A woman caught on video punching a flight attendant on a San Diego-bound flight last year will spend up to 15 months in federal custody and pay nearly $26,000 in restitution for the attack, a judge ruled Friday. Vyvianna Quinonez’s sentence came almost a year to the date after she swung wildly at the Southwest…
Finland will deploy the US-made F-35 fighter jets to its northernmost region, Lapland, to deter the aggression from Russia as it seeks membership in the defensive alliance NATO. Helsinki is expected to receive the first batch of the aircraft in four years’ time, the country’s air force reportedly said in a statement. Finland Air Force…
The Chinese Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC) is prohibiting Russian Boeing and Airbus aircraft, which foreign leasing companies own, from flying through or landing in its airspace. Western leasing companies that have terminated their contracts with Russian airlines due to the sanctions imposed on the country own a large portion of Russia’s comercial airline fleet. Airlines…
Norwegian Air has reached an agreement in principle with Boeing for a recommitment to purchase 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.The agreement also includes options for an additional 30 aircraft. The 50 aircraft are due to be delivered between 2025 and 2028, at a schedule closely corresponding to current aircraft lease expirations. This entails a…
Chaos at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport due to staff shortages and number of passengers. Cancellations, delays, staff shortages and a strike have led to chaos at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport as people attempt to take to the skies for the May holidays. Authorities are warning of significantly longer waiting times and the airport is attempting to reduce…
The Navy told Top Gun’s producer that China re-oriented spy satellites above the shooting of TOP GUN Maverick. In the opening moments of Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise’s Capt. Pete Mitchell takes an an experimental hypersonic plane called “The Darkstar”. Some posited that it could be the legendary SR-71 Blackbird which could fly at Mach…
A video has emerged on social media that is said to show an apparent launch of a missile, possibly from a submarine, as viewed from a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 flying over the South China Sea. A pilot for U.S.-based airline Allegiant Air and a veteran of the U.S. Navy’s submarine community, posted the video,…
Hundreds of passengers have missed flights at Dublin Airport as some described a scene of “total bedlam” with queues stretching outside the terminal doors. Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) apologised to customers and said it had experienced significant queues for check-in, bag drop and for security. It added that it would ensure “nobody is out of…
Nato fighter jets have intercepted Russian aircraft near Finland’s border with Norway. Intelligence identified the aircraft as a Mikoyan MiG-31 ‘Foxhound’ and a Sukhoi Su-24 ‘Fencer’ jet. Nato scrambled F-35 fighter jets yesterday amid rising tensions between Finland and Russia. The Russian jets had been spotted near Finnmark, in Norway’s far north, but did not…
Flash mob by SpiceJet flight attendants at Kolkata airport, India. A video of SpiceJet flight attendants grooving to the popular Bangla song Tapa Tini from the film Belashuru is creating a buzz online. The song, which has recently gained momentum, is quite popular on Instagram for its folk dance challenge. The viral clip shows Bengali…
Nepal-based Tara Air’s 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft carrying 19 passengers has lost contact. Nepal’s Tara Air 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft carrying 19 passengers including 4 Indians, flying from Pokhara to Jomsom at 9:55am has gone missing. UPDATE An airport official in Nepal says 14 bodies have been recovered. UPDATE Search-and-rescue teams located the Twin Otter…
A cargo plane was written off due to “extensive damage” after a hard landing at Exeter Airport, a report said. The Boeing 737-4Q8 was returning from East Midlands Airport with a pilot and co-pilot who were not injured. The plane was “beyond economical repair”, a report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said. West…