Authorities arrested a man who walked on the wing of a passenger jet before falling off at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport. The man had jumped over an airport fence before he made his way to the wing of the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737NG. Video showed the man walking on the wing, grabbing the winglet…
FAA approves use of Pfizer COVID19 vaccine for pilots & air traffic controllers with appropriate precautions. Following the Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Pfizer, Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, the FAA has determined that pilots may receive the vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification. FAA Air Traffic…
A new domestic South African airline launched on Wednesday, betting on low operating costs and oil prices to withstand an industry crisis that has left national flagship SAA struggling to survive and sunk other low-cost carriers. The new carrier, Lift, part-founded by former Uber Africa executive Jonathan Ayache and Gidon Novick, who ran low-cost flyer…
Eternal optimist, Elon Musk made a remarkable outing during the presentation by the German press group Axel Springer. The boss of SpaceX announced a first manned mission to Mars in 2026, without providing more information on this mission. The technological challenges that remain are numerous, which leaves specialists to believe that it will be very…
China’s aviation regulator is recommending cabin crew on charter flights to high-risk Covid-19 destinations. China’s aviation regulator is recommending cabin crew on charter flights to high-risk Covid-19 destinations wear disposable diapers and avoid using the bathroom to reduce the risk of infection. The advice comes in a 38-page list of guidelines for airlines to prevent…
Terminal 4 to remain closed at Heathrow as passenger numbers collapse. Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye says one million people traveled through the airport in November compared to seven million last year.
Heathrow Airport staff are to go on strike again this month for three days. Baggage handlers, airside staff and security staff walked out earlier this month on December 1 for 24 hours. They are also planning to go on strike again on December 14 and on December 17 and December 18. As many as 4,000…
A woman is suing Spirit Airlines over a “noxious, burning odor” that caused a plane she was on to make an emergency landing. On Tuesday, Mary Vincent Randall filed a lawsuit against Spirit Airlines in Manhattan Supreme Court over the smell, saying it caused her “serious and permanent injuries.” Randall was one of 220 people…
SpaceX’s Starship prototype exploded while attempting to land on Wednesday after an otherwise successful test launch from the company’s rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The Starship rocket destroyed in the accident was a 16-story-tall prototype for the heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private space company to carry humans and…
Terminal D has been evacuated at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. On December 9th, a part of Terminal D at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has been closed temporarily after a false bomb threat. Due to the false threat, the passengers of one KLM aircraft, which had a EU destination, have been evacuated.
Commercial flights with Boeing 737 Max jetliners resumed Wednesday for the first time since they were grounded worldwide nearly two years ago following two deadly accidents. Brazil’s Gol Airlines became the first in the world to return the planes to its active fleet, using a 737 Max 8 on a flight from Sao Paulo to…
Police in Russia is searching for radio parts stolen from a top-secret military aircraft ‘Doomsday Plane’ designed for use during a nuclear war. The robbery, which raises questions about the security of sensitive military-related installations, took place as maintenance work was being carried out on the Ilyushin Il-80 plane. The aircraft was modified from a…