Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were launched today to intercept two Russian Tu-142. Unidentified aircraft were detected as they approached NATO’s area of interest. The ‘BEAR-F’ aircraft approached the UK. Norwegian Quick Reaction Alert were scrambled F-16s to identify the two Russian Tu-142s. RAF Typhoons were scrambled soon after as the Tu-142s tracked south towards the…
A NATO helicopter was reported missing in the Ionian Sea, west of the Greek mainland, on Wednesday evening. According to Greek Defense Ministry sources, the helicopter had taken off from a Canadian frigate. There were between three and six passengers in the helicopter. Please reload the page for updates Debris from the Canadian military helicopter…
Boeing grounded 737 MAX jet is expected to remain grounded until at least August as the manufacturer continues to grapple with software issues, people briefed on the matter told Reuters. The largest planemaker has signaled it now hopes to win regulatory approval in August for the plane’s return to service, but that could be pushed…
The Pentagon on Monday formally released three unclassified videos taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with “unidentified aerial phenomena.” One of the videos shows an incident from 2004, and the other two were recorded in January 2015, according to Sue Gough, a Defense Department spokeswoman. The videos became public after…
Air Mauritius went into voluntary administration on Wednesday due to the debilitating impact of travel bans to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Air Mauritius expects not to be able to meet its financial obligations “in the foreseeable future”. The board hopes that going into administration will safeguard the interest of the company and…
Bellingcat has identified a high-ranking figure whose identity was searched for by the Joint Investigation Team in connection with the downing of MH17 as Colonel General Andrey Burlaka, Operations Director of FSB’s Border Service. In November 2019, the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) announced the broadening of its criminal investigation into the shoot-down of MH17…
British Airways is planning to launch a consultation that could result in cutting about 800 of its 4,500 pilot jobs. British Airways is set to slash up to 12,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan as the carrier grapples with the fallout of the novel coronavirus pandemic, its parent company IAG said Tuesday. Mark…
European plane maker Airbus has told its 135,000 employees to brace for potentially deeper job cuts amid the Covid-19 crisis, as the company’s survival is at stake without immediate action. CEO Guillaume Faury said in a letter to staff the company is “bleeding cash at an unprecedented speed” and that the recent drop of a…
Scandinavian airline SAS on Tuesday announced plans to lay off up to 40 percent of its workforce in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Scandinavian airline SAS said on Tuesday it would reduce its workforce by up to 5,000 full-time positions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on air travel. The airline, which furloughed around 90…
Norwegian Air does not expect to begin ramping up its number of flights until April 2021 at the earliest, according to a proposal published ahead of a key stakeholder meeting this week. Norwegian’s present low activity will continue, based on the support offered by the Norwegian authorities to maintain a minimum offer of air travel.…
The first Airbus A380 performed its maiden flight on April 27, 2005, just over three months after rolling out of the manufacturer’s plant at Toulouse Blagnac International Airport on January 18, 2005. The “Superjumbo”, registered F-WWOW and powered by Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines, took-off at 10:29 local time (8:29 GMT) and landed thee hours…
Embraer announced today that it is in receipt of Boeing’s notice of termination of the Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer. Embraer believes strongly that Boeing has wrongfully terminated the MTA, that it has manufactured false claims as a pretext to seek to avoid its commitments to close the transaction and pay Embraer the US$4.2…