Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian to use wide body aircraft on Berlin flights
Lufthansa Group will use long-haul aircraft on flights from its main hubs to Berlin due to very high demand - starting October 23rd. Flag-carrier Lufthansa (LH) will use the Airbus…
BREAKING Aer Lingus #EI141 returning after being notified significant damages to runway lights after takeoff
Aer Lingus flight #EI141 to Miami is doing a U-turn over Atlantic after being contacted by Shannon ATC. Please reload the page for updates... UPDATE 17:34 LT #EI141 landed safely…
Elderly woman in custody after she threw coins into A319’s engine to wish for a safe flight
Coins were tossed at the engine of a Lucky Air A319 (reg. B-6198) during boarding. Ground crew later found coins lying on the tarmac next to the plane, according to…
BREAKING Air Berlin A320 grounded in Iceland due to unpaid airport charges
An Air Berlin Airbus A320 is grounded at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport due to unpaid charges The A320 (registration D-ABDX) on flight #AB3928 from Düsseldorf arrived in Reykjavik at 10:55pm yesterday,…
Virgin Australia flight declares emergency shortly after take-off from Melbourne
A Virgin Australia flight from Melbourne to Brisbane has declared an emergency and returned to Melbourne shortly after departure on Friday Morning. Flight VA-319 departed off Runway 27 (RWY27) at…
Embraer to deliver first E2 jet in April
Embraer plans to deliver the first E190-E2 jet to its launch customer Widerøe in April 2018. The regional airline from Norway has 3 E190-E2 (+12 purchase rights) on order. According to…
First A330neo becomes airborne for its maiden flight (video)
The first A330neo took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 09.57 hrs local time, for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France. The aircraft, MSN1795, is…
BREAKING Malaysia confirms search for missing #MH370 to be resumed by private company
The Malaysian government has chosen US-based seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity to resume the search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370. The company earlier offered to take up the $200…
Hawaiian airline Island Air files for bankruptcy but continues to fly
The Hawaiian regional carrier Island Air has filed for bankruptcy, but continues to fly for now. Island Air - Hawaii's second largest carrier - has filed for insolvency on Monday,…
Thomas Cook to start new Mallorca based airline named ‘Balearics’
Travel company Thomas Cook wants to start a new airline in Spain, with hub on Mallorca. The airline will be called Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics and - according to Thomas…
ALERT German aviation administration is investigating Air Berlin’s A330 low pass before final landing (video)
Final Air Berlin A330 flight's epic low pass on arrival at Düsseldorf Airport, now under investigation by the LBA The Luftfahrt Bundesamt (LBA) - Germany's aviation administration - is investigating…
