Federal officials are investigating the death of an Atlanta airport worker who was crushed by a baggage-loading vehicle. The worker was loading a United Airlines jetliner at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport last week when the baggage-loading vehicle backed up and pushed him up against the plane — crushing him before co-workers could stop the machine, the…
Wild video captured an American Airlines catering cart losing control on the tarmac at O’Hare International Airport Monday. A spokesperson for American Airlines said they believe an accelerator on the cart became stuck, causing it to lose control Video shot by a passenger waiting for their flight shows the car driving in circles, unmanned, as…
US aviation regulators have ordered inspections of Boeing 737 NG aircraft after cracks were found on some planes. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Boeing discovered the cracks “while conducting modifications on a heavily used aircraft”. Similar cracks were found in a small number of additional planes, the agency said. Boeing said 737 NG operators…
The French airline XL Airways suspends its flight operations from 3:00pm today. “In connection with the French civil aviation authorities, in great economic difficulty, XL Airways is unfortunately obliged to suspend all flights” , justifies the company on its website. The company made this choice pending Wednesday, a decision of the Commercial Court of Bobigny…
A United Airlines flight departing Denver Sunday returned to DIA following a mechanical issue with an engine. United Airlines flight #UA292 departed Denver International Airport around 7:50 a.m. for Orlando when the engine issue forced the crew to return and land about an hour later. Video shared by passenger Bobby Lewis showed the left engine…
For the second time in the space of two years, the Civil Aviation Authority was secretly putting together its own rescue airline. With non-disclosure agreements signed, and handling firms and airline operations teams sounded out in commercial confidence, CAA officials in the Canary Wharf HQ had laid out a plan for almost 50 planes to…
Delta Air Lines has again expressed its desire to add Boeing’s future mid-sized jetliner to its fleet. The chief executive Ed Bastian said that its company was willing to buy up to 200 jets from the Boeing’s NMA (New Mid-size Airplane) program. With his repeated statements about the Boeing’s future wide-body jet intended for the…
Condor flights will continue its flight operations despite the fact that its parent company Thomas Cook Group has filed for insolvency. Thomas Cook Group plc, the previous parent company, had to file for insolvency on 23 September 2019. Despite intensive efforts, the Group was unable to obtain refinancing from Fosun, banks and creditors. Condor continues…
Airline says numbers must be reduced at bases such as Stansted and Manchester. Ryanair has written to UK pilots asking them to take unpaid leave or transfer to other bases abroad, saying they could otherwise join the 9,000 job losses at Thomas Cook. The airline told its pilots that a “significant surplus of pilots must…
Norwegian today announces that holidaymakers, travel enthusiasts and #avgeeks now have the unique opportunity to travel between the Arctic and Ushuaia, one of the world’s southernmost cities and gateway to Antarctica on Norwegian from £398.50 one way. From 21 September, Norwegian became the only airline to operate flights to and from the world’s northernmost airport…
Azur Air Boeing flight #ZF2244 experienced a gear fire on landing. Azur Air Boeing 767-300 (reg. VP-BUV) experienced a fire on right main gear after landing at Barnaul Airport in Russia. The flight #ZF2244 from Nha Trang (Vietnam) was evacuated on the taxiway via emergency slides. 341 people were on board, including 10 crew…
A plane had to make an emergency landing when one of the passengers claimed he was on cocaine before sparking up a JOINT in the cabin. The unscheduled touchdown happened on an American Airlines jet from Phoenix to Minneapolis after the pilot warned of an urgent ‘security issue’ on board. The mid-air emergency was sparked…