A woman has died at Majorca’s Palma Airport while boarding Ryanair #FR6657 for Edinburgh
A BRIT woman has died at Majorca’s Palma Airport inside a Ryanair plane bound for Edinburgh in Scotland. The 58-year-old fell ill after boarding the Ryanair flight due to leave…
FAA will meet today with air safety authorities from 53 countries to talk about clearing Boeing 737MAX for flight
The Federal Aviation Administration is gathering dozens of the world’s top aviation officials in Fort Worth for a day-long conclave Thursday to talk about the Boeing 737 Max. The gathering…
US aviation officials think a bird strike was factor in Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737MAX crash
U.S. aviation officials believe a bird strike may have led to the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max in March, according to a person familiar with the…
ALERT US F-22s were scrambled to intercept two groups of Russian Tu-95s and Su-35 near Alaska
The U.S. military scrambled five aircraft Monday to intercept two groups of Russian warplanes that flew in opposite directions off the coast of Alaska but never entered sovereign U.S. airspace,…
INCIDENT A Turkish Airlines 777-300ER has sustained damage to its right wing after hitting a lighting pole
Turkish Airlines #TK2108 to Ankara sustained damage while taxiing at Istanbul Intl Airport. The Boeing 777-300 (reg. TC-LJE) has sustained damage to its right-hand wing after hitting a lighting pole.…
British Airways to suspend flights from London Heathrow to Kiev and St Petersburg
British Airways has confirmed it is to cease flights from London Heathrow to both Kiev and St Petersburg from October 4. In the case of St Petersburg, the carrier has…
Virgin Atlantic relaunches London Heathrow-Mumbai flight
After a four-year gap, Virgin Atlantic is relaunching flights between London Heathrow and Mumbai from October 27, partially filling up the void that withdrawal of Jet Airways service has caused.…
ALERT Denmark threatens to deploy fighter aircraft on its bases in Greenland if Russia violates Greenlandic airspace
Denmark will have to deploy fighter aircraft on its bases in Greenland if Russia violates Greenlandic airspace, Danish Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen of the liberal-conservative Venstre party has warned.…
ATC mistakenly sends a Eva Air Boeing 777 towards California Mountain
A flight from Los Angeles flew dangerously close to a 5,700ft mountain peak after an air traffic controller confused right with left in his instructions. The incident occurred when weather…
Ryanair has seen profits fall by 29%
Ryanair has seen profits fall by 29 per cent, to €1.02 billion, for the year to March 31st as the price of seats fell and the cost of fuel rose.…
Airbus celebrates delivery of its 12,000th aircraft
Airbus celebrated the delivery of its 12,000th aircraft ever in its 50-year history. The aircraft was an A220-100, assembled in Mirabel, Canada and handed over to U.S.-based Delta Air Lines.…
Heathrow Airport to launch final public consultation ahead of 3rd runway expansion
Heathrow has announced that its statutory 12.5-week consultation on its expansion plans will launch on 18 June 2019. This step is the latest delivery milestone for the infrastructure project, and…
