Amid drama following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s trips via private jet, William and Kate flew commercial with their children from Norwich, England, to Aberdeen, Scotland, on Thursday. “We were delighted to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their family on board one of our flights again, this time when they flew from Norwich to Aberdeen with…
A 26-year-old man climbed over a Mumbai airport wall and walked up to a plane on the airport runway. A video circulating on social media showed the man calmly walk over to the SpiceJet plane and inspect it. As a yellow jeep pulls up behind him, the man proceeds to casually inspect the nose of…
EasyJet suspends a pilot from flying after finding out about suicidal messages he sent to his friends. Pals passed the aviator’s messages to his bosses after he told them ‘I’m suicidal’, ‘my life is sh**’ and ‘I’m probably going to kill myself’ in a WhatsApp group. “I thought I would meet people, make friends with…
A Delta flight from Lisbon to JFK suffered a serious landing gear problem at JFK Airport Tuesday afternoon. The flight #DL273 from Lisbon operated by a Boeing 757-200 (reg. N722TW) declared an emergency after the axle of its nose gear broke, causing one of the plane’s wheels to come off. Port Authority officials report that…
Investigators probing an engine explosion on an Air France A380 in 2017 are studying a possible manufacturing flaw in a recently salvaged cracked part in a move likely to trigger urgent checks on dozens of Airbus superjumbos, people familiar with the matter said. The focus of a two-year-old investigation into the mid-air explosion over Greenland,…
Sunday aircraft suffered left main gear damage when 2 tires disintegrated on take-off at Sanya, China. The airport notified the airline in order for emergency services to meet the Boeing 757-200 (reg. UPB5703) on landing. The flight #DV464 continued to Astana, Kazakhstan where further damage occurred on landing. All 241 onboard disembarked safely.
Qantas has announced three ultra long-haul research flights to gather new data about inflight passenger and crew health and wellbeing. The flights form part of planning for Project Sunrise – Qantas’ goal to operate regular, non-stop commercial flights from the east coast of Australia (Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne) to London and New York. The three…
Boeing said on Tuesday it plans to add extra staff and hire “a few hundred” temporary employees at an airport in Washington state where it is storing many grounded 737 MAX jetliners, a key step in its best-case plan for resuming deliveries to airline customers in October. The hiring plans are the first publicly…
Police are investigating after two planes reported seeing green lasers while approaching the runway on Monday night. On Wednesday last week, police helicopters monitored flights following similar reports. West Yorkshire Police said shining a laser at an aircraft can dazzle and distract the pilot. A flight approaching the airport reported seeing a green laser at…
The High Court in Dublin has blocked a proposed strike by Ireland-based Ryanair pilots on Thursday and Friday. Ryanair’s lawyers in Ireland told the court that the pilots union, which represents around 180 Ryanair pilots, had not let talks reach a conclusion before announcing the strike. In a tweet, Ryanair welcomed the judgement from the…
BEA issued a call for witnesses after the serious incident involving an Airbus A220. During the flight #LX348 from Geneva to London Heathrow after the left engine Pratt & Whitney PW1524 suffered a mechanical failure during the cruising phase over the East of France. The engine was shut down by the crew and the aircraft…
A “nightmare” JFK flight to Miami was delayed for so long that cops had to be summoned after fights broke out between frustrated — and exhausted — passengers. Delta Flight 2385 sat on the tarmac for nearly eight hours at the Queens airport on Thursday, with things getting out of control when sparring broke out,…