INCIDENT Qantas #QF575 was evacuated via emergency slides at Sydney after smoke filled cabin
Passengers on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Perth evacuated via slides after the Airbus A330 was forced to return as the cabin filled with smoke. Qantas said flight 575…
First Air France A380 to be retired, has just arrived in Paris CDG after its livery was removed
Air France A380 (reg. F-HPJB) has arrived in Paris CDG after its livery was removed. The first Air France Airbus A380 (reg.F-HPJB) to be retired, has left Malta after its…
Qantas reveals which aircraft between Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X is selected for sunrise project
Qantas is today announcing several important developments for Project Sunrise ahead of a final go/no go decision, which will now take place in March 2020. AIRCRAFT SELECTION After detailed evaluation…
Air France-KLM orders an additional 10 A350 XWBs
The Air France–KLM Group has decided to place a firm order for 10 additional widebody A350-900s, which will take its total order for the type to 38 aircraft. Air France-KLM…
Security fault causes evacuation of Adelaide Airport concourse
Thousands of passengers were briefly evacuated from Adelaide Airport early Wednesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/AdelaideAirport/status/1204623165042970625 The Australian Federal Police (AFP) conducted a sweep of the concourse and gates due to a fault…
BREAKING FAA chief says Boeing 737 MAX won’t be cleared to resume flying in 2019
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson confirmed Wednesday the agency will not allow Boeing Co’s grounded 737 MAX to resume flying before the end of 2019. Dickson told CNBC…
ALERT Ethiopian Airlines DHC8-400 skidded off runway at Juba Airport, South Sudan
Ethiopian Airlines aircraft has skidded off the runway at Juba Airport. Ethiopian Airlines DHC-8-400 has skidded off the runway during takeoff in adverse weather conditions at Juba Airport, South Sudan.…
ALERT Runway of Liverpool Airport is closed after private jet skids off runway
Liverpool airport has been closed after a plane came off the runway. A spokesman for Liverpool John Lennon Airport said no one was injured when the private jet, carrying three…
ALERT Chile has lost contact with a C-130 military plane heading to Antarctica with 38 on board
A Chilean air force C-130 Hercules that was bound for Antarctica and carrying 38 on board lost radio contact with the country’s control center Monday evening, a statement from the…
In an internal message, Horizon Air’s head of flight operations warned pilots of multiple incidents
In an urgent internal message on the eve of Thanksgiving, Horizon Air’s head of flight operations warned that a lax safety culture among the airline’s pilots had led to multiple…
FAA proposes $3.9 million penalty against Boeing for using defective plane parts
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a rare $3.9 million civil penalty against Boeing on Friday, alleging that the company “knowingly submitted aircraft” to the agency for safety certification even after…
A female passenger was stung by a scorpion on United flight #UA1554, sending her to the hospital
A scorpion stung a passenger on a United Airlines flight on Thursday, sending her to the hospital. United Airlines confirmed that the arachnid stung one of its passenger on flight…
