ALERT Co-pilot of Aeroflot #SU1546 suffered mid-air heart attack and has died shortly after emergency landing
The 49-year-old is believed to have suffered a heart attack during the Russian state airline Aeroflot domestic flight from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport on Sunday An Airbus A320 was forced to…
Air France gets rid of its first A380
Air France is the second airline to retire an Airbus A380. The Airbus A380 flew from Paris CDG to Malta International Airport MLA after arriving from Johannesburg. The aircraft landed…
ALERT A Dornier 228-200 has crashed shortly after takeoff from Goma killing 26 people
A plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including passengers, crew and people on the ground, the government said. The 19-seater aircraft crashed…
BREAKING Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-300ER returned to LAX after flames were seen from right engine
Philippine Airlines #PR113 to Manila returned to Los Angeles after flames were seen from right engine. The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. RP-C7775) suffered a failure (compressor stall) on right engine.…
BREAKING Nosegear of Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 collapsed on landing at Odessa Airport
Turkish Airlines flight #TK467 from Istanbul suffered a nosegear collapse on landing at Odessa Airport, Ukraine. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. TC-JGZ) performed a go around and finally attempted to…
It’s official: Airbus A320 family have overtaken the Boeing 737 in terms of total orders
Airbus's A320 family have overtaken the Boeing 737 in terms of total orders. Over 55 years of history, the Boeing 737 jetliner has become the best-selling airplane of all time.…
A man dressed as a captain of Lufthansa has been arrested at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport
A man has been arrested at at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The man was caught dressed as a captain of the German airline Lufthansa. He even had a fake…
Brand new Aircalin A330neo forced to return to Airbus in Toulouse after staff and passengers reported the smell of oil
Aircalin has been forced to return one of its brand new A330neos to Airbus after several complaints by crew members and passengers of “smelly socks”. Their second A330-900 (reg. F-ONET)…
ALERT British Airways is facing disruption to its flights around the world
British Airways has blamed a “technical issue” for disruption to its flights around the world. Flights to and from the UK’s two busiest airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, appear to be…
An easyJet flight was delayed after a passenger boarded the wrong aircraft at Liverpool airport
The man was booked on flight EZY603 to Belfast departing at 7.40am on 18 November, but accidentally got on the EZY7023 service to Jersey that was scheduled for the same…
Last survivor of the Hindenburg zeppelin disaster has died
The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, Werner Gustav Doehner, who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him and his…
The first Airbus A380 to be decommissioned has been scrapped
TARMAC Aerosave has completed the first A380 dismantling project, which was launched at the beginning of this year. TARMAC Aerosave managed this project in collaboration with the aircraft owner, the…
