Ryanair installed Split Scimitar Winglets to the first of over 400 of its Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft. Following a $175m agreement with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), Ryanair installed Split Scimitar Winglets to the first of over 400 of its Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft. This modification will improve aircraft fuel efficiency by up to…
An U.S. Air Force military cargo was unable to land at RAF Mildenhall after holding over one hour. A Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy took off from Dover Air Force Base, US to RAF Mildenhall in the UK. The aircraft was on hold in Mildenhall and Lakenheath area for over 90 minutes waiting for better weather…
More than 12,000 British Airways passengers are facing cancellations as flights from Heathrow airport are grounded due to freezing fog. More than 80 BA flights have been grounded on the first day of the working week. The “flow rate” of arrivals has been reduced because of fog at the UK’s busiest airport, which is also…
FlyDubai flight to Dubai was forced to make an emergency landing. Flight #FZ1830 from Warsaw to Dubai was diverted to Krakow, Poland due to bomb threat. UPDATE Flights operations are resuming at Krakow Airport. UPDATE Inbound flights to Krakow are currently holding due to operations suspension. UPDATE Passengers are currently evacuated. The Boeing 737 MAX…
A serious medical emergency is forcing American Airlines crew to divert to Ireland. American Airlines #AA107 from London LHR to New York JFK is diverting to Shannon due to a medical emergency. The crew is reporting an unresponsive male passenger. Ambulance is requested at gate. The Boeing 777-300ER is expected to land at 20.26 local…
A Ryanair flight from Poland was escorted by fighter jets to Athens following a bomb threat. The flight FR6385 from Katowice in Poland just landed in El. Venizelos, Greece. UPDATE “All people are well and safe,” said Elena Dimopoulou, the airport spokesperson. UPDATE The pilot reported a bomb threat during the flight. The Boeing 737-800…
A foreign hacker obtained an old copy of the U.S. government’s Terrorist Screening Database and “no fly” list from an unsecured server belonging to a commercial airline. The Swiss hacker known as “maia arson crimew” blogged Thursday that she discovered the Transportation Security Administration “no fly” list from 2019 and a trove of data belonging…
The first airdrop by an A400 has been completed at Sky Blu, in Antarctica. The A400M departed from the Falkand Islands heading south to Antarctica. The aircraft first performed a flyby at Rothera, a research Station is the BAS logistics centre for the Antarctic and home of well-equipped biological laboratories and facilities for a wide…
Heathrow has held on to its crown as Europe’s busiest airport despite passenger numbers still not recovering fully to pre-Covid levels. Latest data from analysts Cirium shows that in 2022 the west London hub handled flights covering almost 100 billion “available seat kilometres” (ASK) a key measure used by the industry. Rival airport Paris Charles…
The plane made an emergency landing in Uzbekistan after a report of an alleged bomb scare. An Azur Air chartered flight from Russia’s Perm International Airport to Goa received a security threat. Following this, the flight was diverted to Uzbekistan. A total of 238 passengers, including 2 infants, and 7 crew are onboard. Russia embassy…
An Ohio woman was arrested Tuesday after she assaulted flight attendants and police officers with a fire extinguisher at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Jennifer was confronted by airport staff when she allegedly left a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant without paying for her meal, according to Inside Edition. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Concourse…
Authorities said a small plane that disappeared after leaving New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday evening crashed before reaching its destination. Officials said the single-engine Beechcraft A36 was found near Rye Lake in White Plains, New York, located adjacent to the Westchester County Airport (HPN), following a massive search-and-rescue operation, according to Cleveland…