ALERT French air-traffic controllers strike tomorrow: all airlines to reduce operations by 30% in flights to/from France
At 18:00 UTC on Wednesday 21 March, some French air-traffic controllers will stop work in protest against labour reforms. The action will continue until 05:00 UTC on Friday 23 March.…
Thai Airways bans fat passengers and young child from business class seats onboard its new Dreamliners
Obese passengers and parents with young children have been banned from flying business class on Thai Airways' new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Thai Airways International (THAI) says the limit on waist…
BREAKING A Red Arrows hawk has crashed at RAF Valley airbase, pilot ejected
A Red Arrows plane has crashed with the pilot ejecting. A spokesman for the Welsh Ambulance Service said: "We were called shortly before 1.30pm this afternoon (Tuesday 20 March 2018)…
Ten killed in Philippines plane crash
A six-seater Piper PA-32 crashed onto a house shortly after take-off on Saturday, 17 March, killing all five on board and five on ground. Two other Filipinos sustained injuries as…
Heathrow, world’s busiest A380 airport, is celebrating 10th anniversary of first A380 flight to London
Airbus and Heathrow airport are celebrating the 10th anniversary of A380 operations at the airport. They began on March 18th 2008 with the arrival of the first A380, a Singapore Airlines flight…
Final assembly of first A380 for Japan set to start next month
The main sections of the first A380 for Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) have arrived at the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse via a special convoy, with six subassemblies…
Cathay Dragon flight attendants request end to skirts only rule
The head of the Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Union has suggested they could support any industrial action that flight attendants at Cathay Dragon may take. Flight attendants at Cathay Dragon…
16 year old escorted off Silver Airways flight by police for taking pictures
A 16 year old passenger got escorted off a Silver Airways flight by police... for taking pictures. The 'incident' occurred earlier this month, on March 7th, when the Passenger was about…
Lufthansa Group presents record financial results
Lufthansa Group has presented its best ever financial results on Thursday. The airline's adjusted EBIT profit jumped around 70 percent to almost 3 billion Euro. Total Lufthansa Group revenues in…
GE completes first flight test of the world’s largest jet engine (video)
The GE9X engine lifted off on March 13 under wing of GE Aviation’s 747 flying testbed in Victorville, California, for its first flight test. The engine that will power Boeing’s…