Qantas investigated after standing down employee raising COVID concerns
Qantas has received a letter from SafeWork NSW to say it is being investigated after standing down a COVID-19 whistleblower. The employee is a cleaner, union delegate and elected…
Airlines will offer higher fares after the coronavirus crisis, here is why
This coronavirus crisis is so much more severe than past downturns in the industry that there's a good chance there could be a new round of mergers and airline failures…
Virgin Australia asks government for $1.4 billion loan
Virgin Australia was placed in a trading halt this week. The trading halt was to announce that the airline had requested a $1.4 billion ($US843 661 000, £681,863,000, €777,315,000) loan…
French politicians claim Americans stopped a cargo plane from China and doubled the masks’ purchase price
(file picture) The leader of the Ile-de-France region, which includes Paris, accused unidentified Americans of swooping in with cash to secure shipments already promised to French buyers. “We lost an…
ALERT London Heathrow Airport to shut one runway
Heathrow Airport is going to shut down one of its two runways and operate take offs and landings from just one runway. With countries around the world banning travel and…
Emirates to resume some passenger flights
Emirates will resume operating some passenger flights next week after it suspended operations on March 25. The airline got approval from UAE authorities to begin flying a limited number of…
REPORT Thai A350 that descended too low on approach to Frankfurt Airport on January 1st
German investigators have detailed an approach incident at Frankfurt Main. The flight was conducted in accordance with instrument flight rules from Phuket Airport, Thailand to Frankfurt/Main Airport. It was a…
You’re on lockdown with your kids? Learn how to fold a decorative origami plane
Fold and Fly offers 44 models of paper planes. It therefore contains extremely detailed instructions including photos of each stage, a printable PDF and the presentation of the movements on video.
Aircraft hangar in Scotland could be used as temporary mortuary
Moray Council has confirmed plans have been put in place to use an old aircraft hangar at Kinloss as a temporary mortuary during the outbreak. The space, which used to…
Loganair now flies to Heathrow due to London City Airport closure
Scottish airline Loganair has begun flying into London Heathrow for the first time. It has transferred its regular link between Isle of Man and London from City Airport (which is…
VIDEO Aerial view of grounded KLM aircraft at Amsterdam Schiphol
Current KLM aircraft parked at Amsterdam Schiphol: 13 x Airbus A330 15 x Boeing 777-200 fleet 7 x Boeing 747-400 17 x Embraer 175 15 x Embraer 190 34 x…
VIDEO The last KLM Boeing 747-400 landing at Amsterdam airport Schiphol
On march 29, 2020, the passenger version of the KLM 747 made her final commercial landing at Amsterdam airport Schiphol. The Queen of the skies flew for KLM for nearly…
