On Friday 26th January, operations were momentarily stopped after a fox was spotted on runwat 23L. The video shows the fox wander from the runway to a grassy area while airport officials launched capture attempts. “An animal on the runway can cause serious harm to the aircraft if struck whilst taking off operations were momentarily…
Norwegian’s flight from Oslo to Munich with 84 plumbers was interrupted because of a problem with the toilets. On January 27, Norwegian Boeing 737-800 (reg. LN-DYE) took off at 08:35 UTC but returned to Olso only 1 hour later to fix the problem. Acording to Dagbladet, there were 84 plumbers who were on their way…
Vietnam’s budget airline has apologised for sending scantily-clad models to join the country’s under-23 football squad on a flight home. Vietjet came under fire again for sending models in barely-there costumes to join the footballers heading home from China after Under-23 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Championship on Saturday. The players were treated to a rock…
A heavily modernized version of the iconic Il-78 aerial fuel tanker plane has performed its maiden flight. The plane boasts new engines and wings, as well as an increased flight range and fuel capacity. The new plane, named Il-78M-90A, successfully took to the skies for the very first time on January 25. The plane was…
A Chinese military aircraft has crashed during a training session in Guizhou province in sothern China. “In the afternoon of January 29, an aircraft from the Air Force crashed during flight training in Guizhou province. Currently, search and rescue efforts are underway“, the Chinese Air Force said in a statement on its official account on…
An elderly man traveling from Dubai to Chicago on flight #EK235 on Tuesday had to be restrained for unruly behavior. Emirates said cabin crew confined the passenger and later handed him to authorities at O’Hare International Airport. “Emirates can confirm that a passenger on flight #EK235 from Dubai to Chicago on 23 January had…
The A350-1000, the newest member of Airbus’ leading Widebody family, has embarked on a three-week Demonstration Tour to the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific region. During the tour, the A350-1000 flight test aircraft reg.F-WLXV (MSN065) will visit 12 destinations to demonstrate the aircraft’s exclusive features to airlines. The itinerary will see it travel over 30,000 nautical miles…
The flight was part of the trials of the aircraft, which lasted for about seven minutes and was witnessed by a delegation of senior Russian officials, headed by the president. President Vladimir Putin has attended a test flight of Russia’s new Tu-160 strategic bomber, later suggesting that a civilian passenger version of the supersonic aircraft…
