The ceremony takes place today, on Republic Day, the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic, with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and more than 50 foreign leaders, ministers and high-level officials. Istanbul New Airport, on the European side of the city, on shores of the Black Sea, will serve 90…
Qantas #QF6031 was forced to perform a go-around on approach to Sydney airport. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. VH-XZJ) with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on board had to perform a go around on approach to 16R due to aircraft still on runway. The flight captain, Nigel Rosser, announced that the aircraft were ‘too close’ and…
The group said in a stock exchange announcement that as part of an investigation into a cyber attack that took place earlier this year, it is contacting two groups of customers not previously notified. This includes the holders of 77,000 payment cards whose name, billing address, email address, card payment information – including card number,…
Cathay Pacific has discovered unauthorised access to some of its information systems, containing passenger data of up to 9.4 million people. The company said it has no evidence that any personal information has been misused. The IT systems affected are “totally separate” from its flight operations systems, and there is no impact on flight safety,…
A passenger allegedly slapped a senior TV executive mid-flight from America to London after walking through the packed plane with his penis exposed. Hatam Hamad, 56, drank five glasses of wine before reportedly exposing himself to Joel Vilmenay, who was with his wife and two children. Furious Vilmenay, president of New Orleans TV channel WDSU,…
The Kingdom Choir, who wowed viewers across the globe with their performance at the Royal Wedding surprised our customers with a sky-high performance on route to the Invictus Games in Sydney.
A Florida man who was arrested for allegedly groping a woman aboard a Southwest flight on Sunday told authorities that President Donald Trump said “it’s OK to grab women by their private parts,” according to an FBI affidavit. Bruce Michael Alexander, 49, was charged with abusive sexual contact in Albuquerque federal court, according to…
Volocopter plans to start urban flight testing of its electric vertical take-off and landing air taxi in Singapore between January and July 2019. According to the German company, its electrically-powered 2X aircraft can fly two people up to 27km (17 miles) on a single charge with a cruise speed of 70km/h (43mph). It has been…
The Perth to London nonstop route is proving a bonanza for Qantas and passengers alike, six months after its launch. Flights are full and reliable with only one major mechanical glitch that threw the schedule out for two days. The fastest crossing to London was 16 hours 23 minutes on July 20, when the flight…
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its newest A350-900 aircraft, which features a unique joint livery that combines the airline’s distinctive plum blossom logo with Airbus’ exclusive A350 XWB carbon fibre pattern. Following this delivery, China Airlines today has 14 A350-900 aircraft in its fleet. The airline operates these aircraft on non-stop long…
The company reported a 7% fall in profits for the first half of the year. It added average fares had dropped 3% over excess capacity in Europe and due to an earlier Easter in the first quarter. Bosses also blamed repeated strikes and staff shortages, which led to a surge in cancellations for higher fare,…
A man from the UK hurled racist epithets and explicit derogatory language at an elderly black woman on a RyanAir flight Friday Oct. 19. UPDATE Man filmed racially abusing woman on Ryanair flight identified, say police: We have worked to identify both parties involved in this incident and passed the information to the Spanish authorities…