ALERT 12 year jail sentence for attempted hijacking of #MH128
A man who threatened to set off a bomb onboard a Malaysian Airlines flight last year has been sentenced to 12 years jail, after pleading guilty. Manodh Marks is the…
ALERT Singapore airspace to be restricted during US-North Korea summit
Singapore airspace will be restricted during the planned U.S.-N.Korea summit next week, according to a NOTAM posted by aviation authorities. The notice, published on the websites of the International Civil…
BREAKING Wreckage of missing Fly-SAX Cessna 208B has been found in Aberdares forest, Kenya (video)
The wreckage of the missing Cessna Caravan aircraft was spotted Thursday morning in the Aberdares forest, Nyandarua County, Transport Principal Secretary Paul Maringa has confirmed. The Fly-SAX Cessna 208B Grand…
Four new F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jets arrived at RAF Marham in Norfolk (video)
Four new RAF F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jets have landed in the UK. The jets, which cost £92m each, made the 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic from a US Marine…
Latam Brazil announces two new European routes
Tickets are now on sale for Latam Airlines Brazil’s new São Paolo-Lisbon flight, with the carrier also revealing it plans to serve Munich in the first half of 2019.
Air China resumes flights to North Korea
China's national carrier resumed flights between Beijing and Pyongyang today amid improved Sino-North Korea ties, a company official said Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, Air China provides three flights per week on…
Airbus BelugaXL ground vibration test
The first BelugaXL has passed the Ground Vibration Test (GVT), a requirement for certification of the aircraft that paves the way towards its maiden flight in summer 2018. The objective…
Qatar Airways CEO tells IATA conference only a man can do his job
Akbar Al Baker, the CEO of Qatar Airways drew audible gasps on the last day of the IATA conference in Sydney. When asked by a journalist what could be done…
BREAKING Imminent launch of three-person crew on board Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Launch of a three-person crew aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:12:39 UTC.
Australian Prime Minister defends Qantas over Taiwan decison
Australia's Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has defended Qantas after it gave in to pressure from China over references to Taiwan on the Qantas website. Qantas announced yesterday that it would…
BREAKING First two Singapore Airlines A380 to be stripped for parts
According to Reuters, a German investment company said it would strip two Singapore Airlines A380 for parts after failing to find an airline willing to keep them flying following the decision…
BREAKING UK Cabinet approves plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport
The government's economic sub-committee, chaired by Prime Minister Theresa May, backed the plans which were then approved by her full cabinet. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said it was a "historic…
