As the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was about to start, fighter jets were scrambled with orders to shoot down a hijacked plane that threatened the 40,000 spectators, President Vladimir Putin has just revealed. Putin recalled that on February 7, 2014 just as he was setting off for Sochi’s Fisht Stadium, where 40,000…
The CEO of London Heathrow Airport John Holland-Kaye is worried about other European Airports like FRAPORT taking a market share trying to compete with LHR. He said: “Today’s figures show that Heathrow is filling up fast – if we don’t act soon to expand our nation’s global gateway, the UK will only fall further behind…
Batik Air aircraft (reg. PK-LAJ) suffered incident at Rendani Airport Manokwari, Papua at 13:00 CET, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. The Airbus A320 from Lion Air Group’s airline slipped off the runway as it took off for Sorong, Papua. According to Head of Public Relations of Papua Police, AKBP Harry Supriyono, the plane slipped while it was doing…
Passengers on board a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines flight used emergency slides to evacuate the plane after smoke filled the aircraft’s cabin, prompting an emergency landing in New Mexico. Southwest flight #WN3562 departed Phoenix Sunday night and was headed for Dallas Love Field when passengers reported smoke in the Boeing 737’s cabin. The Albuquerque Fire Department…
A US-Bangla airlines plane crashed at the east side of runway at of Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport. Please upload the page for updates… UPDATE 15:30 UTC The death toll from the crash has reached 49, including 22 Nepali nationals. At least 14 Nepali students studying MBBS in Bangladesh were on board the ill-fated plane. UPDATE 12:36 UTC Police sources…
A man was arrested after he ran onto the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. Police say the man most likely scaled a fence, and he was caught minutes after being spotted.
Problems at Sydney Airport has caused hundreds of passengers to be delayed, with the airport asking for people to avoid terminals 1 & 2. There are reports that a technical issue is affecting people near the security and check-in areas. Sydney Airport said it was “experiencing technical issues at T1 and T2 causing interruptions to…
A search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is expected to complete its survey by mid-June, the Southeast Asian nation said on Saturday, as families marked the fourth anniversary of one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. Malaysia agreed to pay U.S. firm Ocean Infinity up to $70 million if it found the plane within 90 days.…
Following the previously announced changes to the A380 and A400M delivery plans, Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR) confirms the formal adjustment of production rates for its A380 and A400M programmes. The new plan, which was presented to the European Works Council today, involves the production of six A380s per year starting from 2020 and eight…
A passenger jet was forced to carry out an emergency landing after one of its engines exploded just half an hour after takeoff. The Tez Jet airline British Aerospace RJ-85 returned to Manas International Airport in the capital of the ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan after the alarming incident. In footage, part of the broken engine…
