ALERT Police recovered a damaged drone close to Gatwick Airport
Sussex Police Detective Chief Superintendent Jason Tingley has told officers recovered a “damaged drone” close to Gatwick Airport on Saturday. The drone is being forensically examined.
ALERT The coupe arrested by police over the London Gatwick Airport drone incursions have been released without charge
The couple arrested in connection with the drone attack at Gatwick airport have been released without charge. Paul Gait, 47, and his wife Elaine Kirk, 54, were detained on Friday night on suspicion of flying a drone above Britain’s second busiest airport. The couple were held for questioning for almost 36 hours, but sources told…
British Airways announces to resume flight operations in Pakistan after ten-year break
The United Kingdom’s flag carrier, British Airways, will resume direct flights to Pakistan in June, a decade after suspending services to the South Asian nation over security concerns, the airline has announced. The service will resume with three flights each week between the two countries’ capitals, London and Islamabad, British Airways head of sales for…
Experimental flying car crashed during test at Willow Run Airport
An experimental plane crashed on the runway at Willow Run Airport. The plane is registered to a man who runs Detroit Flying Cars. A spokesperson said that the owner of an experimental aircraft was conducting a test run at Willow Run about 1:15 p.m. During the test, the aircraft unexpectedly went airborne and then crashed.…
BREAKING The big move from Atatürk to new Istanbul Airport delayed until March 2019
Turkish news agency reports that date for moving operations from Atatürk Airport to new Istanbul Airport has been postponed for a second time, now from 31 December 2018 to March 2019. A meeting took place today at 15.00 at Istanbul Airport with the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure. After 2. hours, decision was took to postpone…
Aer Lingus to hire over 100 new pilots
Aer Lingus launched the latest pilot recruitment drive, with over 100 direct entry pilot positions available. Positions are open to qualified pilots, who, if successful, will fly aircraft, such as the Airbus A320/321 and A330, to over 80 destinations worldwide. The pilot recruitment drive comes as Aer Lingus announced our ambitious growth strategy that will…
BREAKING A man on German terror watchlist has been spotted at Paris CDG airport taking pictures inside Terminal 3
Two individuals, one of whom was listed as potentially dangerous in Germany, were seen taking pictures at Paris CDG airport. Border Police (PAF) deployed at Paris CDGy airport spotted Thursday “strange behavior” of two people, including one person on a German terror watchlist for radical Islam. According to the JDD, a man in a Mercedes Sprinter van parked…
Boeing Delivers the 787th 787 Dreamliner
Boeing delivered the 787th 787 Dreamliner to come off the production line, marking a special milestone for the super-efficient airplane family and the fastest-selling twin-aisle jet in history. Since its first delivery in September, 2011, the 787 family has flown nearly 300 million passengers on more than 1.5 million flights around the world, including more…
First ANA A380 rolls-out of Airbus Paintshop with unique livery
The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, bearing the airline’s distinctive and unique Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle livery. ANA has firm orders for three A380s, becoming the first customer for the superjumbo in Japan. The airline will take delivery of the first A380…
Police booted 16 passengers off Norwegian Air flight #DI7057 departing from London Gatwick
Sixteen passengers were hauled off a Norwegian Air flight before it departed for Orlando International. Police booted 16 passengers off a Norwegian Air flight departing from London Gatwick to Orlando before the aircraft departed. A spokesman for the budget airline said the passengers were escorted off the plane “due to an immigration issue”. The flight…
ALERT General strike in France tomorrow expected to affect Air Traffic Control starting 18.00UTC tonight
Impact anticipated mostly at beginning of shifts but Marseille ACC may be affected all day. The ATC Industrial Action is expected from 13th December 1800 UTC till 15th December 0500 UTC. Minimum service will be provided with precautionary measures. No cancellation or reduction of flights expected. LFMT (Montpellier) : ATC closure likely during the first night…
China plans to double its number of airports by 2035
China aims to almost double its current number of 234 airports to 450 by 2035, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), meaning that China will surpass the U.S. as the world’s largest aviation market if the prediction is accurate. This growth in investment is mainly caused by China’s huge increase in air…