London Heathrow Airport achieves record 80 million annual passengers in 2018
A record 80 million passengers used Heathrow last year as numbers grew by 2.7% over 2017. The growth was boosted by the use of larger and fuller aircraft and comes…
INCIDENT Cathay Pacific #CX198 returned to Auckland following birdstrike on takeoff damaging radome
Cathay Pacific flight #CX198 from Auckland to Hong Kong safely returned to Auckland after the radome was hit by birds impact during climb-out. The Boeing 777-300 (reg. B-KQR) nose was stoved…
A maintenance man was decapitated by helicopter blades at Brooksville airport, Florida
Authorities are investigating a decapitation involving a helicopter at a Florida airport, according to multiple local media reports. A maintenance man was decapitated by the rotor of a helicopter near…
Flybe to be rescued by Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Air
Two months after Flybe put itself up for sale, the regional airline is to be rescued by a consortium involving Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Air. Virgin Atlantic has agreed to…
Donghai Airlines suspend pilot and fine co-pilot for allowing wife in cockpit
Chen Guosheng piloted Flight DZ6286 from Nantong in eastern Jiangsu province to Lanzhou in northwestern Gansu province, and the connecting flight from Lanzhou to Beijing on July 28, 2018. During…
BREAKING Air France to stop low-cost Joon subsidiary airline
The subsidiary Joon to be absorbed by Air France. Just 13 months after its launch by former Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac and former Air France CEO Franck Terner, this…
Airbus delivered 800 planes in 2018 – full list
Airbus delivered 800 commercial aircraft to 93 customers in 2018, meeting its full year delivery guidance and setting a new company record. Deliveries were 11% higher than the previous record…
Boeing delivered 806 planes in 2018 – full list
Boeing has published delivery numbers for the year of 2018. The manufacturer's monthly production rate came up at 67 planes across the entire catalog. Boeing produced more than 11 Boeing…
Google Assistant will release a new feature for travelers
Google is revealing a new Google Assistant check in feature. Google Assistant will let you check in to your flights just by saying "Hey Google, check in to my flight." You…
BREAKING A Mirage 2000D fighter jet with two on board vanished from radars in East of France
A fighter jet Mirage 2000D vanished from radars shortly before noon Wednesday. The radar plot disappeared from the screens as it flew over the Jura mountains in the late morning.…
Hawaiian Airlines say goodbye to the Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is no longer flying for Hawaiian Airlines, retiring after a run of more than 17 years at the carrier. The airline’s last 767 widebody was sent into…
E-cigarette ignites fire on American Airlines flight #AA168 from Las Vegas to Chicago
An American Airlines passenger's e-cigarette ignited a small fire shortly after landing in Chicago Friday night. A spokesman for American said flight attendants quickly extinguished the fire and the plane taxied…
