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A 17 to girl making her first solo flight executed a successful emergency landing in Massachusetts after losing a wheel during takeoff.

A 17-year-old student pilot making her first solo flight executed a successful emergency landing in Massachusetts after losing a wheel during takeoff, authorities said. Shortly after takeoff, Maggie Taraska on commands of the single-engine aircraft reported losing her right main wheel assembly, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. An instructor on the ground talked the…

UK government to prepare a series of bilateral deals with each of the EU 27 members to allow flights to continue to operate in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit

A UK CAA spokesman said: “The government, the UK Civil Aviation Authority and the entire aviation industry have been clear that our collective preference is to secure the UK’s ongoing participation in the European Aviation Safety Agency system once the UK withdraws from the European Union. “However, as a responsible regulator, we continue to make…

ALERT Ryanair is expected to cancel 150 flights to and from Germany today after pilots and flight attendants go on strike in Germany

Ryanair is cancelling dozens of flights after pilots and flight attendants in Germany started a one-day strike over pay and conditions, union officials said. The Cockpit union said the 24-hour strike began at 3am Wednesday and would affect all the airline’s bases in Germany, including Frankfurt and Berlin. The union, representing pilots, is being joined…

ALERT Ryanair threatens to cut jobs and close some bases in Germany if strikes continue

Ryanair warned Tuesday that it may slash jobs and close some bases in Germany if it is hit with more strikes, a day before a planned work stoppage for better pay and conditions. “These threatened strikes can only damage Ryanair’s business in Germany, and if they continue, will lead to base cuts and job cuts…

ALERT Ryanair #FR3152 made an emergency landing following couple’s mid-flight fight

A Ryanair plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday at Porto Santo Airport in Madeira after a couple had a mid-flight fight. The flight #FR3152 from East Midlands, UK to Tenerife in the Canaries was forced to make a detour after two British passengers engaged in a discussion, which turned physical. Authorities…

BREAKING British Airways investigating after around 380,000 payment cards have been compromised on website and mobile app

British Airways is investigating the theft of customer data from its website and app and has urged customers affected to contact their banks or credit card providers. The airline said around 380,000 payment cards had been compromised. In a statement, it said: “British Airways is investigating, as a matter of urgency, the theft of customer…

Air Tahiti Nui unveils a beautiful new Polynesian symbols livery on its Dreamliner

Air Tahiti Nui is extremely unveils the new images of the Tahitian Dreamliner. The aircraft is decorated with Polynesian symbols. The Boeing 787-9 (reg. F-OMUA) is currently in Boeing facility in Charleston.

Osaka Kansai Airport to reopen partially tomorrow after typhoon Jebi flooded the facility

Japan’s Kansai International Airport, which was shut down after Typhoon Jebi flooded the facility, will reopen partially tomorrow, helping airlines to gradually resume services. Japan’s third-largest airport by traffic numbers will open one terminal and ANA Holdings Inc.’s low-fare unit Peach will be the first to start flights, Yoshiyuki Yamatani, president of the airport operator,…

Norwegian willing to sell its 90 Airbus A320neo to help reduce debt

Norwegian Air expects to announce further aircraft sales by the end of the year including used Boeing 737s as well as some of the new Airbus planes it has on order to reduce it debt commitments. Norwegian Air has committed to acquire 210 new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus by 2020. “We have 90 neos…

Qantas Captain Crespigny reveals moment flight #QF32 suffered engine explosion, the most serious incident of an A380

Qantas A380 flight #QF32 was headed to Australia from London with 469 people onboard in 2010. The plane ascended above 6,000 feet in good weather with the seat belt sign about to be turned off. Just four minutes into the flight, the engine then exploded in the first failure in the history of the Airbus A380.…

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