Boston Logan International Airport wasn’t immune to the storm that moved through Massachusetts Wednesday night into Thursday morning. A Southwest Boeing 737 sitting at a gate was blown into the jet bridge, according to the company. A spokesperson for Southwest said the plane made contact with the jet bridge but didn’t say if it had…
Qantas Boeing 787-9 to make its first ultra long-haul research flight from New York to Sydney on Friday October 18. The 19-hour flight from New York to Sydney could mark the world’s first non-stop flight between Sydney and New York operated by a commercial airline. No airline has ever completed this route without stopping. Qantas…
At approximately 8:29AM this morning, a private jet (Hawker) with five people onboard declared an emergency due to landing gear issues while about six minutes out from Richmond Airport. The aircraft landed on RWY 16/34, but a “sideways” nose gear forced the aircraft to veer off the runway. It became stuck in the grass midfield…
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…