British Airways has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland China as concerns grow over the coronavirus outbreak. The airline, which operates daily flights to Shanghai and Beijing from Heathrow, has also suspended bookings on its website until March following advice from the Foreign Office warning against “all but essential travel”. “We apologise…
A woman angry about not being allowed to board a plane at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was arrested after allegedly mentioning an explosive device, resulting in hundreds of travelers having to evacuate part of one concourse. A police bomb squad responded Friday but found no device and the airport soon returned to normal though…
A top CIA chief who orchestrated the assassination of an Iranian general was killed when a US military plane crashed in Taliban territory in Afghanistan, Tehran has claimed. The crashed plane in the east of Afghanistan was a Bombardier E-11A from the US Air Force. De Andrea, who was responsible for the assassination of Iran’s…
Days after Boeing warned airlines that they shouldn’t count on the 737 Max flying again before midyear, the FAA said it might move faster than that. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson spoke Friday with senior officials at Southwest (LUV), United (UAL) and American Airlines (AAL), the three US carriers that own the plane, to reiterate that…
Following the demise of Thomas Cook Airlines, the Polish Aviation Group PGL, owner of LOT Polish Airlines, is set to take over German leisure carrier, Condor. The deal was announced in Poland and should be finalized by April 2020 once regulatory approval is granted by the European Commission.
An Aeroflot flight that left Khabarovsk earlier in the day was due to fly to Moscow but was forced to return to the departure airport after receiving a bomb threat. The Aeroflot A330-300 has successfully landed in Russia’s Khabarovsk following reports of a bomb threat, emergency services reported on Monday. There have been no injuries,…
Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar who won five championships with the team and was often compared to Michael Jordan, died Sunday in a helicopter crash. He was 41. UPDATE Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, was not among those aboard the chopper, but his 13-year-old daughter Gianna was, according to reports. Officials confirm to Variety that…
A Red Bull aerobatic plane has crashed this Friday southern Guatemala that killed at least three other people, official sources said. The plane has hit the ground in the southern department of Escuintla , in the municipality of Iztapa, about 110 kilometers south of Guatemala City, according to the Firefighters. The pilot Steven Andelin and…
60% of 282 retired airline pilots included in a recent study died within five years of leaving their jobs, according to an international pilots organization. Officials of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Assns., which met in Washington, refused to speculate on the reasons for the large proportion of untimely deaths but said they…
Proposals to invest in ailing Malaysia Airlines include one from Air France-KLM, which wants as much as 49%. Air France-KLM said it had previously held talks with Malaysia Airlines’ owners but was not currently involved in the sale process. Malaysia’s government has found the proposals from foreign airlines more attractive, but the sovereign wealth fund…
Three people have died after an RFS aerial water tanker crashed in the Snowy Monaro area on Thursday afternoon. The wreckage was located by search crews and early reports suggest only the plane’s tail section is intact, while the remainder broke up on impact. Crews say the crash site is surrounded by difficult terrain and…
Wuhan airport and local transport networks will be suspended from 10am on Thursday. Authorities are asking citizens not to leave unless there are special circumstances, said state media. People arriving at Heathrow airport from the Chinese city at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak will be met by health teams including a doctor, the government has announced,…