At least 12 inbound flights were diverted away from Gatwick for almost an hour while an investigation took place into the suspected drone. One departing passenger, Tarquin Cooper, tweeted: “Are you aware Gatwick is closed due to drone activity? Been sitting on tarmac for last hour.” Seven easyJet arrivals were diverted – five to Luton,…
The incident took place at Luxembourg Airport during the landing of a Cargolux plane. On Sunday evening, a Boeing 747-400 cargo lost part of it’s main landing gear. UPDATE Flights to Luxembourg airport reopened at 01.00 am. UPDATE Flights to Luxembourg are diverting to Frankfurt. UPDATE Cleaning is still taking place. UPDATE The 747 has…
Pilots from one of the nation’s biggest airlines marched in picket lines at major airports on Friday as they push for higher pay. The United Airlines pilots have been working without a raise for more than four years while negotiating with airline management over a new contract. The pilots are unlikely to strike anytime soon,…
At least two Russian aircraft have crashed in Russia’s Bryansk region near the country’s border with Ukraine. A Su-34 combat jet and a Mi-8 helicopter came down on Saturday, according to Russia’s state-owned Tass news agency. Russian online news channel Mash posted on Telegram that another Mi-8 helicopter and a Su-35 warplane crashed in the…
A 29-year-old former Olympic snowboarder jumped out of his single-propeller plane on a flight from Lompoc to Mammoth Lakes, claiming he parachuted out of the aircraft because of engine trouble. A YouTuber pilot who bailed out midair and deliberately sent his plane crashing into the ground to bolster viewing numbers on his channel could be…
Turkish Airlines set to order 600 aircraft in June. Turkish Airlines will order a total of 600 new aircraft in June, the company chairman Ahmet Bolat said on Thursday, adding that they will be delivered within ten years. Bolat also said the order will consist of 400 narrow body aircraft and 200 wide body aircraft.…
Emirates Group announced a record $3 billion annual profit on Thursday, hailing a “full recovery” for the Dubai-based carrier after last year’s losses due to the pandemic. “We’re proud of our 2022-23 performance which is not only a full recovery but also a record result,” Emirates chairman and CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum…
An Oman Air flight heading to Bangladesh made a medical emergency landing in Pakistan on Monday. The emergency landing was made after a passenger’s health deteriorated, however, the passenger had breathed his last which was confirmed by the doctors at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. The flight WY311 was headed to Chittagong from Muscat…
Israel’s main airport stopped all flights arriving or departing on Wednesday after a rocket barrage by militants in the Gaza Strip. Tel Aviv airport, which was shut briefly on Wednesday, rerouted several flights after rockets were fired into Central Israel. Rocket sirens were heard across the and citizens living near Gaza were evacuated as over…
A plane with passengers overran one of the runways at Salvador International Airport. The incident happened on a flight #AD4372 that departed from Viracopos Airport, in Campinas, bound for the capital of Bahia. The Azul Embraer E-195-E2 (reg. PS-AED) overran the end of runway 17 on landing, ending on soft ground. The plane arrived at…
Flight #LS190 is declaring an emergency and diverting. Jet2 flight LS190 from Palma de Mallocra to Glasgow is declaring an emergency. The aircraft (reg. G-JZHT) was 2h30 into flight when it declared the emergency, only 40 minutes from his destination. The Boeing 737-800 is descending to Manchester. You can watch The flight #LS190 was forced…
A European court Wednesday annulled the decision by the European Commission to approve Germany’s multi-billion-euro bailout of airline Lufthansa during the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had made “several errors”. Lufthansa, one of Europe’s biggest airline groups, received the cash injection in 2020 when the pandemic brought global air travel to a halt. But it paid…