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Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication about shootdown of Ukrainian Boeing 737

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE July 12, 2020

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

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE July 12, 2020

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

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

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

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

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

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

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

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

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

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

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

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

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…

Finnair is increasing its traffic to 30 destinations

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

Finnish national carrier Finnair announced on Thursday that it is set to increase its traffic in July, as the Finnish government decided to lift travel restrictions for a raft of countries in and outside Europe. Finnair is increasing its traffic in July and serves more than 30 destinations in Europe and some Asian destinations, including…

34 PIA pilots licenses suspended by Civil Aviation Authority

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE July 9, 2020

Pakistan International Airlines 34 more pilots licenses’ were suspended by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for allegedly holding holding fake degrees. According to a notification issued by the aviation authority, licenses will remain suspended till the inquiry against the pilots has not been completed. Separately, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Tuesday ordered…

ISS cameras capture breathtaking 4K footage of comet Neowise

SpaceBy AIRLIVE July 9, 2020

Footage from onboard the ISS shows Comet Neowise soaring in space above the Earth’s horizon. A stunning video recorded from onboard the International Space Station (ISS) shows the comet Neowise streaking above Earth. The comet was only discovered on March 27 this year, but since then has been giving sky-gazers dazzling views. In the clip,…

Hi Fly has configured its A380 to a full cargo aircraft (video)

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 8, 2020

Hi Fly removed all the seats of its A380 to create additional storage space for light consignments. Take a look inside the Hi Fly Airbus A380-800, that is now able to offer more than 300m3 of volume capacity and close to 60 tons of cargo.