ALERT Boeing factory hit by ransomware virus WannaCry on Wednesday
Boeing was hit Wednesday by the WannaCry computer virus. Mike VanderWel, chief engineer at Boeing Commercial Airplane production engineering, sent out an alarming alert about the virus :…
ALERT IndiGo #6E7117 suffered tire burst damaging the wheel on landing at Hyderabad Airport
The tyre of an IndiGo ATR-72 from Tirupati burst during landing at the Hyderabad airport on Wednesday night, forcing the airline to evacuate the 77 people on board. The IndiGo…
BREAKING Ground worker injured at London Gatwick Airport after his foot was struck under Airbus A319’s wheel
According to reports, an Airbus A319 has struck a ground crew member at Gatwick airport during pushback. Passengers were stuck onboard the Russia-bound aircraft for more than two hours as…
China Eastern Boeing 777 dumped 30 tonnes of fuel for emergency landing to save passenger’s life
In a bid to save a passenger's life, a China Eastern Airlines pilot decided to dump 30 tonnes of jet fuel in the air last Friday (March 23) in order…
Qantas CEO floats idea of “cargo class”
The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is reporting on a speech Qantas CEO Alan Joyce made under Chatham House Rules to the Australian-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce in London on Tuesday.…
EasyJet pilots playing games on Snapchat at 30,000ft from Paris to Madrid (video)
The Sun published videos of a captain and co-pilot of an easyJet flight from Paris to Madrid playing on Snapchat. EasyJet is investigating the videos posted on social media. However these videos…
ALERT Passengers evacuated on runway from smoke-filled Boeing 737 at Moscow Domodevo Airport
S7 Airlines Flight #GH173 to Novosibirsk had to abort take-off late on Tuesday, when the pilots of the Boeing 737 plane noticed smoke in the cockpit. The runway was immediately…
BREAKING Two planes collided on the ground during pushback at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport
A Germania flight #GMI4915 set to take off for Berlin-TXL, collided Wednesday morning at Ben-Gurion Airport with an El Al plane flight #LY385 to Rome just minutes later. The German…
Flight attendant who fell from Emirates Boeing 777 at Entebbe committed suicide, police said
Preliminary investigations into the death of a cabin crew member who fell from a Boeing 777 at Entebbe International Airport recently indicates that she committed suicide. Elena Vassileva, 46, a…
ALERT Birmingham Airport closed due to air traffic control issues
Arrivals unavailable till 20.00 UTC (21.00 LT) due to ATC equipment issues (Flight data processing issues). UPDATE 18:52 UTC It looks the ATC problem has been solved earlier than expected,…
BREAKING Air France Hop! ATR-42 from Paris Orly suffered in flight substantial damage
Air France Hop! flight from Paris to Aurillac Sunday, March 25th suffered fuselage damage while on approach to Aurillac. Passengers on board flight #A5235 heard a loud noise during the…
Rare full size replica Spitfire being built in boat shed
A former Vietnam Vet has spent the last 8 years buulding his own full size working replica of a Spitfire MK1 from scratch in a boat shed. He still has…
