A Wake County woman had the surprise of a lifetime when her boyfriend popped the question mid-air over the Atlantic Ocean on an American Airlines flight from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London on Christmas Eve. Cassidy Lammers thought she was joining boyfriend Mike Leach on a trip to visit his family in England for…
A medical emergency resulted in a young girl being declared dead when her flight landed at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday night, authorities said. Delta Flight #2423 on its way to Seattle returned to LAX due to a passenger medical issue on board, according to FAA spokesman Ian Gregor. The passenger was a 10-year-old girl…
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Russian officials say 15 people are injured after a passenger helicopter made a rough emergency landing in Siberia on Wednesday morning. The Mi-8 helicopter with 21 passengers and three crew members got caught in a snowstorm soon after taking off in the village of Baykit, officials from the local branch of Russia’s Emergency Ministry said.…
A Prime Air Boeing 767 crash into Trinity Bay near Houston Bush Airport British Airways #BA492 performing unstable go-around at Gibraltar Delta Boeing 757 suffered serious fuselage damage on hard landing at Ponta Delgada, Azores Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash after takeoff from Addis Ababa Aeroflot Superjet 100 in flames at Moscow Sheremetyevo…
RavnAir canceled at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday — at the peak of holiday travel — following what the company described as “a malicious cyber attack” on its computer network. The cancellations affected around 260 passengers, according to company spokeswoman Debbie Reinwand. The regional carrier canceled all flights involving its Dash 8…
Boeing announced today that its Board of Directors has named current Chairman, David L. Calhoun, as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective January 13, 2020. Mr. Calhoun will remain a member of the Board. In addition, Board member Lawrence W. Kellner will become non-executive Chairman of the Board effective immediately. The Company also announced that…
A Qantas Airbus A380-800 flew the longest ever A380 flight few days ago. On December 19th, a Qantas Airbus A380-800 flew the longest ever A380 flight from Dresden to Sydney. The aircraft (reg. VH-OQH) called ‘Reginald Ansett’ took 18 hrs and 26 minutes and covered 16,105 kms to reach Sydney. But this flight was not…
Friday December 20, around 11:40 am, a Boeing 767-400ER was intercepted by French fighter jets. A sonic boom was heard by many people in Gironde and Dordogne at midday, at the Southwest of France as Rafale fighter jets crossed the sound barrier. According to our sources, the fighter jets were scrambled to intercept United flight…
A 16-year-old Moroccan, was arrested after being found on board the aircraft, back to June, at Orly airport. Since his arrest, the adolescent has been in detention. According to sources, the young man wanted to return home, after having lived a few months on the street in the Paris region. “His idea was to take…
An out-of-control pickup truck plowed into Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport overnight, causing a significant amount of damage but avoiding any people inside. The crash happened Thursday around 2:51 a.m. in the baggage claim area. The speeding truck smashed through a cinderblock wall, according to Fredrick Piccolo, president and chief executive officer of the airport. The white…
Heathrow has said its project to build a third runway has been delayed by “at least 12 months” after the aviation regulator rejected its spending plans. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has refused Heathrow’s request to lift spending from £650m to £2.4bn before it even gets planning consent. The CAA is concerned passengers will end…