A Charleston International Airport flight ran into an unusual delay on the taxiway over the weekend. Delta passenger John Moroney said his flight from Atlanta landed in Charleston, South Carolina, around 7 p.m. Saturday, shortly after which the pilot announced a delay. As an alligator was passing across the taxiway, the pilot briefly held the…
Passengers at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina had an unexpected interruption to the tedium of the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint when a bald eagle, perched on its handler’s arm, spread its wings in the security line on Thursday. The unique passenger is a bird named Clark, part of the World Bird Sanctuary,…
Passengers on a Turkey-bound flight from Birmingham Airport experienced a mid-air drama after a pilot reportedly “fainted”, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. The Jet2 flight which was travelling to Antalya in Turkey landed in Thessaloniki in Greece because of what the airline described as a medical emergency. The incident happened on August…
A pair of pilots have been suspended following a mid-flight fight in the cockpit of an Air France plane. The pilots reportedly exchanged blows during a flight between Geneva and Paris in June. Shortly after takeoff, cabin personnel heard the conflict before breaking it up. One pilot remained in the flight deck for the remainder…
A Red Arrows plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Sunday after it collided with a bird during a display flight, shattering the windscreen. The cracked cockpit canopy can clearly be seen in pictures of the plane, taken as it comes into land at Hawarden airport in Wales. The pilot had been flying…
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission will launch on the first Space Launch System rocket and its Orion spacecraft on Monday, Aug. 29. Artemis 1, the first uncrewed test flight of NASA’s Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon, is currently scheduled to lift off from Pad 39B of the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral…
Authorities say they have located the mother of an infant girl who was found Sunday night at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the girl, who is believed to be about 10 months old, came to the airport at about 9 p.m. via the Metro Transit light rail with a…
Lufthansa Flight LH403 departed Newark, New Jersey, bound for Frankfurt, Germany, when a technical problem forced the plane to divert to Logan Airport Monday night, stranding travelers in Boston. Lufthansa Flight No. 403 took off from Newark, New Jersey, and was on its way to Frankfurt when a “technical irregularity” caused some smoke in the…
Right engine of Viva Aerobus aircraft to Los Angeles caught fire. An A320 was performing flight #VB518 from Guadalajara, Mexico to Los Angeles LAX. The right engine of the A320 (XA-VAJ) caught fire moments after taking off from Guadalajara, Mexico at about 22.00 local time. A loud band was heard in several neighborhoods in the…
An Alaska Airlines returned to Seattle-Tacoma Airport shortly after takeoff. An Alaska Airlines flight headed for San Diego returned to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) shortly after takeoff because of an “unusual vibration” coming from the left side of the plane. The cowling of its left engine #1 came loose and ripped off during takeoff. A…
British Airways will cut roughly 10,000 short-haul flights to and from Heathrow Airport between late October and March. The move is aimed at minimising disruption over the winter and some long-haul flights will also be affected, the airline said. BA said it will also cut a dozen round-trips per day – totalling 629 flights –…
Dozens of easyJet flights have been cancelled at Gatwick Airport due to “late notice” staff sickness. Around 26 flights in and out of Gatwick have been cancelled this morning at short notice due staff sickness in air traffic control. Gatwick Airport has apologised to passengers affected. The airline said those affected by the cancellations would…