On Sunday, he honored the bet by serving on a special AirAsia X charity flight. Two years ago, Branson and AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes wagered on their Formula 1 racing teams, each man betting his own team would finish ahead of the other’s in the 2010 Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. The…
There appear to be air safety problems cropping up all over the country. Reuters recently reported on a slowdown in traffic over Miami due to both in-flight and ground computer errors, and, nationally, two near misses caused pause for thought within the industry. With lawmakers now circling to create a new round of safety legislation, it’s…
As passengers were facing a 3 hours delay, the captain entered the cabin to apologize. An American Airlines’s Captain offered passengers a free drink. The flight from Phoenix, Arizona to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico was facing a delay of 3 hours. The Captain Rod Campbell himself comes face to face to tell the passengers why the…
China’s first domestically made large passenger jet, the C919, completed its inaugural commercial flight on Sunday. China’s self-developed narrow-body jet C919, carrying more than 130 passengers, takes off from Shanghai to Beijing in its first commercial flight, one of the busiest domestic flight routes, for China Eastern Airlines on Sunday. China’s first domestically made large…
Air France flight #AF291 to Paris CDG declared an emergency and returned to Osaka, Japan. The flight #AF291 operated by an Airbus A350-900 took off from Kansai Airport, Japan 30 minutes late at 11:00JST. About 30 minutes into the flight, cruising at 35,000ft pilots declared an emergency following a technical issue. The Airbus A350-900 (reg.…
Travelers, prepare yourselves for an incredibly busy Memorial Day weekend. This year, the peak travel weekend is going to be a hectic one, according to travel app Hopper’s latest report. AAA also said it will be the “third busiest Memorial Day weekend” in over two decades. Most people will travel by plane. U.S. airports are…
A Southwest pilot had to enter the cockpit from outside the Boeing 737. A Southwest pilot was forced to enter through the cockpit Right side window after a passenger accidentally locked the flight deck door as he tried to use the lavatory during boarding on Thursday. During the boarding process, while other Customers and Flight…
A French military surveillance aircraft has made an emergency landing at Cork Airport after reports of an apparent fire onboard. The aircraft declared an emergency at 7.30am this morning, using the Pan-Pan code – they then diverted to the nearest airport. They landed shortly after 8am and were met by emergency service vehicles. Sources have…
The flight KLM #KL876 from Bangkok is declaring an emergency. The flight took off from Bangkok at 12:00 ICT to Amsterdam. The crew declared an emergency over Iran. It was scheduled to land at 19:10 in Amsterdam. The 17 years old Boeing 777-200ER turned south to divert to Dubai where it landed on runway 30L.…
For its first time in Buenos Aires, the Argentinian Air Force One made a remarkable arrival! Argentina’s new presidential aircraft, a Boeing 757, was spotted in Buenos Aires. The aircraft was arriving from Miami. It was stored between March 31 and May 17, 2023 at Salina Airport before getting a new livery at Dallas Airport.…
While on final approach to Daegu Airport, an emergency exit of an aircraft was opened. Asiana Airlines plane door was opened mid-air shortly before reaching the airport in the South Korean city of Daegu. Some passengers have been taken to hospital suffering breathing issues due to shock. The Airbus A321-231 (reg. HL8256) performing flight #OZ8124…
A major fault forced flights to be cancelled and left others stuck on planes after landing. A ‘technical issue’ with the British Airways boarding system this afternoon left people reportedly stranded on the runway with no explanation of when they would be allowed to enter the airport. A systems outage has forced British Airways to…