The Federal Aviation Administration says a Westjet Air 1200, a Boeing 737, made a contact with a wing of Republic Airline Flight 5899, an Embraer E170, as they were moving on a taxiway at LaGuardia. The incident happened around 8:36 a.m. at the intersection of Taxiway B and Taxiway M, according to the Port Authority. Passengers…
US authorities are considering banning carry-on computers on European flights to the United States an official said on Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security is close to making a decision on a wider ban as the busy summer transatlantic travel season looms, department spokesman David Lapan said. Airlines flying to the United States from European…
Nicole Harper, a nurse and mother of two from Kansas City, Missouri, said she was on a United flight returning home from Houston on April 10. Harper suffers from an overactive bladder and told flight attendants she had to use the restroom, she said. When they told her to return to her seat, she said…
Boeing said flights of its new 737 Max are temporarily suspended due to engine issues. Engine supplier CFM International, a venture of General Electric and Safran, notified Boeing of a an issue with low-pressure turbine discs inLeap-1B engine, according to a statement Wednesday by the planemaker.
Planes are stuck on the Tarmac at Lisbon airport amid a failure with the fuel pumping system, say reports. Portugal’s flagship carrier, TAP, said there were 14 of its planes on the ground and all planes without fuel were unable to take off. Some flights have been cancelled. The airport authority admitted it did not…
Two passengers got into a fight on a Southwest flight shortly after the plane landed in Burbank, California. Southwest flight 2530 had traveled from Dallas and was on a short layover at Hollywood Burbank Airport before continuing on to Oakland. But as the plane taxied to the gate, two men began fighting, Burbank Police said.…
The man who shoved a lemon meringue pie into Alan Joyce’s face isn’t a disgruntled frequent flyer but a devout Christian who objects to the CEO using Qantas to promote gay marriage. Tony Overheu read a statement on Perth radio station 6PR in which he criticised Qantas and other companies including Airbnb, Wesfarmers and Holden…
The Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, has received the major component assemblies for the first A320 that will be produced in the U.S. The 27 aircraft delivered from the facility thus far have been A321s. This marks another important milestone for the manufacturing facility, which began production in July 2015 and is equipped…
A British Airways flight due to take off from Heathrow to the US had to be cancelled when a bird found flapping inside the cockpit could not be removed by crew. Efforts to remove the blackbird over several hours culminated in airport ground staff using a recording of birds in distress in an attempt to…
