British Airways plane in emergency landing at London Gatwick airport forcing runway closure
A British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick airport after experiencing technical problems. Flight BA2605 was travelling from Naples when it encountered the problem, prompting…
Passengers “in tears” after lightning strikes Tigerair flight #TT471
Some passengers of Tigerair flight TT471 were left in tears yesterday after the aircraft was struck by lightning about 10 minutes after takeoff from Melbourne Airport according to ABC News…
Unruly passenger to pay Delta the cost of emergency landing after pleading guilty
An unruly passenger on a Delta flight will pay the airline $9,118 for the cost of diverting the aircraft after pleading guilty to a federal assault charge. Prosecutors say Washington…
Ryanair passengers have accused the airline of minimising the seriousness of an emergency landing which caused dozens of injuries on Friday
Ryanair flight FR7312, due to fly from Dublin to Zadar, was forced to make an emergency landing at at Frankfurt-Hahn airport in Germany on Friday night after a depressurisation in…
First BelugaXL successfully completes its 4 hours and 11 minutes maiden flight
The first of five BelugaXL aircraft to fly has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France at 14:41 hrs local time after successfully completing its first flight lasting four hours and 11 minutes. The crew…
Airbus welcomes Hi Fly A380 at Farnborough International Airshow
Hi Fly, the 14th operator of the iconic double-decker wide-body airliner, is displaying its A380 for the first time at Farnborough International Airshow 2018 (UK). The aircraft will be showcased…
ALERT Ryanair to cancel up to 300 flights due to cabin crew strike
Ryanair said it would cancel up to 300 flights on July 25 and 26 because of planned strikes by cabin crew in Belgium, Spain and Portugal, adding to its labor…
BREAKING Inside cabin footage released of Convair CV-340 crash near Pretoria, South Africa killing two
Dramatic footage filmed by a passenger shows how flames spewed from the engine of Convair CV-340 aircraft which shook violently moments before crashing at Wonderboom near Pretoria. Two people…
ALERT Delta Boeing 717 flight #DL923 suffered an engine problem landing runway 19R at Kansas City
A regularly scheduled Delta flight from Detroit to Kansas City made an emergency landing Monday afternoon after reporting an engine problem. Delta flight 923, a Boeing 717, landed without incident…
Airbus forecasts a need for 540,000 new pilots in the next 20 years
Airbus’ new Global Services Forecast predicts a US$4.6 trillion worldwide market for commercial aircraft services from 2018 to 2037. The new analysis is based on a three-way market segmentation, respectively…
BREAKING 5 killed, 1 injured in South Korea after military helicopter went down from 10 meters above the ground
A helicopter of the South Korean Marine Corps has crashed at a military airport in the city of Pohang in southeast of South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing…
BREAKING Cuba Boeing 737 crash caused by human error – company says
A plane crash that killed 112 people in Cuba on May 18 was caused by human error, the Mexican company that owned the jet said Monday. Global Air, whose operations…
