Rapid Alert Notification from Eurocontrol for Eastern Mediterranean / Nicosia FIR area’ stating that: Due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria with air-to-ground and / or cruise missiles within the next 72 hours, and the possibility of intermittent disruption of radio navigation equipment, due consideration needs to be taken when planning flight…
An Allegiant MD83 skidded off the runway at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport Sunday. Allegiant Air confirms the plane was flight #G4456 from Las Vegas to Sioux Falls. It touched down at 11:43 a.m. Sunday. Allegiant said heavy snow conditions and crosswinds caused the plane to slide 20 feet off the runway. Airport Executive Director…
SAS Group, has signed a firm order for 35 A320neo aircraft. SAS will also lease 15 additional A320neos from leasing companies. This important new strategic commitment will result in SAS becoming an all Airbus operator with the fuel-efficient A320 family for its mainline European operations, as well as for its extensive domestic services in Scandinavia.…
Boeing is considering whether to convert used 777 passenger jets into freighters, seeking to capitalize as booming e-commerce sales spur new demand for air freight worldwide, according to Bloomberg. While Boeing has studied retrofitting the used wide-bodies for more than a decade, the effort has taken on new life in recent months as air cargo…
2018 EVENTS Here is a list of where you can see the Red Arrows in 2018 – the team’s 54th season. Unless otherwise stated, these dates and venues refer to displays rather than flypasts. Displays are subject to any pending site surveys, weather and other operational changes, which can occur right up to a scheduled…
More than 2 million people would be exposed to additional aircraft noise if Heathrow builds a third runway, according to a government analysis. Department for Transport documents, released by the Civil Aviation Authority after a freedom of information request, show the government expects 973,000 households around Heathrow to experience increased daytime noise by 2050 after a third runway…
A Jet Airways plane, with 133 people onboard, hit a parked catering vehicle at the Delhi airport tonight, officials said. No one was injured in the incident that took place around 8 pm on Sunday when the Jet airways flight from Dubai arrived at the Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here,…
London Gatwick Airport was forced to close its runway when only one air traffic controller was available, the airport has confirmed. According to BBC, several inbound flights were diverted or delayed when only one controller out of the scheduled three was able to work, reportedly due to sickness. The runway was closed 4 times during…
NASA announced its latest X-plane experimental aircraft called the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD). The agency signed a contract to design the plane back in 2016; now it’s ready to proceed with development and construction. If the LBFD is successful, it will be a testbed for quiet supersonic technology, and possibly allow for supersonic flights over land, getting…
According to reports, a Singapore Airlines budget carrier Scoot flight returned to Changi Airport after an alleged bomb threat. Flight TR634 en route to Hat Yai which left Changi Airport at 1.20 pm was escorted back by Singapore’s air force. The Airbus A320 (reg. 9V-TAN) aircraft landed safely at 15.23 (07.23 UTC). The Singapore Police Force…
A US Air Force Thunderbirds pilot was killed when his F-16 jet crashed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada on Wednesday. In a statement, the US Air Force said the jet from the service’s precision demonstration team crashed at 10:30 a.m. during routine training on the Nevada Test and Training Range. The pilot’s identity…
Two RAF fighter jets had to make an emergency landing in Liverpool during the night. Residents reported hearing a loud noise overhead around 1am today as the two RAF Typhoon jets were forced to land at Liverpool John Lennon Airport for an emergency fuel stop. According to Liverpool Echo, it is thought the jets had…