The European pilots’ group (ECA) urged the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to conduct its own thorough and independent review of the Boeing 737 Max before allowing the planes to fly again. The group represents 38,000 European pilots, including those at airlines that have purchased the Boeing 737 Max, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Ryanair. The…
A man has been filmed lighting a cigarette in the middle of a packed plane. Shocked passengers on board the Spirit Airlines flight to Minnesota, US, watched as the man took started to smoke, before closing his eyes and settling back into his chair. A woman in the same row as the smoker said his…
Her Majesty visited the airline’s headquarters ahead of its centenary celebrations which will take place later this year. The Queen arrived at Heathrow Airport today to mark the 100th anniversary of British Airways. Staff dressed in the company’s distinctive uniforms as they lined up to greet the royal visitor at their headquarters in west London.…
London Stansted Airport is confirming flight operations are suspended due to runway works in progress. UPDATE 19:28 (local time) Traffic is now resuming. Several flights are diverting to London Luton Airport. The same incident happened on Wednesday morning.
A Vueling flight from Paris to Ibiza had to land in Barcelona following a bomb threat The Airbus A320 (reg. EC-LVS) had to divert to Barcelona after the French police informed the Spanish Guardia Civil of a possible bomb on board. After landing, passengers and crew were immediately evacuated. All luggage was scanned. According to…
A BRIT woman has died at Majorca’s Palma Airport inside a Ryanair plane bound for Edinburgh in Scotland. The 58-year-old fell ill after boarding the Ryanair flight due to leave Palma for Edinburgh at 12.10pm local time on May 22th. Local reports said she is thought to have suffered a heart attack. Passengers were asked…
The Federal Aviation Administration is gathering dozens of the world’s top aviation officials in Fort Worth for a day-long conclave Thursday to talk about the Boeing 737 Max. The gathering in Fort Worth, Texas is expected to provide clues as to whether the aviation safety authorities will be willing to set aside any skepticism about…
U.S. aviation officials believe a bird strike may have led to the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max in March, according to a person familiar with the matter. Crash investigators have indicated that bad sensor data triggered an anti-stall system aboard the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max that went down shortly after…
The U.S. military scrambled five aircraft Monday to intercept two groups of Russian warplanes that flew in opposite directions off the coast of Alaska but never entered sovereign U.S. airspace, officials with the bi-national North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) said Tuesday. First, NORAD dispatched two F-22 Raptor stealth fighters based in Alaska to intercept…
Turkish Airlines #TK2108 to Ankara sustained damage while taxiing at Istanbul Intl Airport. The Boeing 777-300 (reg. TC-LJE) has sustained damage to its right-hand wing after hitting a lighting pole. The incident occurred at 08.05 after the plane began to push back from the G2 bridge. The 274 passengers had to board another aircraft (reg.…
British Airways has confirmed it is to cease flights from London Heathrow to both Kiev and St Petersburg from October 4. In the case of St Petersburg, the carrier has been operating flights to the Russian city since 1971, but said that the route “is no longer commercially viable”. BA said that “We will work…
After a four-year gap, Virgin Atlantic is relaunching flights between London Heathrow and Mumbai from October 27, partially filling up the void that withdrawal of Jet Airways service has caused. The new flights will depart from and arrive at Heathrow in the morning to align with connecting flows to and from United States, by both…