A business jet caught fire at Edinburgh Airport, UK this morning. Part of a business jet has caught fire on the Bizjet ramp of Edinburgh Airport. The APU of the Learjet 60 (reg. D-CFAF) caught fire. The jet flew to Edinburgh from Alicante earlier today. An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a…
A fire at one of the fuel pumps at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. DPS team were able to put the fire out and shut off the affected pump. The airport is currently performing safety inspection to ensure it is safe to return fuel service. In the meantime, there is an FAA groundstop in effect…
This bird is a champion flyer and once again an individual has broken the world record for the longest continual flight. This week a juvenile godwit just 5 months old landed in Ansons Bay in northeast Tasmania. It had been tagged in Alaska and departed there on October 13, 2022 before flying non-stop to Tasmania.…
An alert was issued at the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. An alert was issued at the Athens International Airport ‘Eleftherios Venizelos’ on Thursday evening over two flights operated by Emirates that were flying to New York and Dubai after the United States warned of a “suspicious” passenger. Police officers, including its anti-terrorist unit, as…
Runway 23R at Manchester Airport is currently under repair. Manchester Airport is experiencing heavy delays after a hole was noticed in the main runway 23R. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE Manchester Airport says “We identified a surface defect on Runway One during one of our regular routine inspections. Safety will always be our…
Late last week 500 drones were dispatched into the air above New York City, lighting up the Manhattan skyline on Thursday night. The stunt was staged for Candy Crush’s 10th anniversary, and saw the drones deployed to create a series of images, hashtags and slogans from the game, ranging from a depiction of Candy Crush’s…
A Russian airport is selling a bundle of pre-flight procedures — without the actual flight — to cope with the chaos roiling the industry in Russia since its war with Ukraine began. Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency suspended all flights from the airport at the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February. Anapa is…
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) scrambled fighter jets from a base in the Persian Gulf and directed them towards Iran, after Saudi Arabia learned that the Islamic Republic was planning on launching an imminent attack on the Gulf kingdom. According to a Wall Street Journal report from November 1, which was confirmed by CENTCOM,…
A video went viral showing a pigeon on an plane’s wing during takeoff. A pigeon is seen on the wing of a plane while lining up to the runway. The pigeon didnd’t resist long when the pilots of the Aeromexico plane pushed to full thrust. @azucena.mf I’m so glad my dad recorded this 😂 #pigeon…
An airplane was forced to make an emergency landing at Palanga Airport because a Lithuanian passenger was smoking on board. The 52-year-old man, travelling by plane from Copenhagen, was detained once the aircraft landed, according to a press release by the State Border Guard Service (VSAT). The service received a notification about the plane making…
Dutch border police on Saturday arrested hundreds of climate activists who clambered over fences and gates at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport and occupied an apron for private jets, which they said should be banned. The protesters ran onto the tarmac at around 1200 GMT before sitting in front of private planes parked on the apron, including…
A TUI’s Boeing 737 MAX 8 suffered a bird strike on takeoff. On November 2, a TUI’s plane performing flight #OR1631 from Amsterdam to Las Palmas, experienced a bird strike during its take-off from Schiphol Airport. The aircraft is a Boeing 737 MAX 8 (reg. PH-TFP), only 3-year old. The aircraft safely returned to Schiphol…