Discussions over keeping laptops and large electronics out of more US-bound flight cabins ended yesterday without an agreement to widen the ban. In March, the US Department of Homeland Security barred US-bound passengers from 10 airports from taking any electronics larger than a cell phone onto planes. The UK instituted a similar ban, but it covered whole…
A United Express flight 6073 from Toronto to Houston blew a tire during an unscheduled landing at Louisville International Airport Thursday morning after an in-flight mechanical issue, a spokeswoman for Louisville Regional Airport Authority said. Live aerials from Air 3 showed all the tires on both main gears of the Embraer 175 were flat. Airport…
Jet2 Flight 71 operated by Air Tanker from Manchester (England, UK) to Birmingham Airport (England, UK). Then as Flight 72 as Birmingham Airport (England, UK) to Manchester (England, UK). The aircraft is an Airbus A330-234 (reg: G-VYGL) is 2.8 years old and has been operating for Air Tanker since 2016.
The EU Air Safety List actually contains two lists. The first list (Annex A) includes all airlines banned from operating in Europe. The second list (Annex B) includes airlines that are restricted from operating under certain conditions in Europe. Both lists are updated regularly and published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Before…
A JetBlue flight #B61808 to New York returned to Washington, D.C. Wednesday night after possibly striking a bird. The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot declared an emergency. Some 15 minutes after Flight 1808 departed from Washington’s Dulles International Airport for New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport , the captain told passengers they would…
Boeing on Tuesday made the first delivery of the new 737 MAX. The 737 MAX 8 was handed over to Malaysia-based Malindo Air, making that airline the first to put the 737 MAX into commercial service.
Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has strongly recommended an “urgent review” of spacing between heavy aircraft and smaller jets after a dramatic midair incident involving a Sydney-bound Emirates A380 and a Bombardier Challenger jet in January. The private jet plunged 9000-feet (2.7km) and spiralled several times after being hit by wake turbulence…
An Ontario man is in federal custody in the United States after allegedly assaulting members of an Air Canada flight crew and trying to open the door of a plane while it was in flight. Brandon Michael Courneyea was arrested on Monday after Air Canada Rouge flight #AC1805 from Montego Bay, Jamaica, to Toronto diverted…
Two Russian Su-24 fighter aircraft ‘buzzed’ the #Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen, currently part of #NATO’s SNMG1 in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday. The Russian aircraft made three passes and were accompanied by two Swedish QRA fighter jets.
