Two pilots are under investigation for allegedly manoeuvring their Boeing 737 through the air so that it drew the shape of a penis in the sky. The phallic-like turns were apparently a bizarre act of solidarity with the Russian football team’s captain. The unnamed crew of the Russian Pobeda airline are reported to have flown…
Here is the new FIFA World Cup livery. Thanks to Leah O’ Carroll, we are able to see the new FIFA World Cup livery. The Qatar Airways B777-300ER (reg. A7-BEB) rolled out of Shannon paint shop in Ireland on November 12, 2020. Qatar Airways will be the official airline of the World Cup, and will…
The SpaceX Falcon 9 took off this Sunday evening, November 15 (local Florida time). Four astronauts took off aboard the crew Dragon at Cape Canaveral for the International Space Station (ISS). After nine years of dependence on Russia, it is the new means of transport used by NASA. The trip should take around 27 hours.…
A ground collision occurred at Amsterdam Schiphol. According to sources, two KLM widebody aircraft experienced a ground collision. A KLM Boeing 747-400 has been damaged at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, by the wingtip of a KLM Airbus A330 (reg. PH-AOM). The Boeing 747-400 (reg. PH-BFV) has been damaged. A long dent was visible on the nose…
The first coronavirus-free transatlantic flight is scheduled to land at Heathrow on Tuesday morning amid pressure to reopen the busy business route. A new pilot scheme by US carrier United Airlines (UAL) has raised the hopes that ministers will give the go-ahead to a crucial travel corridor between London and New York. As part of…
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 struck a brown bear while landing early Saturday evening in Yakutat, killing the animal and causing some damage to the plane. Airport crew members had cleared the runway about 10 minutes before flight 66 was expected to land. The crews did not see any signs of wildlife during the check,…
Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, said Monday that it will acquire Asiana Airlines Inc. in a deal valued at 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion) that would create the world’s 10th-biggest airline by fleets. Korean Air plans to raise 2.5 trillion won via rights offerings early next year. Of the proceeds, it will…
At least three rockets were fired at Eritrea’s capital from Ethiopia, and at least two of the rockets hit the Asmara airport, five regional diplomats told Reuters. Forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have fired rockets at airports in a neighbouring state, as their conflict with the government grows. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF),…
The London boss of Russian airline Aeroflot has been arrested on suspicion of high treason after allegedly handing over state secrets to British intelligence. Dmitry Fedotkin, 39, who has run Aeroflot’s operations in the UK for the last five years, was arrested on Wednesday in Moscow, state media reported. He is accused of ‘betraying secret…
Two Czech nationals caught at London’s Heathrow airport bound for Dubai with 1.2 million pounds ($1.58 million) in their suitcases have been charged with money laundering. The men aged 37 and 26 were stopped by border officials at 0900 GMT on Nov. 8. The banknotes were found in three suitcase and two hand-luggage bags. “Clamping…
An-124 suffered a runway excursion at Novosibirsk after emergency landing caused by uncontained engine failure. A Volga-Dnepr An-124 (reg. RA-82042) suffered runway excursion at Novosibirsk (OVB) after emergency landing caused by uncontained engine number 2 failure. The aircraft operated Volga-Dnepr flight 4066 from Seoul-Incheon Airport in South Korea to Vienna-Schwechat Airport in Austria with an…
Speaking to aviation expert John Strickland at World Travel Market Virtual, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary was characteristically outspoken, confidently asserting that the low-cost carrier “will be unchallenged in Europe for the next 20 years”. It is this high-volume, lost cost model that he asserts will enable Ryanair to bounce back more swiftly than its rivals…