A passenger has been placed in detention for 10 days and blacklisted by Air France after she slapped a member of staff at an airport in central China, Chinese media reported. The woman lost her temper after she was told by ground staff that check-in for her flight from Wuhan to Paris had closed fourteen…
An Air China passenger plane almost hit a mountain on Lantau Island on Sunday night when it deviated from its flight path after taking off from Hong Kong International Airport, it was revealed on Monday. Flight CA428 turning south towards Tai O village and the surrounding mountains at around 9.30pm, instead of continuing westwards along…
British Airways’ parent company says that human error caused an IT meltdown that left 75,000 passengers stranded over the Bank Holiday. Willie Walsh. boss of IAG, said an electrical engineer disconnected a power supply, with the major damage caused when it was reconnected. He said there would now be an independent investigation “to learn from…
Four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Qatar and moved to close off access to the Gulf country, escalating a crisis that started over its relationship with Iran and its support of the Muslim Brotherhood. UPDATE United Arab Emirates & Saudi Arabia are closing airspaces to Qatar Airways. UPDATE From 6…
The twin-fuselage aircraft, the baby of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, was pulled out of its Mojave Air and Space Port hangar in California to begin fueling tests — the first of many ground tests. Stratolaunch is designed to release rockets that will carry satellites into space. It has a 385-foot wingspan, features six engines used…
American Airlines Boeing 373 veered off of a runway at the San Antonio airport during takeoff and is stuck in the mud. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says American Airlines Flight 2214 veered off the edge of the runway at San Antonio International Airport Saturday morning shortly after beginning its takeoff roll. He says no…
The FAA has threatened to levy a $435,000 fine against the United Airlines because it allegedly operated a plane that regulators believe wasn’t in “airworthy condition.” United mechanics replaced a Boeing 787’s fuel pump pressure switch on June 9, 2014, according to the FAA, in response to an alert from the flight crew. But, the…
Passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight from Florida to Cartagena, Columbia will arrive at their destination an entire day later than planned after their original flight was canceled when the plane’s pilots exceeded their maximum flying time, a result of delays caused by an unruly passenger who refused to leave the aircraft’s bathroom. The Spirit…
Cabin crew at British Airways have announced they will hold a four-day strike later this month, compounding the problems for the beleaguered airline which stranded 75,000 passengers at the weekend after an IT meltdown.
United Airlines (UAL) today announced that it will introduce daily nonstop flights between its Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) hub and Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN), effective Oct. 27, 2017 (westbound), subject to government approval. The flight between LAX and SIN will set the new distance record for any airline operating a flight to or from…
A contractor doing maintenance work at a British Airways data center inadvertently switched off the power supply, knocking out the airline’s computer systems and leaving 75,000 people stranded last weekend, the Times newspaper reported on Friday. Quoting a BA source, the newspaper said the power supply unit that sparked the I.T. failure was working perfectly…
