Security staff at a United States airport got a big surprise when they spotted a cat inside a traveller’s bag. TSA at New York Airport noticed ginger fur sticking out of a suitcase when an x-ray confirmed their suspicions: there was a cat in the bag. The traveller said that the cat belonged to someone…
The chief executive of Virgin Atlantic has launched a stinging attack on the passenger charges at its main airport, London Heathrow, and said he no longer supports a third runway there. Speaking at the Airlines 2022 event in London, Shai Weiss said: “Late last year, already the most expensive airport in the world asked the…
Virgin Atlantic decided to do away with its gender-neutral uniform policy on Qatar-bound flights. Virgin Atlantic said, “the crew working on the flight from Birmingham Airport to the World Cup on Tuesday were required to wear uniforms based on their gender due to a risk-assessment by the carrier.” For flights bound elsewhere, the lax uniform…
A passenger jet carrying Polish football national team was escorted by a pair of F-16 fighter jets. ‘We were escorted to the southern border of Poland by F16 planes!’ the Twitter account for the national team posted yesterday. Thank you and greetings to the pilots!’ The fighter jets were seen flying almost wing-to-wing along-side the…
The aerial formation involved an Emirates A380 and seven of the Red Arrows’ Hawk jets flying in a “V” formation. Emirates and the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, took to the skies this afternoon to celebrate the start of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai with a spectacular flypast over Jumeirah…
A spotter captured a scaring moment at Dublin Airport. During landing in crosswind in DUblin, a Ryanair aircraft almost suffered a wind strike. While landing in South runway, the right wing of a Boeing 737-800 almost made contact with the runway. A spotter managed to capture this moment when a wind gust from left almost…
For the first time, male pilots and cabin crew at British Airways are permitted to wear makeup and have piercings. The move comes as the airline has updated its regulations on dress code to be more inclusive of all staff, The Guardian reports. An internal memo seen by the newspaper stated that all employees are…
An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport and inspired the 2004 Steven Spielberg film The Terminal died on Saturday in the airport, officials said. Mehran Karimi Nasseri died after a heart attack in the airport’s Terminal 2F around midday, according to an official with the Paris airport authority.…
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.…
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…