A plane caught fire at Maila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) tonight, carrying medical supplies and personnel bound to Tokyo (Haneda Airport). It is reported the aircraft is owned by Lion Air – a charter service company in the Philippines, not the Indonesian commercial airline. 8 pax including pilots are confirmed dead.
Today, Qantas, has operated what is said to be its last Boeing 747 commercial flight before retirement. The Boeing 747-400ER (reg. VH-OEE) operated flight #QF28 from Santiago de Chile to Sydney. The iconic 747 passed over Sydney Harbour at 2,100ft. Sources close to the airline say this was the last ever Qantas 747 revenue flight…
After nearly 50 years, KLM is operating its final Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet flight. Flight #KL686 departed Mexico City to Amsterdam operated by Boeing 747-406(M) (reg. PH-BFT) nicknamed ‘City of Tokyo’, a nearly 23 year old aircraft. The aircraft is expected to land at Schiphol at around 15:00 local time. Due to the worldwide coronavirus…
Airbus has deployed a new air-bridge flight between Europe and China to deliver additional face mask supplies to France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom health systems in support of the COVID-19 crisis efforts. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-200 undergoing conversion as Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), took off on 26 March at 19.15 local time (CET)…
A Philadelphia-based American Airlines flight attendant and union representative, died Monday from coronavirus, the airline confirmed Thursday. “Earlier this week, we lost a respected, longtime member of the American Airlines family, who tested positive for COVID-19,” a statement from American Airlines released Thursday read. “Our hearts go out to Paul’s loved ones, many of whom…
Starting Sunday, Hubei Province airports will resume flight services except for Wuhan Tianhe International Airport as the COVID19 pandemic is gradually contained. The Wuhan hub will resume services on April 8 authorities said.
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London Gatwick is to temporarily close its North Terminal and consolidate operations in its South Terminal, with flights only operating between 2pm and 10pm, from next month. The airport believes that the move is the best way to protect staff, passengers and the business from the impact of COVID-19. The emergency measures will be in place…
A temporary mortuary site is being built at Birmingham Airport in preparation for an expected rise in coronavirus deaths, West Midlands Police have said. Work has begun on the mortuary site which will initially be able to accommodate 1,500 deaths before expanding to hold more. It is expected the temporary site could ultimately accommodate all…
Alaska Air Group’s ALK subsidiary Alaska Airlines plans to reduce capacity by 70% for April and May due to “historic and unprecedented” decline in demand as coronavirus concerns evolve. The company is witnessing more than 80% drop in demand. Given the current crisis, the carrier expects to make such large number of flight cancelations in…
Around one third of the global commercial airline fleet is currently in storage as carriers seek to weather the coronavirus pandemic. In total, around 7,500 planes are now idle as schedules continue to be cut according to data from analytics expert, Cirium. However, Cirium has transferred just under 100 passenger jets operated by Chinese airlines…
London City Airport temporarily suspends all flights. Here is the statement Following the Government’s latest instructions in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to temporarily suspend all commercial and private flights from the airport. This will begin in the evening on Wednesday 25 March and is expected to…