One man was shot dead and four others were arrested following a high-stakes robbery at the Teresa Rinasi International Airport, Tirana. Armed robbers wearing masks stormed the airport runway in the afternoon and stole millions of euros from an Austria Airlines flight. The robbers managed to gain access through a gate reserved for firefighters. Dressed…
After decades of conjecture and simulations, an international consortium of scientists released the first ever photos of a black hole on Wednesday. The never-before seen black hole is in a galaxy far, far away, called Messier 87 (M87). It’s at about the center of that galaxy, and about 53 million light years from Earth. It’s…
A Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-35 jet crashed in the Pacific. Search and rescue teams found wreckage from a crashed Japanese F-35 stealth fighter in the Pacific Ocean close to northern Japan. The aircraft, less than a year old, was the first F-35 assembled in Japan and was aloft for only 28 minutes on…
The US has threatened to impose tariff counter measures of up to $11.2bn on a host of European products in response to subsidies received by aircraft maker Airbus. In a statement, the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said the World Trade Organisation (WTO) had repeatedly found that EU subsidies to Airbus have caused…
The only functioning airport in the Libyan capital of Tripoli has been hit in an air raid, local TV and several agencies report, citing eyewitnesses. Heavy fighting broke out between the forces of the country’s two governments. A military aircraft belonging to the Libyan National Army forces has reportedly targeted Mitiga airport, located in the…
London Heathrow to New York-JFK is Europe’s busiest international scheduled service, according to Routesonline, which revealed that almost three million passengers travelled on the 5,500 kilometre route in 2018. A total of 2,919,864 passengers boarded flights between the two destinations in 2018, based on the latest data from Sabre Market Intelligence, representing a rise of…
Fighters loyal to warlord Khalifa Hifter said they had overrun the airport, on the southern edge of the city. But government forces mounted a counterattack. Libya‘s government forces say they are now in control of Triplo airport. The airport has been closed since it suffered widespread damage during battles between rival groups in 2014 but still…
The last commercial passenger flight took off from Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on Saturday and convoys of trucks ferried thousands of tonnes of equipment across the city to a giant new airport which Turkey plans to make the biggest in the world. After starting on Friday, Turkish Airlines will have a 45-hour window to complete one…
Statement from Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg: As we work closely with customers and global regulators to return the 737 MAX to service, we continue to be driven by our enduring values, with a focus on safety, integrity and quality in all we do. We now know that the recent Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian…
We at Boeing are sorry for the lives lost in the recent 737 MAX accidents. These tragedies continue to weigh heavily on our hearts and minds, and we extend our sympathies to the loved ones of the passengers and crew on board Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. All of us feel…
Boeing issued the following statement regarding the release today of the preliminary investigation report of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 by the Ethiopian Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). “I’d like to reiterate our deepest sympathies are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the accident,” said Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and…
A pair of Tu-160 strategic bombers made 13-hours flight over the Barents-, Norwegian- and North Seas. The bombers were escorted by MiG-31 fighter jet and the planes made aerial refueling, the Defense Ministry in Moscow informs. The flights happened on Wednesday and the Russian military planes were met by Danish and British fighter jets in…