ALERT US may ban laptops on flights from UK airports
The Trump administration is considering barring passengers flying to the US from UK airports from carrying laptops, sources have told the Guardian. The proposed ban would be similar to one…
VIDEO American Airlines flight #AA1871 from Las Vegas had to shut down right engine and return to Las Vegas due to overheat temp warnings
On April 23, American Airlines flight 1871 from Las Vegas to Charlotte had overheat temp warnings on their right hand engine so they had to shut the engine down and…
EMERGENCY United flight #UA1516 to Houston returned to Liberia after one of its engines overheated
United Flight #UA1516 to Houston, Texas, from Liberia, Costa Rica made an emergency landing after one of its engines overheated. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. N16234) planned to take off at 1225 LT had to…
NEWS Qantas to sell direct flights from Perth to London this week
Qantas is expected to begin selling its highly anticipated direct flights from Perth to London this week. The Australian carrier confirmed last December that it would offer the flights on…
NEWS Asiana Airlines takes delivery of its first A350 XWB
Toulouse - Asiana Airlines of South Korea has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the 12th airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient Airbus twin engine widebody airliner. …
BREAKING Explosion reported close to Khost airport and U.S. Forces base in Afghanistan
A suicide blast has reportedly taken place near a US Air Force base in Afghanistan, according to local media. It occurred shortly after US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in…
NEWS Two Japanese ships have joined the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on its way to Korean peninsula
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is scheduled to arrive in the waters around the Korean peninsula within days. Meanwhile, Japan said two of its ships have joined the aircraft…
NEWS Investigators confident they have found location of missing Malaysian Airlines #MH370
Investigators searching for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 are confident that they have found the plane’s “most likely” final resting place. The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation…
NEWS US Air Force F-22 fighters scrambled from Anchorage to intercept Russian bombers
Two Anchorage-based fighter jets intercepted a pair of Russian bombers Monday night off Kodiak Island in what an Air Force commander called the first such flight seen near Alaska in…
ALERT Airbus A340 suffered a taxiway excursion at Istanbul Ataturk Airport today
Hi-Fly Airbus A340 (reg. CS-TQZ) suffered a taxiway excursion at Istanbul Ataturk Airport today. There were no passengers on board the Airbus 340 which landed from Sharjah, in the United…