ALERT Stockholm based airline Nextjet cancels all flights after filing for bankruptcy with immediate effect
Regional airline Nextjet announced on Wednesday it was filing for bankruptcy. It cancelled all its flights from 1pm onwards with immediate effect. According to Nextjet, whose website crashed after the…
The first A330neo for launch operator TAP Air Portugal completes maiden flight
The first A330neo for launch operator TAP Air Portugal - MSN1819 - completed its 4:32 hours maiden flight. The aircraft now joins the fleet of two A330-900 test aircraft already…
Passenger who ignited midair brawl on Delta Seattle-to-Beijing flight sentenced to 2 years in prison
A Florida man who went berserk last July on a Seattle-to-Beijing flight, beating passengers and crew members with a wine bottle before being subdued, was sentenced Tuesday to two years…
Tesla Model X breaks record by towing a Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (video)
As part of a publicity stunt by Qantas, a Tesla Model X P100D established a new Guinness World Record for the heaviest tow by an electric production passenger vehicle by…
Tornado warning forced passengers of Washington Dulles International Airport to take shelter underground on Monday.
Extreme weather at Virginia’s Washington Dulles International Airport forced passengers to take shelter underground on Monday. The airport also apparently moved fliers underground to the train tunnel out of an…
ALERT Air Canada #AC881 evacuated at Paris CDG after APU of the Boeing 777 caught fire
An Air Canada aircraft has been evacuated at Paris CDG Airport due to fire. Yesterday, passagers of Air Canada flight #AC881 to Toronto have been evacuated on the Tarmac of…
Heathrow Airport should open 24/7, not build another runway, says Dubai airport boss
The boss of the world’s busiest airport for international passengers has urged night-time restrictions at Heathrow to be abandoned. Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports, has said new, quieter aircraft mean…
Unique ways to hit the skies
Anyone with a passion for aviation will have spent their time at airports, aircraft hangers and perhaps even on adventurous long-haul flights during which the journey itself is as exciting…
BREAKING Another Southwest Boeing 737 suffered loss of pressurization causing minor injuries
Some passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver suffered minor injuries when the plane appeared to suddenly lose cabin pressure as it neared Dallas. Flight WN861 had 120 people…
Qantas accuses Canberra airport of “ransoming” 737 full of passengers
Qantas is claiming that one of it's B737-800s was held hostage by Canberra Airport after a diversion last year. Qantas Domestic chief, Andrew David, has gone as far as to…
BREAKING Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 flight #3U8633 lost part of the windshield at over 32,000 ft causing depressurization and cockpit’s damage
Sichuan Airlines Flight #3U8633 suffered an incident from Chongqing for Lhasa. During cruising at over 32,000ft, part of the windshield blew off. The crew declared an emergency and decided to…
