The United Kingdom’s flag carrier, British Airways, will resume direct flights to Pakistan in June, a decade after suspending services to the South Asian nation over security concerns, the airline has announced. The service will resume with three flights each week between the two countries’ capitals, London and Islamabad, British Airways head of sales for…
An experimental plane crashed on the runway at Willow Run Airport. The plane is registered to a man who runs Detroit Flying Cars. A spokesperson said that the owner of an experimental aircraft was conducting a test run at Willow Run about 1:15 p.m. During the test, the aircraft unexpectedly went airborne and then crashed.…
Extreme rainfall caused flooding in various districts of Istanbul. Workers at the New Istanbul Airport were evacuated due to rainfall. The construction site has been flooded. It was seen that the vehicles in the car park located just below the site were flooded.
A Georgian woman died on board a Wizz Air flight to Milan according to local media. Wizz Air flight #W66411 from Kutaisi, Georgia, to Milan, Italy, diverted to Belgrade, Serbia, due to a medical emergency. Shortly after departure, a Georgian woman showed signs of distress. In order to provide medical assistance to the woman, the A320…
Turkish news agency reports that date for moving operations from Atatürk Airport to new Istanbul Airport has been postponed for a second time, now from 31 December 2018 to March 2019. A meeting took place today at 15.00 at Istanbul Airport with the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure. After 2. hours, decision was took to postpone…
Aer Lingus launched the latest pilot recruitment drive, with over 100 direct entry pilot positions available. Positions are open to qualified pilots, who, if successful, will fly aircraft, such as the Airbus A320/321 and A330, to over 80 destinations worldwide. The pilot recruitment drive comes as Aer Lingus announced our ambitious growth strategy that will…
The Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said two Turkish F-16 jets violated Greek airspace twice on Monday. According to the statement, Turkish jets flew over the Greek island of Oinousses at the height of 26,000 feet on Monday at 16:04 local time (14:04 GMT). F-16 jets violated Greek airspace while the Greek Minister of Defense,…
A Tiger Air plane travelling from Sydney to Melbourne has turned around due to a threat on board. TigerAir flight TT271 to Melbourne has been forced to return to Sydney Airport after reports of a bomb on board the plane. Australian Federal Police officers were waiting for the plane when it touched town on tarmac…
The British Royal Air Force’s (RAF) A400M Atlas aircraft has carried out beach landing trials on Pembrey Sands beach in southern Wales. The trials were conducted for the first time and involved 206 Squadron members and engineers front-line squadron LXX based at RAF Brize Norton. During the trials, the Airbus-built turboprop military transport aircraft performed…
Passengers from Manchester were held at Prague airport after a drawing of a bomb was found on a piece of paper in the toilets. Jet 2 flight from Manchester to the Czech capital landed at around 6.30pm local time last night. The 183 people on board were evacuated from the aircraft but then held at…
Two individuals, one of whom was listed as potentially dangerous in Germany, were seen taking pictures at Paris CDG airport. Border Police (PAF) deployed at Paris CDGy airport spotted Thursday “strange behavior” of two people, including one person on a German terror watchlist for radical Islam. According to the JDD, a man in a Mercedes Sprinter van parked…
Boeing delivered the 787th 787 Dreamliner to come off the production line, marking a special milestone for the super-efficient airplane family and the fastest-selling twin-aisle jet in history. Since its first delivery in September, 2011, the 787 family has flown nearly 300 million passengers on more than 1.5 million flights around the world, including more…