A pair of dangerously close space encounters is adding to tensions between the U.S. and China, while underscoring the potential peril to astronauts as satellite constellations and debris proliferate in orbit. Two SpaceX satellites had near misses with China’s space station earlier this year — one of them within 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) — in…
A Condor plane that took off at noon this Friday from Lanzarote airport has suffered a suffered a compressor stall, which has forced it to make an emergency landing in Fuerteventura. The Boeing 757-300 (reg. D-ABOB) was heading to Hamburg, Germany, but has been diverted to the neighbouring island after the flames were detected after…
Qatar Airways is claiming more than $600m in compensation from planemaker Airbus for surface flaws on A350 jetliners, according to a court document shedding new light on a growing business feud worth $4m a day. The Gulf carrier is also asking British judges to order France-based Airbus not to attempt to deliver any more of…
Some members of a rowdy group shown dancing, drinking and vaping maskless aboard a flight to Cancun find themselves stranded in Mexico after their return flight to Canada was scrubbed and other airlines have declined to fly them home. The group flew to Cancun from Montreal on December 30 aboard a Sunwing Airlines charter flight…
On Jan. 5, a Vietnam Airlines aircraft, which took off from Japan’s Narita airport for Hanoi International, was threatened that it would be shot down over Tokyo Bay. Flight VN5311 took off from Narita International Airport with 47 passengers, three pilots, and 12 cabin crew members on board. At 11.10 a.m. local, around 40 minutes…
United Airlines is on a mission for 2022 to establish itself as the dominant US long-haul carrier. Global borders are reopening and US carriers are focused on expansion. The new year will see US airlines fly to distant destinations once again including new and returning destinations in Singapore, Australia, India, and more. United, however, wants…
Finnair flight #AY141 returned to Helsinki. The flight #AY141 to Bangkok only lasted 32 minutes. The Airbus A350-900 (reg. OH-LWH) took off from Helsinki-Vantaa at 17:32 Local time. Some filled the cabin shortly after take-off. The pilots stopped the climb at 3,800 ft and immediately returned to Helsinki for an emergency landing.
Pre-departure travel Covid-19 scrapped in England. Boris Johnson has confirmed that pre-departure travel Covid-19 tests to enter England from overseas will be scrapped from 04:00 on Friday. The prime minister also added the requirement to self-isolate on arrival in England until receiving a negative PCR test result will also be lifted. Instead people can take…
Buttigieg, FAA chief request delay in 5G rollout over airlines’ concerns. Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the launch of their upgraded 5G networks for two weeks, bowing to pressure from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airline companies and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The two nationwide carriers were expected to kick off the upgrade…
A newborn baby has been found in toilet bin of Air Mauritius plane. An Air Mauritius cabin crew hold a newborn baby boy that was abandoned in the aircraft toilet bin during the 91-minute flight from Madagascar to the neighboring island nation of Mauritius on January 1st. A 20-year-old woman, who is suspected of giving…
Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways said on Saturday two of its aircrew whom have tested positive for the Omicron variant were sacked for breaching medical surveillance regulations. Cathay said five of its aircrew had tested positive following their return to Hong Kong from duty, and investigation into the cases had indicated a serious…
South African Airlink Jetstream 41 suffered a large birdstrike on final approach to Venetia Mine Airport in South Africa. On January the 3rd, an Airlink Jetstream 41 aircraft operating a private charter flight struck a large bird upon landing at Venetia airfield. A propeller blade broke and penetrated the aircraft fuselage. None of the passengers…