The fighter plane fell into the disputed waters after a landing accident on Monday in which seven sailors were hurt. The United States Navy is making arrangements to recover an F-35C fighter jet that fell into the South China Sea after an accident as the pilot attempted a landing on the USS Carl Vinson aircraft…
The door of a British Airways Boeing 777 has been ripped off at Cape Town. The incident occurred at Cape Town Airport in South Africa today. The Boeing 777-200 was supposed to perform flight #BA42 from Cape Town to London Heathrow. According to a source, the aircraft (reg. G-YMMU) pushed back with the jet bridge…
Since yesterday, the airline customers are able to send and receive free text messages via WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and iMessage during the flight. Initially, the facility will be available on 56 aircraft of the Airbus A320 family that perform flights within Brazil and flights from the country to other destinations in South America. LATAM intends…
Security breach at Lagos airport as thieves gain access to Eznis Airways aircraft. There was security breach at the domestic terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, as a Boeing 737-73V, with registration number EI-ULN, belonging to Eznis Airways was burgled and its Flight Management System, stolen. The FMS is a computer designed…
Air carrier Smartwings landed its Boeing 737 MAX 8 in Antarctica. The landing at Troll Airfield at the northern tip of Antarctica took place on January 26, 2022, and 737 MAX is the first aircraft of its type here. The flight was chartered by Aircontact to carry the members of the Norwegian Polar Institute to…
Kai Forsyth, from Derby, was on board the eight hour flight from London Gatwick and said he had the “weirdest experience.” The young man claims to be the only passenger (apart from the crew) on the British Airways flight and it came with many perks. Filming videos for his TikTok, he shows the seemingly empty…
Airbus has launched a new air-cargo service using its unique BelugaST fleet to offer freight companies and other potential customers a solution to their outsized freight transportation needs. The new service – Airbus Beluga Transport – will provide commercially-contracted customers in a variety of sectors, including space, energy, military, aeronautic, maritime and humanitarian sectors, with…
The CEO of Ryanair says traffic at Dublin airport could exceed pre pandemic levels this summer. The airline today announced its largest ever summer scheme, with flights to 120 destinations across Europe. It comes as the government is expected to ease restrictions as the Omicron wave passes. “We’ll be this summer 10% ahead of pre-pandemic,…
The British government announced on Monday that it is scrapping coronavirus travel testing requirements for the vaccinated, news hailed by the travel industry as a big step back to normality. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “to show that this country is open for business, open for travellers, you will see changes so that people…
An F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter had a “landing mishap” on the deck of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) on Monday in the South China Sea, the Navy announced. The F-35C Lightning II, which is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2, was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea when the mishap occurred.…
An Irish man on a Delta Air Lines flight from Dublin to New York is accused of refusing to wear a face mask, throwing an empty can that hit another passenger and pulling down his pants and exposing his buttocks to a flight attendant and others nearby. “During the approximately eight-hour flight, the defendant repeatedly…
Flight LOT #LO233 to Brussels declared an emergency. LOT #LO233 from Warsaw to Brussels has declaring an emergency in flight. The Embraer 190-200 suffered a pressurization issue forcing pilots to descent to 10,000ft. Passenger were asked to breath thru oxygen masks as the flight diverted to Dusseldorf.