Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Serbia has been cancelled after countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his aircraft. Lavrov had been due to hold talks in Belgrade on Monday with the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić, but Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro closed their airspace to the plane that would have carried Moscow’s…
The Vistara pilot, who was the first officer on the flight, landed the aircraft at the Indore airport without first getting the requisite training in a simulator. Aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Vistara for letting an improperly trained pilot land an aircraft with passengers on board at…
President Joe Biden and Wife Jill Biden were evacuated from their Rehoboth Beach home to a nearby fire station after an aircraft crossed into restricted airspace. In a statement made by the US Secret Service earlier today, it was announced that an aircraft entered restricted airspace around 1:00pm local time, forcing the Bidens to a…
London Luton Airport is forced to close flight operations. London Lutin is facing a power failure in the area. It has resulted in the temporary loss of some navigational aids, meaning some disruption to flights. UPDATE Engineers have now resolved the issue caused by the earlier power outage and normal operations have resumed. Flights to…
The Ministry of Defence will support Qatar with military capabilities to counter terrorism and other threats to the tournament. This will include maritime security support from the Royal Navy, advanced venue search training, operational planning and command and control support, and further specialist advice. The Joint Typhoon Squadron, also known as 12 Squadron, is based…
Two fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the plane and urgent messages sent between Paris and Rome when the captain failed to respond for 10 minutes. A pilot triggered a terrorist alert over French airspace after falling asleep in the cockpit of a passenger jet for 10 minutes, it has emerged. The co-pilot was also…
Since the implementation of Ryanair’s Boeing 737 MAX fleet at its Essex-based hub, the airport’s Flight Evaluation Unit has recorded a 40% reduction in noise compared to its slightly older Boeing 737-800 jets. The slightly higher density MAX 8 model, designated the Boeing 737-8200, has been active in Ryanair’s fleet since 2021. The “next-generation” CFM…
A woman has claimed that she was told to “cover up” by Alaska Airlines staff when preparing to board a flight. A female passenger shared a video on the social media showing her sitting in a plane cabin. She claims : “Alaska Airlines just told me I had to ‘cover up’ if I wanted to…
A group of NATO fighters flew over the western part of the Black Sea, avia.pro website reports. The airplanes of the North Atlantic Alliance were seen near Ukraine’s Snake Island (Zmeiny Ostrov), which remains under the control of the Russian troops, where hostilities took place in early May. On Victory Day, the Russian Armed Forces…
Aeroflot and two other Russian airlines have been prevented from selling their UK airport slots worth an estimated £50 million under new government sanctions. The UK government has introduced sanctions against Russian state-owned Aeroflot, the country’s largest airline, plus Ural Airlines and Rossiya Airlines. All three will be unable to sell unused landing slots at…
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…