A Vietnam Airlines A321 has suffered a tire explosion on takeoff at Ho Chi Minh airport on Wednesday morning. The flight number VN920 was due to depart for Phnom Pehn in Cambodia mid-afternoon, but a tire failure meant it couldn’t take off. In an unusual twist, the tire explosion appears to have caused a…
Paris CDG airport will close south runways. Paris CDG Airport will close south runways (08LR&26LR) to allow planes to be parked. Paris CDG has 4 runways in total.
The experience of traveling on a private jet is definitely on a whole other level than traveling first-class, let alone economy-class. As luxurious as a first-class flight is, flying on a private jet is all about tailoring this luxury to you. In other words, it is tailored to meet your needs rather than the airline’s.…
All regularly scheduled Qantas and Jetstar international flights from Australia will be suspended from end March until at least end May 2020. Some flights may continue in order to maintain key links, based on ongoing discussions with the Federal Government. More than 150 aircraft will be temporarily grounded, including all of Qantas’ A380s, 747s and…
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday it was parking more than 600 jets – at least half of its fleet – cutting more flights and implementing a round of paycuts for officers, managers, and directors while members of the board forgo compensation. Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday it was parking more than 600 aircraft,…
A 5.7 earthquake hit Magna early Wednesday morning. The earthquake was felt around Salt Lake County, Utah County as well as Wyoming and Idaho. Delays in transportation are well underway with the Salt Lake International Airport has been shut down. The FAA tower, terminals and concourses have been evacuated. However, the road to the airport…
Canada and the United States have reached an unprecedented deal to close the shared border to non-essential travel, as both countries try to restrict the spread of the novel coronavirus. Canada and the United States have agreed to restrict non-essential travel across the border, as both countries try to slow the spread of the novel…
Ryanair says it expects that most if not all flights across the group will be grounded from midnight on March 24. The airline has posted details of the severely reduced schedule on the Travel Advisory page on its website. From 18 March at midnight, the airline will cut 80% of flights. From 24 March at…
A male passenger slapped a female flight attendant around the face after she appeared to hit him while he was screaming and spitting in her face. A two-minute video, posted online, begins with the furious passenger aboard the Brussels Airline flight yelling at a male flight attendant who is trying to restrain him. The passenger…
Chicago Midway International Airport’s air traffic control tower has been temporarily closed after three FAA technicians at the airport tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the air traffic control tower at the airport is “temporarily closing” while crews clean facilities. A ground stop has been ordered. That ground stop…
Most of the world’s airlines will be bankrupt by the end of May due to the ongoing effects of coronavirus, experts have warned. CAPA Centre for Aviation made the dramatic prediction as countries lock down their borders in light of the spread of COVID-19 which has caused more than 170,000 infections and 6,500 deaths around…
Belgium’s Brussels airlines, a Lufthansa subsidiary, will suspend all flights as of Saturday until April 19 over coronavirus, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. “Given the extraordinary circumstances caused by the worldwide coronavirus crisis, Brussels Airlines has decided to temporarily suspend its flight operations,” said the airlines, a subsidiary of Germany’s Lufthansa.