ALERT Boeing discovered foreign-object debris in fuel tanks of several 737MAX planes
Boeing has told employees that it discovered foreign-object debris in fuel tanks of “several” 737 Max planes the manufacturer has in storage, CNBC learned Tuesday. Foreign object debris “is absolutely…
INCIDENT An Air Canada A319 wheel fell off during takeoff from LaGuardia Airport
An Air Canada plane bound for Toronto was forced to declare a mid-air emergency after one of its wheels fell off during take-off. Air Canada flight 715 from LaGuardia…
Two Royal Air Maroc flight attendants suspended after erotic photos went viral
The photo of Valerie Kybad, a porn actress, in underwears on a RAM flight has created a wave of controversy in Morocco. Morocco’s state-owned carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has…
INCIDENT A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 emergency slide was accidentally deployed at Manchester Airport
Emergency slide was accidentally deployed on Virgin Atlantic 747 at Manchester Airport. As Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 (G-VAST) was about to be catered for flight #VS75 to Orlando, an emergency…
BREAKING Technical issues affecting departure boards and check-in systems are causing disruption at London Heathrow
Thousands of passengers are facing cancellations and delays on Sunday after a systems failure affecting all terminals at London Heathrow airport. Departing passengers on social media reported "pandemonium" with information…
ALERT An Air India A321 suffered a tail strike due to an early rotation after a Jeep entered the runway
A person and a jeep on the runway reportedly forced an Air India aircraft on taking off roll at Pune to do “early rotation”. This early rotation led he Airbus…
BREAKING Pegasus Boeing 737-800 evacuated after landing at Dusseldorf Airport
Passengers were evacuated via emergency slides after landing at Dusseldorf Airport. Passengers of Pegasus flight #PC1003 from Istanbul were evacuated after the Boeing 737-800 landed at Dusseldorf. After the landing…
ALERT The U.S. to increase tariffs on imported Airbus aircraft to 15%
The U.S. government on Friday said it would increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union to 15% from 10%, ratcheting up pressure on Brussels in a nearly 16-year…
Airbus A330-800 receives EASA and FAA type certification
The A330-800 has received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The aircraft’s certification flight-test campaign was successfully performed by aircraft…
Woman jailed 2 years for trying to open Jet2 plane door mid-flight
A woman who tried to open a passenger plane door mid-flight, prompting two fighter jets to be scrambled, has been jailed for two years. Chloe Haines, 26, from High Wycombe,…
Turkish airline AtlasGlobal is halting all flight operations
The Turkish carrier AtlasGlobal filed for bankruptcy and halted all flight operations after two periods of flight suspensions in the last three months. The airline was facing financial difficulties since…
