Ryanair is back again the busiest operator in Europe
Yesterday Ryanair was the busiest airline operating 1,273 flights according to Eurocontrol. Next busiest: Turkish Airlines with 607 flights Wizzair with 501 flights easyJet 415 flights
VIDEO A cow has been airlifted to safety by a RAF Puma helicopter after plunging down 150ft
A cow that plunged down a 150ft waterfall in Cumbria was airlifted to safety by an RAF helicopter five days later. A Puma helicopter operated by the 28 Squadron airlifted the cow back to safety.
Qantas performed its first Boeing 747 farewell flight
Qantas is operating three farewell flights. The Boeing 747-400 (reg. VH-OEJ) performed a farewell flight from Sydney. There will be two other flights: Brisbane (Wednesday 15th July) – 1015 Canberra (Friday July 17th) – 1200
BREAKING Eleven US Navy sailors injured after a fire broke out aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard
Several US Navy sailors are injured after a fire broke out aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) docked in Naval Base San Diego, California, on Sunday afternoon. The San Diego Fire Department was first requested at around 9:00 a.m., the department wrote on Twitter, where it later said that “several sailors” were being treated for…
Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication about shootdown of Ukrainian Boeing 737
Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown. Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication between soldiers and their commanders for the Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing 176 people. The report released late Saturday by Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization comes months after the crash. The shootdown happened…
INCIDENT An IndiGo flight was rocked by severe turbulence, causing people on board to scream in terror
An IndiGo flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Kashmir, India was rocked by severe turbulence on Saturday, causing people on board to scream in terror. The IndiGo flight from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Kashmir, India on Saturday encountered severe turbulence ten minutes from touchdown when the plane began to shudder. A constant low-level shaking that…
Pakistan International Airlines banned from entering United States
The U.S. Department of Transportation has decided to ban Pakistan International Airlines from operating flights to the United States. The airline is struggling to recover from a fatal crash, years of losses, a collapse in global air travel and the stunning revelation that almost a third of the nation’s pilots obtained fake licenses. That latest…
BREAKING An American Airlines flight attendant died suddenly during flight
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…
Delivery of first Boeing 777X may be delayed to 2022
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 to return to Gatwick Airport
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 made an emergency landing after a passenger lost consciousness in McHenry County, USA
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…
INCIDENT Four Spirit Airlines flight attendants were transported to hospital after landing at BWI Marshall Airport
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…