The new Russian airliner MC-21-300 has carried out a night flight for the first time to test landing, navigation and lighting equipment. During a test flight at the Gromov Flight Research facilities located about 40 kilometers southeast of Moscow, a prototype of the MC-21-300 made its first night landing. The single-aisle jet will initially be…
A tanker smashes into a bridge linking Osaka’s Kansai airport with the mainland after Typhoon Jebi makes landfall on Tuesday. The ship had been anchored but was forced into the bridge by the strongest storm to hit Japan for 25 years
British air traffic controllers have hit back at claims by Ryanair that they are “discriminating against” London Stansted, the airline’s biggest base globally. The low-cost carrier claimed on Monday that Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) figures “confirm” allegations that NATS, the Britain’s air traffic controller provider, gave Heathrow “special treatment”. Ryanair alleged that Gatwick “is also being preferred”. NATS, however,…
Clashes in Libya’s capital of Tripoli have caused a 48-hour closure of Mitiga International airport, the city’s only operational airport. A spokesman for the state airline Libyan Airlines said authorities closed the airport on Friday after some rockets were fired in its direction. Flights were diverted to Misrata airport, which lies 190 kilometers (120 miles)…
On Saturday, Qantas inaugurated a new route from Melbourne to San Francisco on the aircraft, as well as replaced its iconic Boeing 747-400 aircraft on the Brisbane to New York route via Los Angeles with the Dreamliner. This is the first time that San Francisco is receiving non-stop service from the Southern Australia city of…
According to the HSBC survey, which asked more than 5,000 travelers across the globe about their flight experiences and the onboard connections they’ve made, one in every 50 travelers has met the love of their life on a plane. The survey was conducted in July 2018 and includes responses from travelers across 141 different countries.…
The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse. The aircraft has now been moved to an outside station where various ground tests will be undertaken in preparation for first flight in the coming weeks. The aircraft will then be transferred to the Airbus facilities…
A man is in custody Monday after he scaled a fence at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and ran onto a runway, police said. The incident happened just before 1:30 p.m. local time. The man was seen running near a Delta Air Lines plane, where airport police apprehended him. LAX is the world’s fifth…
If you look up at a late Friday morning, you’re likely to see a private jet or two. Friday at 11:00 am is the most popular takeoff time for private planes, according to PrivateFly’s recent research. The private jet booking platform reveals that an average of 525 private jets took off last Friday in Europe. These results are…
The low-cost carrier has said non-priority passengers will no longer be permitted to take a small suitcase on its planes for free. Charges for a ten-kilogram case will be introduced in November. The earlier has seen passengers allowed to hand in their smaller cases for loading in the hold for free at the boarding gate.…
First responders are on scene at Anoka County-Blaine Airport after a plane crash, according to Philip Tiedeman, a manager at the airport. No other details are available at this time.
British Airways says it will end its direct flights to Iran’s capital in September as “the operation is currently not commercially viable.” The decision announced Thursday comes after President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers and began restoring U.S. sanctions. British Airways says its last flight to Tehran will…