The world’s shortest flight, a tiny hop between two remote British islands, celebrated Monday taking its millionth passenger on the route. The 2.7km (1.7-mile) flight between Westray and Papa Westray in the Orkney islands, off mainland Scotland’s northeast coast, holds the Guinness World Record as the shortest scheduled service.The flight, in an eight-seater Britten Norman…
British Airways has suspended a pilot after pictures emerged of a man in stockings appearing to pleasure himself at the controls. Although father-of-one Colin Glover denies he is the person in the photos, the airline that has employed him for 26 years has seen fit to temporarily relieve him of his duties. The snaps reveal…
Airbus expects to sell around 670 aircraft this year, matching its planned deliveries, Mark Pearman-Wright, head of leasing and investor marketing, told the Airline Economics conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Airbus Group officially targets more than 650 commercial deliveries, but the company’s finance director last week told analysts that it actually would deliver more…
Emirates has announced what it says will be the world’s shortest scheduled A380 flight between Dubai and Doha, a distance of just 379km. The Gulf carrier will roster the superjumbo onto one of its nine daily frequencies on the route from December 1. The flight departs Dubai at 0745, arriving into Doha at 0805, with…
In a statement, AirAsia confirmed that flight #AK6443, scheduled to depart from Kota Baru toKuala Lumpur last night, was involved in an incident while taxiing on the runway at Sultan Ismail Petra airport in Malaysia. The airline said all guests and crew on board the flight are safe and no injuries have been reported. It…
Birmingham airport notified Dublin about two pieces of rubber being found at the intersection. Ryanair flight declared a pan pan and asked for emergency services on landing.
Aircraft experts don’t believe missing flight MH370 was preparing for a landing or a ditching when it went down somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean off the Western Australian coast in 2014. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s latest examination of outboard wing flap debris has concluded it was ‘most likely’ not in an extended position…
Flightdeck film on the Air Arabia Airbus A320 from Sharjah/Dubai to Beirut, Madinah, Mashhad and Peshawar! Fantastic views on this 4h30min program!
FedEx plane fire and explosion on FLL runway #fortlauderdale Looks like landing gear collapse. Airport closed. pic.twitter.com/1vJDM0t3Ak — Nicholas (@PreOwnedLife) October 28, 2016 A FedEx MD-10 (reg. N370FE, 44 years old) caught fire at Miami Fort Lauderdale airport. Due to the apparent damage and flaps position, the plane exited the runway after landing. Footage shows fireball shooting…
