Cathay Pacific suspects a sabotage possibility amid Hong Kong protests after Cathay flight found with empty oxygen tanks

The officials consider a sabotage possibility amid Hong Kong protests after Cathay flight found with empty oxygen tanks before take-off. As a precaution, dozens of flight attendants who were on three Cathay flights with empty oxygen tanks were suspended. To prevent similar incidents, Cathay introduces a new security policy called “In-flight Cabin Monitoring Program”. According…

A cargo door ‘flew off’ fuselage during high pressurization test of the new Boeing 777X at Everett

A cargo door of the new Boeing 777X ‘flew off’ the fuselage in Boeing hangar during a test yesterday. The incident happened during “high blow” test, a standard procedure required ahead of first flights. UPDATE Boeing announced it had suspended load testing of its new widebody 777X aircraft following the incident. The fuselage was pressurized…

Hurricane Dorian live updates

Live map  Updates Charleston International Airport will cease operations at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Orlando International Airport will cease operations at 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3. All-female flight crew is set to conduct a recon mission to collect data on Hurricane Dorian as it approaches the Florida Coast, making history for…

An operations director for LOT Polish Airlines was fired for ‘fat shaming’ British Airways cabin crew on Facebook

A director for LOT Polish Airlines is out of a job after recently “fat shaming” the cabin crew staff of a British Airways flight on social media with a series of illicitly taken photos, reportedly mocking their uniforms as “too tight” and overall appearance as “messy.” Earlier this week, Katarzyna Richter, an operations director for…