Ryanair has agreed to recognise pilot unions for the first time in its 32-year history in a bid to stop the first pilot strike in its history from taking place. In a statement, Ryanair said it has written to the pilot unions in Ireland, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. It had invited each…
Part of Dublin Airport was evacuated due to a problem with an external door. Passengers are allowed back.
Leeds Bradford Airport (UK) was evacuated due to a fire alarm. Firefighters were on the scene. Leeds & Bradford Airport evacuated due to fire alarm just now. Impressively quick response by staff coordinating. Fire brigade on scene. pic.twitter.com/bFJ5BRCNoT — Cllr Ryan Stephenson (@Stephenson_Ryan) December 15, 2017 A spokesman for the airport said the evacuation was…
Ontario Provincial Police say there are multiple fatalities after a helicopter crash today north of Kingston, Ontario. None of the four Hydro One employees on board the Aerospatiale AS350-B2 chopper survived the crash, which happened shortly before noon, police said. Parts of the aircraft were scattered over a snow-covered field outside Tweed, north of Kingston.…
Delta Air Lines today placed an order with Airbus for 100 of the manufacturer’s modern A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex configuration) aircraft. The U.S.-based carrier selected the largest member of Airbus’ single-aisle Family to meet Delta’s future requirements for aircraft with greater efficiency and additional capacity. The airline’s A321neo ACF planes will be powered by…
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of the first of five new A380 aircraft scheduled to join the carrier’s fleet over the coming year, at a special ceremony hosted by Airbus in Toulouse. The aircraft delivered today is the first in the airline’s fleet to feature its recently launched on-board cabin products and innovations. In addition…
A passenger on board Condor Boeing 757-300 preparing to take off from Frankfurt filmed the moment a bird flew into the aircraft’s engine #2. The plane returned to Frankfurt and passengers were booked on a new aircraft.
Ryanair pilots in Ireland have announced strike action just days before Christmas. Trade union the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association announced that a majority of its 84 Ryanair-employed members backed industrial action in a secret ballot which took place this weekend. Ryanair was told of the strike – which will take place on 20 December…
After suffering a 12 hour delay in Montreal, British Airways flight 94 was ready to go back home when Montreal Tower noticed a lot of smoke coming from its number 2 engine/main landing gear causing the emergency vehicles to come out to inspect the area. As well as causing the aircraft to shut both engines…
A Russian fighter jet pilot has given a whole new meaning to ‘flight inspection.’ A video apparently shot in Syria shows a Su-30SM peeking inside a military transport plane just after an airdrop, flying mere meters from the open ramp. The video of the mind-blowing stunt, which surfaced on Russian social media this week, was…
A woman was arrested and charged after she threatened to kill fellow passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Portland to Sacramento. The trouble started after the female passenger disabled a smoke detector aboard Southwest Flight 2943 from Portland, Ore., to Sacramento, and proceeded to smoke onboard, Southwest confirmed to Fox News. After she was…
China Southern Airlines Airbus flight #CZ3104 from Beijing to Guangzhou was stuck on runway 36R at Beijing Airport following an aborted take off. The Airbus A380 (reg. B6137) ran to the side of the runway but come to a stop over runway limits. According to reports, co-pilot unbalanced the thrust by accident when speeding up at…