Two Ryanair planes had a near miss at Malaga airport two years ago, an investigation has concluded, almost colliding in what investigators have called a “serious incident”. The official investigation by Spain’s civil aviation authority yesterday revealed that an air traffic controller at the Andalucia airport had given one Ryanair flight permission to land on…
Zara Rutherford has become the youngest woman ever to fly solo around the world. A Belgian-British teenager has flown into the record books by becoming the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. Zara Rutherford, 19, touched down at Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport in Flanders just after 1pm local time on Thursday, completing a 52,000km (28,100…
An American Airlines London-bound flight from Miami was forced to turn around Wednesday night after a couple refused to wear their masks. Flight 38 was about an hour and a half into its flight to Heathrow Airport when it circled back and returned to Miami International Airport. Publicly, American Airlines is only saying the flight…
A collision in the sky between two A350s after TCAS triggered. On January 6, 2022 at 23:04 UTC, automatic pilot of two Air Mauritius A350s suddenly changed their trajectories while flying over Sudan as the aircraft detected a risk of collision. Flight #MK015 from Paris and flight #MK042 were flying at 39,000 ft when they…
Airbus has announced plans to take on 6,000 extra staff over 2022 The hiring drive will take place worldwide with sites at Broughton and Filton expected to benefit. The aerospace giant was forced to cut the workforce when the pandemic hit as production levels were slashed. Broughton saw its staff numbers fall from around 6,000…
Airbus says cancelled A321 contract with Qatar Airways. Airbus said on Thursday it had cancelled a contract with Qatar Airways for 50 A321neo jets, broadening a $600-million-plus dispute with the Gulf carrier over the larger A350. “We confirm we did terminate the contract for 50 A321s with Qatar Airways in accordance with our rights,” a…
Police confront possibly armed man at San Francisco International Airport terminal. Police confronted a man apparently causing a disturbance and possibly armed in or near the International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport on Thursday morning, authorities said. UPDATE the man was armed with two guns. UPDATE Armed man has been shot dead by police…
US FAA OKs 62 Percent of Commercial Air Fleet for Some Landings in 5G Zones. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it has issued new approvals on Wednesday for Boeing and Airbus planes that allow an estimated 62% of U.S. commercial airplanes to perform low-visibility landings at airports where 5G C-band is deployed. The FAA…
A Canadian doctor has told of her joy after delivering a “Miracle” baby on an overnight flight to Uganda. Dr Aisha Khatib, a professor at the University of Toronto, was about one hour into her Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Entebbe when the call went out. A Ugandan migrant worker travelling home from Saudi…
Dubai’s Emirates suspends flights to several U.S. destinations on 5G concerns. Emirates announced on Tuesday that it will suspend flights to several destinations in the United States as of Jan. 19 until further notice because of concerns over 5G mobile deployment. The move is “due to operational concerns associated with the planned deployment of 5G…
Many Boeing and Airbus commercial jets are approved to operate at airports where C-band is deployed. The Federal Aviation Administration says it has approved two radio altimeter models used in many Boeing and Airbus aircraft to perform low-visibility landings at many airports where 5G C-band is being deployed. The announcement comes days before AT&T and…
FedEx wants to equip some aircraft with military-style missile countermeasures, which could allow it to continue flying over contested areas that might otherwise be closed to air traffic, according to a filing posted by the Federal Aviation Administration. In a notice of this “special condition” posted Friday, the FAA dryly observed that its design standards…