Air passenger numbers to drop 60% in Europe in 2020 instead of 50% previously expected
Air passenger numbers in Europe are expected to drop by 60 percent in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis, the global aviation industry said Thursday, with the recovery looking highly…
Emirates to return to Birmingham in September operating four weekly Boeing 777-200LR flights
Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Birmingham from September 1st, operating four weekly Boeing 777-200LR flights to Dubai.
France and the Netherlands added to UK quarantine countries
People coming to the UK from France and the Netherlands will be forced to quarantine for 14 days from Saturday. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the measure - which also…
ALERT A US Air Force helicopter was shot at over Virginia, injuring a crew member
A US Air Force helicopter was shot at near Manassas, Virginia, on Monday, injuring one of two pilots on board, according to an Air Force official. The UH-1N was flying…
ALERT Three planes evacuated at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport due to a bomb threat
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport received a bomb warning suggesting bombs had been installed in three planes. RIA Novosti news agency reported that more than 30 flights were delayed or cancelled at…
INCIDENT A passenger was pulled by the feet from a Citilink plane at Raden Intan II airport in Indonesia
A man whose identity has not been identified was forcibly pulled from a Citilink plane at Radin Inten II Airport. The man, wearing a black shirt and brown pants, was…
INCIDENT Two Hong Kong Express planes collided on the ground at Hong Kong Airport
Hong Kong Express, a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific was involved a plane collision. Several photos circulated on the social media showed that two Hong Kong Express passenger planes collided with…
No ILS at Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, South Africa because calibration has expired
Pilots landing at certain South African airports may be forced to do so without an essential ground-based system used to guide planes safely towards the ground in low visibility. This…
London Heathrow Airport still suffers 89% traffic drop
Heathrow’s passenger numbers were down 89% year-on-year in July, figures published by the airport show. Just 867,000 people travelling through the west London airport last month, compared with 7.754 million…
INCIDENT A Royal Thai Navy Fokker F-27 landed without nose gear
Royal Thai Navy Fokker F-27 (1202, built 1984) received major damage during a nosegear-up landing at Narathiwat (VTSC), Thailand. Pilots previously alerted rescuers and firefighters to prepare before landing on…
When an #avgeek bear is climbing onto a plane in Alaska
In Chinitna bay, a curious juvenile bear liked the plane. The pilots said she was always curious about airplanes and it was probably the third or fourth encounter with her.…
He celebrates his 95th birthday with a parachute jump
Maurice Ferrier will never forget the day of his 95th birthday. This former butcher, who had never boarded a plane, dreamed of going "to see what's going on up there".…
