The Air Force’s B-2 Stealth bomber has test-dropped an upgraded, multi-function B61-12 nuclear bomb which improves accuracy, integrates various attack options into a single bomb and changes the strategic landscape with regard to nuclear weapons mission possibilities. Earlier this summer, the Air Force dropped a B61-12 nuclear weapon from a B-2 at Nellis AFB, marking…
Swiss is grounding its entire Airbus A220 fleet. An A220 aircraft from London to Geneva was diverted Tuesday morning on Paris following a new engine problem. These coming days will be complicated for Swiss and its passengers. The airline has confirmed that it will have to overhaul the engines of its Airbus A220 “fleet…
An American Airlines pilot capped off his 35 year run in the air by giving one passenger a very special gift. Captain Joe Weis gave his AA Captain wings to Ki Klitenick, 2, a child with Down syndrome on the tarmac of Miami International Airport following a flight from Madrid on Oct. 2. Flight 69…
Second largest Paris Airport is facing a major IT system failure. The airport tweeted: A technical incident is currently impacting some IT systems at Paris-Orly airport that could cause delays. Everything is being done to ensure a return to normal as soon as possible. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE At 13:30 LT, some…
Qantas’ newest 787 Dreamliner has rolled out of the paint shop at Boeing’s factory in Washington State, wearing a special Centenary livery to celebrate the flying kangaroo’s 100th year in the skies. Qantas will turn 99 in November, and as it enters its 100th year of operations, is embarking on a range of initiatives to…
British F-35 Lightning jets are now on-board HMS Queen Elizabeth. Flown by Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots, the Lightning jets are embarking on the carrier to conduct operational trials off the East Coast of the USA, say the Royal Navy. This follows developmental trials last year with US Lightning jets, where forces conducted…
A Southwest Airlines flight had to be evacuated when it arrived at Midway Airport Monday morning. A Southwest spokesperson said the plane experienced a “hydraulic issue following landing.” The passengers on board had to deplane the aircraft on airstairs, and take buses to the terminal. When the plane arrived from Austin, Texas, the flight…
Leaked CCTV footage shows the Republic Airways punching a female co-worker ex outside a passenger plane. The clip was filmed on September 14 shortly after the flight landed at Denver Airport. A male pilot getting into an altercation with a female co-worker. Police say it was a lover’s quarrel. In the video, the Republic Airways…
A Delta flight operated exclusively by women, and carrying 120 young females as passengers, took off this week to inspire more women to become aviators and advocate for equality in a “male-dominated industry.” The Delta flight took girls between the ages of 12 to 18 from Salt Lake City to NASA headquarters in Houston to…
The Supreme Court of Spain found that nine of the twelve officials, behind the organisation of a referendum on Catalonia’s independence from Spain, were guilty of treason, rebellion, and the misuse of public funds. Catalan protesters are block train, metro and road access to Barcelona Airport. UPDATE Both the metro and train have now resumed,…
At least 11 people were killed and 74 injured in a Turkish airstrike on a convoy in northern Syria, Kurdish media reported Sunday. France 24 broadcaster said at least one of their journalists was also among the dead, while two French reporters were reportedly injured in the attack. “Our team is fine but some colleagues…
A caller to 111 just after 6:30am on Monday claimed there was a bomb in a building on Geoffrey Roberts Rd. Police evacuated the building and others nearby. Roads near Auckland Airport were blocked off and flights temporarily suspended. There were delays heading into the airport, with sections of Laurence Stevens Dr and Geoffrey Roberts…