Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Airbus for seven A350F freighter aircraft. The agreement will see the A350F begin replacing the airline’s existing B747-400F fleet in the fourth quarter of 2025. “We are honoured by Singapore Airlines’ vote of confidence in the A350F as it renews its freighter fleet. The…
The Pakistan International Airlines flight PK301 made an emergency landing at the Islamabad International Airport on Sunday and then aborted the take-off twice, scaring the already panicked passengers to death. Eventually, most of them refused to board the aircraft which took off with only six passengers. The flight was travelling from Islamabad to Karachi when…
A Beech 200 Super King Air has crash-landed on its belly at Perth Airport after its landing gear collapsed. The twin-turbo prop aircraft, which had flown in from a mid-west mine, was due to land about 10.40am on Tuesday before reporting a landing indicator problem. It is understood that as the plane hit the tarmac,…
The Danville-Boyle County Airport suffered major damage from a tornado early Saturday morning. Three T-hangars and several airplanes were destroyed by the tornado, which struck the airport at around 4 a.m., according to a Facebook post by the airport. No one was injured. It’s unknown how long the airport will be shut down.
A Delta flight bound for Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Oklahoma City Thursday night after a male passenger assaulted a flight attendant and an air marshal, authorities said. The passenger, identified as 35-year-old Ariel Pennington of Washington, D.C., was booked into the Oklahoma City Jail on complaints of disorderly conduct…
Winds were far stronger than forecast at Manchester Airport with gusts up to 40 kt during Storm Arwen.
A DC3 experienced engine trouble after departing Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Wednesday morning, prompting an emergency landing at Merrill Field Airport near downtown, an official from the National Transportation Safety Board said. The TransNorthern Aviation Douglas DC-3 landed with wheels up on runway seven around 10:40 a.m., said Clint Johnson, president of the…
The Finnish Government has announced Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II is the aircraft selected from its HX Fighter Program. “We are honored the Government of Finland through its thorough, open competition has selected the F-35, and we look forward to partnering with the Finnish Defence Forces and Finnish defence industry to deliver and…
Kat Kamalani is a former flight attendant who has spilled the beans about many industry secrets. In a recent TikTok post, she claims cabin crew are not paid until the plane door is shut. A former flight attendant has surprised travel fans by revealing she never got paid while greeting and saying goodbye to passengers.…
The Black Sea region has become a major hot spot for tensions between Russia and NATO in recent months, with the alliance deploying warships in the body of water for drills, and sending fighters, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft and drones to probe Russia’s maritime defences. Russian Su-27 fighters were scrambled Wednesday to intercept and accompany…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) said the helicopter with Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on board crashed in Tamil Nadu. A helicopter carrying India’s Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and other officials crashed Wednesday in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, officials said. The helicopter crashed at the Coonoor…
Investment firm has ordered a total of 68 737 MAXs in 2021, including 737-8 and 737-8-200 models. Boeing and 777 Partners today announced the Miami-based investment firm will nearly double its 737 MAX order book with the purchase of 30 additional jets. The new order expands 777 Partners’ commercial aircraft portfolio to a total of…