Paul Sant, a former baggage handler that made hoax calls to ATC and aircraft around Melbourne Airport in October 2016, has been sentenced. Mr Sant has previously pleaded guilty to three charges; endangering the safety of an aircraft in flight, transmitting a false mayday call knowing it was likely to endanger the safety of another…
A man was found dead in the hatchway of the landing gear of a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plane operating, on Sunday, a flight between Conakry (Guinea) and Casablanca, said the national company in a statement. Obviously, the man of Sub-Saharan origin, had reached the runway of Conakry airport in violation of the security rules…
Airbus has inaugurated its highly automated fuselage structure assembly line for A320 Family aircraft in Hamburg, showcasing an evolution in Airbus’ industrial production system. With a special focus on manufacturing longer sections for the A321LR, the new facility features 20 robots, a new logistics concept, automated positioning by laser measurement as well as a digital…
Wild video captured an American Airlines catering cart losing control on the tarmac at O’Hare International Airport Monday. A spokesperson for American Airlines said they believe an accelerator on the cart became stuck, causing it to lose control Video shot by a passenger waiting for their flight shows the car driving in circles, unmanned, as…
US aviation regulators have ordered inspections of Boeing 737 NG aircraft after cracks were found on some planes. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Boeing discovered the cracks “while conducting modifications on a heavily used aircraft”. Similar cracks were found in a small number of additional planes, the agency said. Boeing said 737 NG operators…
The Cathay Pacific group has fired 2 cabin crew over the sabotage of oxygen bottles onboard a Cathay Dragon flight. The bottles are used by cabin crew in the event of depressurisation in order to move around the cabin. The firings come after it was discovered a portable oxygen bottle on a Cathay Dragon KA730…
The airline has introduced an infant icon on the seat map while booking fares online. The icon shows up when the seat is taken by children between 8 days and 2 years old. The feature is only available for those booking individual domestic fares through the JAL website, and excludes awards fares. However, the system…
For the second time in the space of two years, the Civil Aviation Authority was secretly putting together its own rescue airline. With non-disclosure agreements signed, and handling firms and airline operations teams sounded out in commercial confidence, CAA officials in the Canary Wharf HQ had laid out a plan for almost 50 planes to…
Delta Air Lines has again expressed its desire to add Boeing’s future mid-sized jetliner to its fleet. The chief executive Ed Bastian said that its company was willing to buy up to 200 jets from the Boeing’s NMA (New Mid-size Airplane) program. With his repeated statements about the Boeing’s future wide-body jet intended for the…
Condor flights will continue its flight operations despite the fact that its parent company Thomas Cook Group has filed for insolvency. Thomas Cook Group plc, the previous parent company, had to file for insolvency on 23 September 2019. Despite intensive efforts, the Group was unable to obtain refinancing from Fosun, banks and creditors. Condor continues…
Airline says numbers must be reduced at bases such as Stansted and Manchester. Ryanair has written to UK pilots asking them to take unpaid leave or transfer to other bases abroad, saying they could otherwise join the 9,000 job losses at Thomas Cook. The airline told its pilots that a “significant surplus of pilots must…
Norwegian today announces that holidaymakers, travel enthusiasts and #avgeeks now have the unique opportunity to travel between the Arctic and Ushuaia, one of the world’s southernmost cities and gateway to Antarctica on Norwegian from £398.50 one way. From 21 September, Norwegian became the only airline to operate flights to and from the world’s northernmost airport…