotiations over Britain’s departure from the European Union. The comments come after…
ALERT France activates plan for no-deal Brexit and will invest €50m into French ports and airports
France's prime minister Edouard Philippe says €50m (£44.3m) will be invested into French ports and airports to mitigate a hard Brexit. France activated its no-deal Brexit plans following UK Prime Minister…
Cathay Pacific sold first-class tickets at economy rates by mistake
A group of lucky Cathay Pacific customers have scored first-class seats at economy prices, in the second fare blunder by the airline this month. Tickets on trips from Hong Kong…
BREAKING Cargolux Boeing 747-8F returned to Kuala Lumpur Airport after reporting fire in the cockpit
Cargolux aircraft returned to Kuala Lumpur Airport after report of fire in the cockpit. Cargolux flight #CV303 to Zhengzhou returned to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The pilots of the Boeing…
Theresa May Air Force One on standby in case of flight to Brussels after #Brexit vote
Theresa May is preparing to immediately fly out the EU headquarters in "May Force One" if her Brexit plan ends up getting beaten down in Parliament. The Airbus A330-200MRTT is…
ALERT Strike at Frankfurt, extended to 8 German airports tomorrow, 500 Lufthansa flights cancelled
Due to a strike by the security staff at the airport, Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt will be considerably impaired next Tuesday, 15 January. Security staff strike at Frankfurt…
A bird was found on board business class of Singapore Airlines A380 during 14-hour flight to London
A Singapore Airlines flight headed to London's Heathrow Airport found it had an unintended passenger on board. Business-class passengers found themselves greeted by the avian stowaway about 12 hours into…
BREAKING A cargo aircraft Boeing 707 crashed in city of Karaj, Iran (video)
A Boeing 707 cargo plane with 10 people on board has crashed in Iran amid harsh weather conditions, the Iranian Army has confirmed. The plane went down at Karaj airport,…
ALERT Cockpit voice recorder of Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 has been found
The cockpit voice recorder from the doomed Lion Air jet has been found more than two months after the crash which killed all 189 people on board. The Boeing 737…
BREAKING Due to shutdown, TSA security checkpoint at Terminal B to be closed at Houston Bush Airport, making it the first airport to do so
Due to staffing issues associated with the partial shutdown of the federal government, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint and the ticketing counter in Terminal B at George Bush…
LIVE Fugitive Cesare Battisti leaves Bolivia on board a Falcon 900 to Italy (track the plane)
Italy sent an aircraft to Bolivia on Sunday to pick up fugitive left-wing militant Cesare Battisti after he was captured there nearly three decades after being convicted of murder in…
INCIDENT SmartWings Boeing 737-900 skidded off runway at Moscow-Sheremetievo
SmartWings Boeing flight #QS1003 from Moscow-Sheremetievo to Prague skidded off runway. Flight #QS1003 from Moscow-Sheremetievo to Prague skidded off runway 24C. The flight was operated by Travel Service Boeing 737-900ER (reg. OK-TSM).…