Delta Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport this afternoon due to a possible issue with the plane’s hydraulic system. Flight #DL1594 to Detroit Metropolitan Airport left LAX at 1:46 p.m. and landed soon after on runway 25R, the northernmost of the runways that lie south of the main terminal, according…
Ryanair pilots in the UK have voted to accept pay increases of up to 20%. A statement from the airline on Thursday afternoon confirmed that all 15 of its UK pilot bases have now voted in secret ballot to accept pay increases of up to 20%. This includes London Stansted which had previously rejected an…
Work for removing Pegasus Boeing 737-800 that skid off the runway after landing at Trabzon Airport has begun. Cranes that can lift 500 and 300 tons were brought close to the airplane and started to be installed. The cost of removing airplane is expected to reach 600K Lira.($160K)
Emirates today announced a US$ 16 billion deal for 36 additional Airbus A380 aircraft, with 20 firm orders and 16 options. Emirates’ A380 fleet operates both GE and Rolls-Royce engines, and the airline is evaluating engine options for its latest A380 order. The additional Airbus A380s will be delivered to Emirates from 2020 onwards. Together…
Ryanair launched 10 new French routes in its Winter 2018 schedule, and confirmed it will engage with social economic committees/unions, which will pave the way for Ryanair to open bases in France, and deliver low fares, jobs and traffic growth. Ryanair’s new winter routes to/from France are: 4 from Paris Bva to Bratislava (2 x…
Amsterdam’s busy Schiphol airport cancelled flights on Thursday (Jan 18) due to violent storms. Meteorologists have warned that much of the country will be hit on Thursday by strong westerly winds gusting up to 120 kmph. At one of Europe’s busiest airhubs, officials warned passengers that “air traffic to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol…
The pilots of the airplane, which skidded off the runway of an airport in the Black Sea province of Trabzon late on Jan. 13, have told the authorities in their initial testimonies that the right aircraft engine had “accelerated” all of a sudden after landing, causing the plane to skid leftwards. “The plane made a…
Just 30 minutes after the flight had left Auckland International Airport, the Boeing 777 (reg. B-2007) turned around and made a “full emergency landing,” according to an Auckland Airport spokesperson. China Southern flight CZ306 departed from Auckland International Airport at 11pm last night and had been scheduled to arrive in Guangzhou, China at 5.20am this…
As a result of the heavy storm expected on Thursday, 18 January, runway capacity at Schiphol will be severely restricted. The heavy winds will also make it impossible to continue ground handling operations between 10:00 and 12:00 hours. KLM will therefore be cancelling 110 return flights in Europe on 18 January. The passengers concerned are…
France’s government said Wednesday it was shelving plans to build a new hub in the country’s west, ending a dispute that has prompted nearly a decade of sometimes violent protests. Prior to the announcement, police deployed extra forces to the airport’s proposed site of Notre-Dame-des-Landes, near the western city of Nantes, where protesters have been…
CASA CN-235 military training plane crashed Tuesday in Turkey’s southern Isparta province, killing three crew members, the governor said. Rescue teams reached the wreck of the aircraft at a remote location in Yalvaç district, Governor Şehmus Günaydın added. He noted that there was thick fog in the area, which was likely the cause of the…
A fight broke out at Tripoli Mitiga Airport between Libyan fractions. At least 20 people were killed and 60 were wounded. Several airplanes were also damaged, reportedly 4 Afriqiyah planes, an A319 of LibyanWings and two BuraqAir Boeing 737. Libya’s state-owned Afriqiyah Airways on Monday suspended all flights after heavy clashes damaged a number of…