TAP Air Portugal is replacing almost all planes of its long-haul fleet
TAP Airport Portugal is now operating one of the most modern long-haul fleets in the world. The carrier has renewed its entire long-haul fleet in just one year. The Airbus…
Photo of King of Sweden arriving in Delhi on a regular Air India flight carrying his own bags went viral
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived in Delhi this morning for a five-day visit. The royal couple flew in on an Air India plane from Stockholm,…
South African Airways to be placed into bankruptcy protection
South Africa’s government will place the national airline under a local form of bankruptcy protection as a last-ditch measure to try and prevent its total collapse. State-owned South African Airways…
United Airlines orders 50 Airbus A321XLRs for transatlantic route expansion from hubs of Newark and Washington D.C.
United Airlines has placed a firm order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft as it begins to phase out older models and launches an expansion of transatlantic routes from its key…
ALERT A man has been restrained after trying to open a door of British Airways Boeing 777 in midair to Saudi Arabia
A man suffering a panic attack tried to open the door of a British Airways flight to Saudi Arabia in midair but was stopped by fellow passengers, including the brother…
Woman seeking bigger seat on plane faked medical emergency on American Eagle flight
A Florida woman faked a medical emergency in order to get a larger seat on an American Airlines flight, authorities said. But the pilot, apparently not realizing the emergency was…
A Muslim female passenger in a hijab was kicked off a Turkish Airlines flight at London Gatwick due to a suspicious chat
A female passenger is claiming she was kicked off a Turkish Airlines flight after a white man reported her for being suspicious. The female passenger wearing a hijab claims a…
London Gatwick to lose 600K passengers over Thomas Cook collapse
London-Gatwick Airport is set to lose around 600,000 passengers following the demise of Thomas Cook Airlines. In the final week of September, following the collapse, 50,000 passengers at Gatwick Airport…
ALERT Hong Kong Airlines has 5 days to save its license
Hong Kong Airlines, controlled by cash-strapped Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, must shore up its financial position by Dec 7 or risk the suspension or loss of its licence, the Hong…
ALERT FAA is investigating after an evacuation slide has fallen off a Delta plane in a resident’s backyard
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after an evacuation slide fell off a plane and landed in a Milton backyard on Sunday. The pilot of Delta Air Lines Flight 405…
INCIDENT A Nordica CRJ900 has been evacuated at Warsaw Chopin (video)
All passengers were evacuated onto the taxiway as operations were suspended for 15 minutes while this incident was ongoing. Operating flight LO641 to Bucharest, Romania for LOT, ES-ACD was taxying…
ALERT A loud sonic boom caused by RAF planes has woken people across north London
People tweeted that a loud "explosion" had woken them up at around 04:20 GMT - with houses shaking and reports of police sirens straight after. It is believed that…
