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.
Ethiopian Airlines flight #ET715 was moving on the de-icing pad at Oslo-Gardermoen Airport when it hit a lamppost. The Boeing 787-9 (reg. ET-AUP) was taxiing for departure to Addis Abeba via Stockholm. The right wing was damaged, forcing the aircraft to be grounded for repairs.
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,…