Flight BA269 made a U-turn off the West coast of Scotland due to a technical issue. The Airbus A380 (reg. G-XLEE) departed from London at 16.00 and was supposed to have arrived around ten hours later in Los Angeles. The crew declared an emergency due to a technical issue and returned to London Heathrow Airport almost…
The first A330-800 took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 10:31am local time, for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France. The aircraft, MSN1888, will perform the dedicated flight-physics tests required for this variant. The crew in the cockpit comprise: Experimental Test Pilots Malcolm RIDLEY and François BARRE and Test-Flight Engineer Ludovic…
Armed police are responding after Heathrow Airport in London’s Terminal 4 was put on lockdown after a suspicious package was detected. Police officers have set up a cordon and Terminal 4 has been evacuated. UPDATE The suspected package that caused an alert at Terminal 4 at Heathrow has been cleared.
On Nov. 5, 2018, a US EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27. The intercepting SU-27 made an additional pass, closing with the EP-3 and applying its afterburner while conducting a banking turn away. The crew of the EP-3 reported turbulence following the first interaction,…
An Iraqi Airways aircraft suffered bird strikes on departure from Erbil. A Boeing 737-800 (reg. YI-ASG) flew through a flock of birds less than one minute after takoff from Erbil runway 18. The right engine (CFM56) ingested several birds forcing the crew to return to Erbil. The flight #IA916 was delayed.
Airbus will fly an airBaltic A220-300 new generation single aisle aircraft, to five cities in four countries as part of a world demonstration tour. The A220-300 will first attend the Zhuhai airshow (China) from November 5th until November 8th before flying to Chengdu on November 9th. The aircraft will continue on its journey with a…
Icelandair Group has entered into a share purchase agreement to purchase all shares in the airline WOW air. Beleaguered budget airline WOW Air has been completely bought out by Icelandair Group, Viðskiptablaðið reports. The board of Icelandair Group bought every share in WOW Air, in full conjunction and cooperation with the Icelandic Competition Authority. The acquisition is…
Air New Zealand has become a new operator of the A321neo, following the delivery of its first aircraft this weekend. In total, Air New Zealand will acquire 20 A320neo Family aircraft. Air New Zealand’s first A321neo is painted in the airline’s iconic all black livery. The aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney Pure Power…
Air France flight #AF258 from Paris to Ho Chi Minh City made a U-turn over Belarus. Air France flight #AF258 from Paris CDG to Ho Chi Minh City was 2 hours into flight, over Belarus when Russia didn’t give clearance for entry into Russian airspace. The Boeing 777-300ER circled Belarus for over 30 minutes at…
A baggage handler got a free trip to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after he accidentally fell asleep in the forward cargo hold of American Airlines flight . The unidentified handler, who was working for Piedmont Airlines, a subsidiary of the American Airlines Group, was helping out with the Chicago-bound flight at Kansas City International Airport…
A Japanese pilot who was arrested at Heathrow Airport for being drunk has admitted being more than nine times the legal alcohol limit. The pilot, who works for Japan Airlines, was arrested on 28 October after failing a breath test. He was found to have 189mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood in his system…
LATAM flight to Santiago diverted to Buenos Aires after suffering windshield was damanged by hail. On October 31, LATAM flight #JJ8050 from Sao Paulo to Santiago encountered bad weather during flight at 32,000 feet. Turbulence and hail caused damages to windshield and nos econe of the Airbus A320 (reg. PR-MHP). The crew decided to divert…