Flash mob by SpiceJet flight attendants at Kolkata airport, India. A video of SpiceJet flight attendants grooving to the popular Bangla song Tapa Tini from the film Belashuru is creating a buzz online. The song, which has recently gained momentum, is quite popular on Instagram for its folk dance challenge. The viral clip shows Bengali…
Portions of the destroyed Antonov An-225 are being removed from the hangar at Gostomel airport. The aircraft was destroyed during the artillery shelling during the attack of the armed forces of the Russian Federation. The An-225 was still intact during the assault of Gostomel Airport by Russian paratroopers on on February 24, 2022. In a…
A Russian pilot has been fired for making an intimate video with a female cadet in a cockpit. According to the local news site Gazeta, the 28-year-old instructor who worked as a pilot at the Sasovo Flight School Of Civil Aviation took off with the unidentified 21-year-old student on a Cessna 172 aircraft. Local media…
Dutch airline KLM on Thursday said it would largely suspend sales of tickets for all flights leaving from Amsterdam Schiphol airport until Monday as the airport grapples with overcrowding due to a shortage of security staff. Lines at Schiphol, Europe’s third-busiest airport, have often stretched onto the streets in recent weeks, forcing travelers to wait…
A passenger caught the moment a frustrated WizzAir pilot ranted over the tannoy, while they were stationary on the runway of Gatwick Airport during a reported seven-hour-delay. A passenger caught the moment a frustrated WizzAir pilot ranted over the tannoy, while they were stationary on the runway of Gatwick Airport during a reported seven-hour-delay. The…
A woman gave birth to a healthy baby in a lavatory on board a Frontier Airlines flight, according to a Facebook post from the airline. The passenger went into early labor during the flight from Denver (DEN) to Orlando (MCO), said the post, which was shared on May 17. Flight attendant Diana Giraldo then helped…
A military cargo plane carrying the first shipment of infant formula from Europe to help address a critical shortage in the United States landed in Indianapolis on Sunday, but a top government official noted that much more needs to be done. A Feb. 17 recall by top baby formula maker Abbott Laboratories and the closing…
A bit scaring when you’re landing to London Gatwick. Here is the message you can see on your left when you’re landing to London Gatwick Airport: “Welcome to Luton”. This is referring to London Luton Airport which is North West of London when Gatwick is at the South. This prank reminds “Welcome to Perth” paint…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has announced his intention to build another MRIYA aircraft, dedicating this project to the memory of pilots who died in the war and, in particular, during the defense of Mariupol. During an online meeting with Ukrainian students on Thursday, he recalled that at one time there was an idea to…
The mangled body of a man was discovered on the runway at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, Nigeria early on Thursday. The incident caused the airport to temporarily shut according to a report in Nigerian publication Punch. During the temporary shutdown, international flights were prevented from landing and taking off from the airport…
The United States is facing its worst pilot shortage in recent memory, forcing airlines to cut flights just as travelers are returning after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. The crisis has the industry scrambling for solutions. At least one lawmaker is said to be considering legislation that could raise the federally-mandated retirement…
Boeing and International Airlines Group (IAG) today announced an order for a combined total of 50 737 MAX 8-200s and 737 MAX 10s, plus 100 options. “The addition of new Boeing 737s is an important part of IAG´s short-haul fleet renewal. These latest generation aircraft are more fuel efficient than those they will replace and…