The modernisation is aimed at prolonging the service of the Tu-22M3 modification, while at the same time upgrading its capabilities. The planes will be able to carry cutting edge Russian missile weaponry, including the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (“Dagger”) ballistic missile, which can reach speeds of 10 Mach. Russian TV channel Zvezda has published a video of…
An unknown person has broken through a gate at Hannover Airport at about 15:40 local time, causing a lockdown. According to the local police, the perpetrator rushed through the gates in a car and then drove to the tarmac. The Hannover police reported that they managed to stop the car and apprehended the perpetrator who…
A 32 year old man has been arrested at London Luton Airport on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. He was picked up after his flight landed at the airport last night by Metropolitan Police counter-terror officers. It’s understood the case is related to Syria and not to any offences at the airport. He’s been…
VIDEO: Lightning bolt strikes a #Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 Hornet! pic.twitter.com/oBldSa1Tcf — محمد بن خالد (@MbKS15) December 28, 2018 The F/A-18C being hit by a lightning bolt took the pilot by surprise.
A ground worker involuntary activated the inflatable R1 emergency slide of Aeromexico Boeing 787-9 prior flight #AM10 from Mexico City to Santiago.
A majority stake in Gatwick Airport is to be sold to French operator Vinci Airports for £2.9bn. Vinci Airports, part of infrastructure group Vinci, will buy 50.01% of the UK’s second-busiest airport. The other 49.99% will be managed by current owners Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). It follows Vinci’s takeover of Airports Worldwide’s portfolio earlier this…
The two manipulating dummy weapons (Airsoft), created panic Wednesday morning in an airport terminal Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle. Around 8:30, “a passenger gave the alert after seeing two adults who did not speak French have weapons”. Passengers were evacuated from Terminal 2 where a security perimeter was put in place. The Border Police (PAF) intervened…
Sussex Police Detective Chief Superintendent Jason Tingley has told officers recovered a “damaged drone” close to Gatwick Airport on Saturday. The drone is being forensically examined.
The couple arrested in connection with the drone attack at Gatwick airport have been released without charge. Paul Gait, 47, and his wife Elaine Kirk, 54, were detained on Friday night on suspicion of flying a drone above Britain’s second busiest airport. The couple were held for questioning for almost 36 hours, but sources told…
Germany’s airports are on alert after four suspected terrorists were spotted staking out Stuttgart airport, reports say. Police are said to be hunting for a son and father from North Rhine-Westphalia and two others seen taking photos of the airport’s terminal and grounds. Details of the suspects were passed to German police by Morocco’s secret…
London Gatwick is facing major disruption as arrivals and departures have been stopped Wednesday night due to drones flying over the airfield. Police said they believed the actions were deliberate. More than 20 units and a helicopter are searching for the drone operators. The airport expected to handle around 115,000 passengers, on Thursday. Gatwick’s Chief Operating…
LATAM flight #LA8084 to London Heathrow made an overweight emergency landing on runway 16 at Belo Horizonte (SBBS), Brazil. The crew reported electrical problems and deployed the RAT of the Boeing 777-300 (reg. PT-MUG). The 12 tires of the main landing gear deflated. 339 passengers on board. No injuries reported.