An Egyptian Air Boeing 777 was damaged by the engine fire of a towing truck at Cairo Airport. The towing truck was attached to the nose gear when it caught fire. The flames from the truck damaged the nose section of the aircraft. There were no passengers on board the plane at the time of…
The passenger apparently kept breaking wind on board a Transavia Airlines flight from Dubai to Amsterdam Schiphol last week. Two Dutchmen sitting next to the flatulent passenger reportedly asked the man to stop, but he refused and continued to break wind aboard the Transavia Airlines flight from Dubai to Amsterdam Schiphol. Despite a warning from…
Iranian rescue teams resumed their search on Monday for a ATR-72 that disappeared high in the Zagros mountains the previous day with 66 people onboard. State television said the weather had improved after blizzard conditions hampered search efforts Sunday, and that helicopters were now able to take part in the hunt for Aseman Airlines flight…
An Iranian passenger plane has crashed into the country’s Zagros mountains with 66 people on board, the head of the country’s emergency services told local media on Sunday. Iran’s Aseman Airlines has confirmed that one of its planes has crashed in southern Isfahan, saying in a statement that the plane crashed into Dena Mountain. UPDATE…
Boeing announced today that the 737 MAX 9 has received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officially certifying the airplane for commercial service. Boeing’s new 737 MAX 9 has received FAA certification and is now being prepped for first delivery. Paul Weatherman photo. This certification marks the culmination of…
A man is accused of trying to lure two underage girls to New York with the promise of jobs in entertainment and modeling. But a quick-thinking American Airlines ticketing agent is being credited with keeping the girls safe after they were just one free flight away from meeting a suspected human trafficker met on…
A Small Planet Airlines aircraft drew a giant “100” in the sky of Lithuania to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the state. The Airbus A320 (reg. LY-SPD) took off from Palanga at 21h UTC and landed 2 hours later in Vilnius.
Norwegian is continuing its global expansion today by launching the UK’s first low fare route to South America, with a non-stop service from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires. The new year-round service of four weekly flights from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport breaks the monopoly on direct flights to Argentina with fares…
Aer Lingus #EI125 to Chicago took off at 14:17 UTC then entered holding pattern due to undercarriage issue. Landing gear was up but the crew received a possible warning alarm. The Airbus A330 (reg. EI-DUZ) burned fuel during more than one hour before returning to Dublin Airport. The aircraft safely landed runway 28 and was…
Love was in the air today as Virgin Airbus A330 made a special Valentine’s Day flight. The plane took off from London Gatwick at 11:37 UTC and headed straight to Cornwall, flying directly over Southampton. But after reaching Penzance it took a sudden turn right before flying in the shape of an enormous love heart…
In the morning of 11 February, a body of a stowaway was found in a Kenya Airways flight #KQ505 from Accra to Nairobi. Preliminary investigations revealed the man must have frozen to death. Police could not immediately identify the victim as there were no identification documents at the scene. His body was taken to the…
A crash between two vehicles on the airfield injured two members of staff. According to our information, a British Airways van and a airfield marshal car collided. One man, in his 40s, has been taken to a West London hospital and his condition is unknown. Another man was treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries.…