FAA pushes safety regulation to protect flight deck as unruly passenger rates remain high. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday said it is proposing a new requirement that would protect the flight deck by adding a second barrier as unruly passengers continue to make headlines. The mandate would require planes used in commercial flights…
Elon Musk said Thursday that he’s not building a private airport outside of Austin, Texas. Local Austin news site Austonia reported last week that the Tesla and SpaceX executive was planning on building a new airfield in Bastrop outside of the city, in close proximity to his newly-purchased Boring Company property as well as the…
On July 23, 2022 Holly and Keely Petitt piloted their first Southwest flight together, on flight WN3658 from Denver, where the two are from, to St. Louis, making history for Southwest Airlines. “It’s been a dream come true,” said Holly, “First, I found this career and fell in love with it, and then that one…
A plane has crashed into a ditch after overshooting the runway at Cotswold Airport and three people have been taken to hospital. A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said: “Shortly after 10.30am today (August 4) we responded to reports of a light aircraft which appeared to have overshot the runway at Cotswold Airport, ending up in a…
“It’s not something you see every day on a sheep farm,” a farmer said of the pieces of debris that wound up in rural Australia. The NASA, said in a statement that SpaceX confirmed that the object was likely the remaining part of the jettisoned trunk segment from a Dragon spacecraft used during the Crew-1…
South Korea’s Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines are cancelling flights to Taiwan for one or two days because of Chinese military exercises in the area. Korean Air canceled flights between Incheon and Taiwan on Friday and Saturday, while Asiana Airlines canceled Friday’s direct flight to Taiwan and will monitor the situation, news agency News1…
A KLM Boeing 737-700, flying from Leeds to Amsterdam landed with the right-hand cargo door partially open. On August 2nd, KLM flight #KL1542 departed from Leeds to Amsterdam. The Boeing 737-700 (reg. PH-BGT) is often used for this particular route. The aircraft landed runway 18R at Amsterdam after a 50 minute-flight with the inward opening…
British Airways is poised to pause sales of long-haul flights to destinations such as New York as the airline battles disruption at Heathrow. British Airways is set to suspend sales of long-haul flights from Heathrow amid the on-going disruption at the UK’s largest airport. The move would follow the carrier suspending ticket sales for short-haul…
At least 18 international routes are affected and have to re-route to avoid Mainland China military drill. China warned airlines operating in Asia to avoid flying in areas around Taiwan where it is conducting military exercises in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island. An official notice sent late on Tuesday…
British Airways flight #BA438 was forced to perform a go-around at Amsterdam because a passenger was in the toilet. The Airbus A319 (reg. G-EUPY) was performing the flight from London Heathrow to Amsterdam on August 3, 2022. Pilots were forced to peform a go-around as they were informed a passenger was in toilet during the…
A 911 call was placed by 2 FAA staffers after they got word a pilot of the cargo plane that was about to make an emergency landing had jumped from the plane. One of the FAA employees is on the call telling the North Carolina 911 dispatcher, “This is from Raleigh Airport … We have…
Some airlines are being forced to ground flights due to a shortage of spare parts for planes, The Wall Street Journal reported. Lufthansa, Germany’s biggest airline, is one carrier grappling with parts shortages, the report said, and is having to source components such as cabin panels from other parts of the world. Qatar Airways is…