A missile launcher was found in US man’s luggage at Baltimore/Washington International Airport

The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement that the military grade weapon was located in the man’s checked luggage at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. TSA officers called airport police who found the man and detained him for questioning. The unidentified traveler said he was in the military and coming home from Kuwait. He…

INCIDENT Ten members of American Airlines #AA728 crew were taken to hospital after emergency landing in Boston due to burning smell in cabin

Ten members of the American Airlines crew were taken to hospital after the jet made an unplanned landing at Boston’s Logan Airport on Sunday night. The busy plane had set off earlier off from Philadelphia bound for London Heathrow. Reports in the US say the concerned cockpit crew deployed their own oxygen masks during the…

Air France-KLM signs commitment for 60 A220 aircraft

The Air France–KLM Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 60 A220-300 aircraft to modernise its fleet. These A220s are intended to be operated by Air France. “The acquisition of these brand new A220-300s aligns perfectly with Air France–KLM’s overall fleet modernization and harmonization strategy” said Benjamin Smith, CEO of the Air France-KLM…