Two passengers were seen hurling punches at each other in the shocking video taken inside a China Eastern Airlines plane after it landed at Pudong Airport in Shanghai, China. In a clip, a shocked mum covers her daughter’s eyes to try and block her view of the violent brawl happening in a row of seats…
IranAir launches two new services to Europe. IranAir’s two new destinations are Manchester, UK and Madrid, Spain. Aviation Iran reported in November 2019 about the airline’s intention to add Madrid to its network but Manchester was unprecedented up until a few weeks before the launch on 4 July 2020. The Madrid service is planned to be launched…
Yesterday afternoon two RAF Typhoons from Lossiemouth have been flying as part of Exercise Typhoon Warrior over the North Sea. This involves units from around the RAF, and is a large-scale exercise that is testing for those in the air and those on the ground. As the Typhoons returned to Kinloss Barracks, weather conditions deteriorated…
Wizz Air has confirmed a new base at Gatwick Airport, a third for the low-cost carrier in the UK. The airline will allocate one Airbus A321 aircraft to the south London hub and launch four new routes to leisure destinations in Greece, Italy, Spain and Malta from October. Wizz already operates from Luton and Doncaster…
Developed by French studio Asobo using accurate geographic data culled from Bing Maps, a global cloud computing network, and real-time weather information, this is as much a visual spectacle as it is a simulator. And you will want to see as much as you can, because at 10,000 feet, the world looks spectacular (especially on…
Ryanair is reducing flight capacity by 20% in September and October due to a notable weakening of bookings over the last ten days. The airline claimed the reduction in demand is due to uncertainty over the levels of coronavirus cases in some EU countries. “Over the past two weeks as a number of EU countries…
The footage of Ariane 5 launch from French Guyana was captured by Eric Boichut, Captain of Air France Boeing 777 on #AF853 flight to Paris CDG.
EasyJet has confirmed plans to close its base at London Stansted airport from September 1. The budget airline will also close its Southend and Newcastle bases, putting 670 jobs at risk. It is understood the airline discussed the plans with unions today. All flights in and out of Southend will be permanently terminated. The decision…
British Airways will tomorrow retire its first Boeing 747 since announcing last month that all 31 of its jumbo jets had sadly flown their last commercial services. The Boeing 747-400, registration G-CIVD, will depart from London Heathrow on Tuesday, 18 August at 9am local time under flight number BA9170E after more than 25 magnificent years…
A Texas woman says that she was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight Monday after her 3-year-old son with autism would not wear a face mask, in violation of the airline’s COVID-19 policy. Houston resident Alyssa Sadler says that her Southwest flight from Midland, Texas, to Houston returned to the gate when her son refused…
A woman struck an American Airlines gate agent after she was denied boarding at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Wednesday for refusing to wear a mask, reports the Arizona Republic. The woman was a passenger on American Airlines flight 2027 from Los Angeles, which according to Flight Aware arrived in Phoenix just before 8…
Air India on Thursday sacked 48 pilots who resigned last year but withdrew their resignations within the six months notice period time as per rules. The pilots were employed in flying the Airbus 320 fleet of the airline. The withdrawal of resignations was accepted earlier, only to be revoked suddenly on Thursday night. Their services…