First ANA A380 completes maiden flight
The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) took to the skies today, completing a maiden flight from the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France to the Airbus site in…
Ryanair will train up to 450 new pilots over the next five years
Ryanair will train up to 450 new pilots over the next five years as part of a new training partnership with a Cork-based international flight school. The pilots will train…
ALERT Russia’s MOD claims that the missile that shot down #MH17 had been produced in 1986 and was owned by Ukrainian authorities
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Monday that the missile that shot down flight MH17 in June 2014, killing 298 people on board, had been produced in 1986 and was owned…
ALERT Two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons were scrambled to escort an Antonov An-26
At 08:30 (local time) this morning, two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon were scrambled from Grosseto Air Base to intercept an Ukranian Vulkan Air Antonov An-26. The aircraft was flying…
ALERT Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli missiles targeting Damascus Airport where thousands were partying at “Damascus international fair” (video)
Reports confirmed that Syrian air defenses intercepted several Israeli missiles, which targeted the Damascus International Airport, on Saturday night. The Syrian SANA news agency reported that a military source confirmed…
Singapore Airlines flight from Melbourne to Wellington cancelled after pilot failed an alcohol test
A Singapore Airlines pilot has been stood down after he allegedly failed an alcohol test on the morning he was due to fly an international flight. The airline was forced…
ALERT Cathay Pacific cancels all flights in/out of Hong Kong for more than 24h, starting early Sunday morning, as Super Typhoon Mangkuat approaches
Airlines across the region canceled more than 100 flights on Saturday as Super Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the Philippines and was set to disrupt travel from Hong Kong to Japan.…
BREAKING East Midlands Airport, UK closed due to Ryanair incident on the runway
Runway is closed until further notice at East Midlands Airport. UPDATE East Midlands Airport now reopened. UPDATE The aircraft is now off runway, inspection in progress. UPDATE All pax now offloaded…
