The aerospace company founded by Paul Allen, Stratolaunch, is closing operations according to a report by Reuters that cited anonymous sources. The company will cease its efforts to challenge traditional aerospace companies in a new “space race,” four people familiar with the matter told the wire service. A spokeswoman for the Seattle-based company replied, “We…
Passengers were evacuated from Gatwick Airport baggage area after a suspected knifeman was spotted in the terminal. Passengers were evacuated from the luggage zone because of a knife-wielding man, according to two people on the scene. It is believed the man, who was apparently carrying two blades, was arrested just after the evacuation took place…
Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX model, alongside its NG aircraft, has been hit by another safety issue as the plane manufacturer revealed that some aircraft parts were improperly manufactured and would need replacement. Up to 148 leading edge slat tracks – aerodynamic surfaces on a plane’s wings, which allow it to operate at a higher angle…
The pilot was at a height of just 250ft and moments before landing when he saw the drone on the right hand side of the aircraft. The jet which was flying at around 150mph after a 12 hour flight from Seoul, Korea, was carrying up to 214 passengers. The close call happened at 1.38pm on…
At a conference in New York City on Wednesday, Boeing CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, expressed cautious optimism to critics of the company’s handling of the 737 MAX crisis, advising they are currently in the process of applying for final software certification. Admitting the company has a long road ahead to restoring public confidence in Boeing, Muilenburg…
Australia’s Federal Court has fined Jetstar $A1.95 million ($US1.35 million, £1.07 million, €1.21 million) plus costs for breaches of Australia’s Consumer Law on it’s website between April 2017 and March 2018. Jetstar admitted to the court that it mislead customers over their rights to refunds on certain airfares. The Australian Competetion and Consumer Commission (ACCC)…
Airbus has launched a global campaign celebrating the company’s 50 year anniversary, showcasing key moments of pioneering progress throughout the past five decades. The campaign begins today by marking 50 years since the French Minister of Transport, Jean Chamant and the German Minister of Economic Affairs, Karl Schiller, signed an agreement at the 1969 Paris…
While we still don’t know when the Boeing 737MAX will safely return to the skies, workers in a California airplane-storage yard keep a careful vigil against earthier concerns. 34 Southwest Airlines 737MAX are stored in the Mojave Desert. The attention lavished now on the planes will help determine how fast the MAX get back in…
A Japanese man with 246 packets of cocaine in his stomach and intestines died mid-flight on his way from Bogota to Tokyo, authorities said on Monday (May 27) in northern Mexico, where the plane made an emergency landing. The 42-year-old man, identified only as Udo “N,” began having a seizure after travelling from the Colombian…
On May 14, Korean Air received delivery of its 25th Boeing 777-300ER (HL8346), the 200th Boeing aircraft the airline has received since 1971. The first Boeing aircraft Korean Air received delivery of was the Boeing 707-3B5C. Out of the 200 aircraft from Boeing over 48 years, Korean Air currently operates a total of 119 on…
State and local health officials have consulted with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in recent months about the possibility of preventing individuals from flying to prevent measles transmission. Working in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Homeland Security has a Do Not Board list to prevent potentially infected…
Air Transat will be deploying its brand new Airbus A321neo LR – Long Range aircraft on transatlantic routes to the United Kingdom from this summer. The airline says it will fly the single-aisle aircraft on the daily service between Toronto and London Gatwick from summer next year. Whilst it will put the new generation aircraft…