ALERT WestJet’s ULCC to be called ‘Swoop’
WestJet today announced the name and logo for its ultra-low-cost airline (ULCC) in Canada. Named Swoop, the ULCC will begin selling flights in early 2018. "The name Swoop denotes exactly…
NEWS Lufthansa Confirms Plan to Grow Eurowings Fleet by 61 Aircraft
Lufthansa Group's board has approved a €1 billion ($1.18 billion) investment in the "acquisition and leasing" of 61 aircraft for low-cost subsidiary Eurowings, as talks on taking over some of…
VIDEO Airbus BLADE Maiden flight
Airbus’s A340 laminar-flow test demonstrator took to the air for the first time Tuesday for the EU-sponsored Clean Sky “Blade” project. The four-engine jet, dubbed “Flight Lab,” took off…
EMERGENCY Allegiant Air flight from Las Vegas stopped to taxi after smoke filled the cabin
Smoke filled the cabin of an Allegiant Air jet after it landed at a California airport on Monday, forcing coughing passengers to cover their faces with shirts and firefighters to…
ALERT An aircraft has come into contact with a tow bar on push back at Manchester
Firefighters and the ambulance service were called to the airport just after 6.30am this morning after the tow bar became embedded into the aircraft’s landing gear. The incident took place…
ALERT North Korea threatens to shoot down US strategic bombers even if not inside N.K. airspace
North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country by tweeting over the weekend that North Korea "won't be…
NEWS Radar blackout causes chaos at Sydney Airport
There was major chaos this morning after a complete radar failure at Australia's busiest airport. Air Traffic Controllers had to land planes manually, severely reducing the amount of landings. Manual…
NEWS Lufthansa Boeing 737 hijacked in 1977 by Palestinian group returned to Germany
A Lufthansa passenger jet that was hijacked to Somalia 40 years ago at the height of a far-left militant group’s campaign against West German authorities has returned home. The dpa…
