A flight attendant employed by American Airlines died during a recent flight, the airline announced. Joe Tormes, a flight attendant based in St. Louis, passed away suddenly on July 5. Tormes was working a flight with his wife Elsa Jett-Tormes when he died, airline officials told employees in a letter The steward had worked for…
A top official at Emirates expects a combination of pandemic-related production slowdowns and an likely lengthy certification process will likely push deliveries into 2022. Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ chief operating officer, told Bloomberg in an interview that his airline is considering swapping some of the planes for smaller 787 Dreamliners. Emirates has 115 777Xs on…
British Airways is set to resume flights from London Gatwick, next weekend. British Airways will resume flights to London Gatwick Airport on July 18 as the airline continues the restart of its long- and short-haul flights. British Airways will resume routes to : Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI) Bermuda (BDA) St Lucia (UVF) Kingston (KIN) Antigua (ANU)
A hot air balloon landed between two houses Wednesday morning in the northwest suburbs after a passenger had a medical emergency. The pilot called authorities about 7:15 a.m. and said an 80-year-old woman on board had lost consciousness, according to Al Schlick, deputy chief of the Huntley Fire Protection District. The pilot planned to land…
Four flight attendants were evaluated at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshal Airport Friday morning after a Spirit Airlines flight reported a medical emergency. The Baltimore-bound flight 614 from Minneapolis-St. Paul landed safely at BWI following a report of a medical emergency. The BWI Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue Department responded to the report of possible sick individuals…
Finnish national carrier Finnair announced on Thursday that it is set to increase its traffic in July, as the Finnish government decided to lift travel restrictions for a raft of countries in and outside Europe. Finnair is increasing its traffic in July and serves more than 30 destinations in Europe and some Asian destinations, including…
Pakistan International Airlines 34 more pilots licenses’ were suspended by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for allegedly holding holding fake degrees. According to a notification issued by the aviation authority, licenses will remain suspended till the inquiry against the pilots has not been completed. Separately, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Tuesday ordered…
Footage from onboard the ISS shows Comet Neowise soaring in space above the Earth’s horizon. A stunning video recorded from onboard the International Space Station (ISS) shows the comet Neowise streaking above Earth. The comet was only discovered on March 27 this year, but since then has been giving sky-gazers dazzling views. In the clip,…
Hi Fly removed all the seats of its A380 to create additional storage space for light consignments. Take a look inside the Hi Fly Airbus A380-800, that is now able to offer more than 300m3 of volume capacity and close to 60 tons of cargo.
The southern runway will be closed for 3 months The south runway will be closed for 3 months after this weekend. The airport is taking advantage of the single runway operation due to low traffic during coronavirus crisis. The runway 27L/09R covers arrivals over Myrtle Avenue or departures over Feltham or from the Esso garage.…
A man who has been on the run for 16 years was arrested in dramatic scenes at Liverpool John Lennon airport early this morning. Mark Anthony Fitzgibbon has been the subject of numerous appeals after he breached the terms of his release from prison on parole. The 49-year-old was detained shortly after midnight when a…
JessicaTam was expecting rufund of approximately $2,000 ($2,800 AUD) following a request for a refund for her canceled flight. Her business class flight from Jakarta to London was canceled due to COVID-19. However, JessicaTam received a massive $28 million AUD refund from the Middle-Eastern airline for the canceled flight. “My account is now showing as…