Global Airlines has agreed to acquire a trio of giant Airbus A380s to bring its fleet up to four ahead of a planned start of services in spring 2024. Emerging United Kingdom-based Global Airlines has recently announced its acquisition of the Airbus A380 from Doric Aviation to begin its operations. The additional aircraft have been…
A woman’s leg had to be amputated in a Thai airport after it was trapped by a moving walkway Thursday, officials said. The 57-year-old Thai passenger was due to board a morning flight from Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport to the southern Nakhon Si Thammarat province when she was caught by the walkway in the airport’s…
Flight operations to be stopped at Geneva’s international airport due to strike of workers. Flights will be stopped between 04:00 and 08:00 local time at Geneva’s international airport on Friday morning. Airport employees occupying positions such as security guards or in logistics will block all flights and paralyze the airport. This strike, which comes on…
A pilot has been killed after the crash of a vintage plane. On June 27, 2023, at about 0810 local time, a Curtiss P-40E Warhawk, registered to Rare Birds Montana LLC, N4420K, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ravelli County Airport (HRF/KHRF), Hamilton, Montana. The commercial pilot was fatally injured.…
A pilot came to the rescue and helped staff find a passenger’s lost passport, just minutes before taking off. Will Novak and his wife Veronica, from Phoenix, Arizona, had just arrived on the Airbus A320 at Heathrow International Airport in London when she realised her bag was missing. The frantic couple waited by the gate…
Authorities have shut down Gatwick Airport North Terminal, following reports of an incident related to a fire alarm. London Gatwick’s North Terminal was evacuated Wednesday evening, due to a fire alarm being activated in one of the restaurants, which was quickly contained. A number of passengers that had not been security screened re-entered the terminal…
After being intercepted by a Rafale fighter jet, a tourist plane dropped packets of methamphetamine on several small villages in the Ardèche mountains on Saturday June 24 in France. While a Rafale fighter jet intercepted a small plane, the pilot dropped several packets of methamphetamine on Saturday June 24 before landing on an aerodrome in…
A Russian Government Ilyushin IL-96 has arrived tonight in Washington D.C. for Diplomatic transport. The Il-96-300 (RSD898) with the Rossiya Airline’s “Special Flight Squadron” which is used by Russian Government Officials has landed in Washington D.C. from Moscow. The Ilyushin IL-96 was forced to avoid airspaces of European countries. The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated…
Plane belonging Russian mercenary chief lands in Belarus. A plane belonging to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian mercenary leader who shook President Vladimir Putin’s government by leading an armed revolt on Saturday, arrived in Belarus Tuesday, according to a flight-tracking website. It was not immediately known if Prigozhin was on the flight. Meanwhile, Russian authorities closed…
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop for all D.C.-area airports, officials say. The ground stop impacts Reagan National Airport (DCA), Dulles International Airport (IAD), Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) and Richmond International Airport (RIC). This prevents takeoffs and landings, so inbound flights have been diverted, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority…
An Enter Air plane en route from Poland to Türkiye has entered Ukrainian airspace for several minutes. An Enter Air passenger flight from Poznań (Poland) to Antalya (Türkiye) entered the airspace of Ukraine, which has been closed since the start of the full-scale war, by roughly 20 km. The incident occurred on the afternoon of…
Skiathos Airport is the most famous for Europeans spotters. Named after a Greek novelist and native, the short and narrow airport on the picturesque island of Skiathos is a popular destination for plane spotters, who can experience close range take offs and landings from the small stone beach and adjacent public road located at the…