All US-bound airline passengers who have been in Uganda in the 21 days before their arrival will be routed to one of five US airports for enhanced Ebola screening, the US Embassy in Uganda said Thursday. Starting at 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday, passengers will be routed to New York’s JFK airport; Liberty International Airport in…
More than a dozen US airport websites appeared inaccessible on Monday morning, with Russian-speaking hackers claiming responsibility. Russian-speaking hackers claim to have taken down informational websites for some of America’s busiest airports. New York LaGuardia is affected as well as Atlanta, Chicago ORD, Los Angeles LAX and more. Atlanta Airport was forced to switch to…
Three missiles Russia launched at Ukraine on Monday from ships in the Black Sea crossed Moldova’s airspace. Popescu said that Russia’s ambassador to Moldova has been summoned to provide an explanation. The violation of a country’s airspace constitutes a breach of international law. Popescu condemned the airspace violation in the “strongest possible terms.” Multiple explosions…
The pilot of Piper PA-28 paid tribute to the Queen in England. Yesterday, a small aircraft took off from an airfiedl West of London to draw a giant portrait of the Queen. Pilot Amal Larhlid took off at 14.00 local time, heading to North to draw the portrait of the Queen Elizabeth II using the…
A picture posted on Twitter of an airplane wing covered in what appears to be duct tape went viral this week. The image in question first drew attention after Australian opera singer David Wakeham posted it to Twitter on September 22 alongside the caption, “When choosing your favourite airline, choose wisely. @Qantas Profits before safety.”…
Iranian-American citizen, who was convicted of spying, released from detention amid reported talks between Iran and the US on prisoner releases. An Iranian-American imprisoned in Iran for nearly seven years on espionage-related charges has been allowed out of Tehran’s Evin prison on a one-week furlough, his lawyer said. Siamak Namazi’s temporary release on Saturday came…
The London airport imposed the limit over the summer in an attempt to manage chaotic conditions amid a jump in travel as restrictions imposed early in the coronavirus pandemic were lifted. Heathrow Airport said on Monday that it would lift its temporary passenger cap, which limits the airport’s capacity to 100,000 departing passengers per day,…
A plane from the Transavia airline suffered an incident when it landed. The Boeing 737 (reg. F-GZHA) suffered an incident when it landed at Nantes, France at 13:05. The flight #TO3943 from Djebra was landing in Nantes when the two front wheels detached from the landing gear bogies. The aircraft was immobilized on an access…
The 500th A350 – an A350-900 – was recently delivered to Iberia, a major European customer with 20 A350s on order and 14 in service. Beyond a symbol, the 500th A350 marks an important milestone for Airbus and its growing versatile family, now including the A350-900, the A350-1000 and the newest Airbus freighter A350F. “When…
Pilots inspect damage caused by tornado at North Perry Airport. A tornado, spawned by Hurricane Ian’s outer rain bands, struck North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines Tuesday night.
Schiphol maintains maximum number of passengers. In the coming months, Schiphol will maintain the maximum number of travelers that can depart from the airport. Airlines need a longer-term planning. The airport expects to do this until the end of March. “Maintaining a maximum number of travelers is necessary, says the Hanne Buis, COO at Royal…
More than 5,000 completely empty passenger flights have flown to or from UK airports since 2019, the Guardian can reveal. A further 35,000 commercial flights have operated almost empty since 2019, with fewer than 10% of seats filled, according to analysis of data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This makes a total of about…