Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Jet2 flight on Saturday after an apparent mix-up between air traffic controllers and the pilots. The flight, which left Stansted Airport on Saturday evening, was heading for Turkey when there was allegedly disruptive behaviour from a female passenger on board. The flight to Dalaman in…
British Airways is planning to retire its three remaining Boeing 777-200 in the last quarter of 2020. All three 777-200 of the IAG subsidiary are 24-year-old and have been operated by the British carrier since they were delivered to the operator by Boeing in 1995. British Airways currently operates its Boeing 777-200s between London Heathrow…
Five Australian families who were part of a class action against Malaysia Airlines after the deaths of their loved ones on flight MH17 have reached a confidential out-of-court settlement with the airline. An eight-day hearing was due to begin in the Federal Court in Sydney on Wednesday but, prior to the hearing, lawyers for both…
FlySafair confirms the passing of a passenger who was in the process of boarding flight FA200 from OR Tambo International to Cape Town International airport. The customer collapsed during boarding, as he entered the door of the aircraft, for unknown reasons. Paramedics were immediately called to assist but were sadly unable to revive the customer.…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has identified a new potential risk on its Boeing 737MAX aircraft, the agency said on Wednesday. Two people briefed on the matter told Reuters that an FAA test pilot during a simulator test last week was running scenarios seeking to intentionally activate the MCAS stall-prevention system. During one activation it…
At the beginning of the year, Ben Smith new of Air France-KLM, wanted to position Air France as a premium brand, and didn’t think the cost savings were worth the confusion it caused for customers. Air France launched the Joon brand on leisure routes to appeal to millennials on October 29, 2017. Joon was a mixture…
The Boeing 777X test airplane made its runway debut at Everett. The aircraft performed a series of low-speed taxi tests, marking the first time this plane moved on its own power. This is one of many tests before the 777X takes to the skies later this year.
Tiffani Adams took a 90-minute Air Canada flight from Quebec to Toronto on 9 June. Ms Adams fell asleep during the journey but woke up to find the aircraft empty, cleared and parked in Toronto. She had somehow been left inside the dark plane, which appeared to have been locked for the night. “I fell…
RAF Typhoon jets have caused a sonic boom after they scrambled to intercept a plane near Stansted Airport. Two Typhoon departed RAF Coningsby squawking NATO air policing due to a possible Quick Alert Answer. A RAF Voyager also departed from RAF Brize Norton. The incident happened at about 6:45 p.m. on Saturday when people in…
Some global airlines are redirecting flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, citing safety concerns amid intensifying fears of a military confrontation in the Middle East. A flurry of airlines, including British Airways, Qantas, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Air-France KLM’s Dutch subsidiary KLM, announced they would avoid…
The U.S. on Friday barred American-registered aircraft from flying over Iranian-administered airspace in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The move, in reaction to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a U.S. military surveillance drone, affects a region crucial to global air travel. The Federal Aviation Administration warned of a “potential for miscalculation or…
Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the race to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, said he still has “grave reservations” about the expansion of London’s Heathrow airport, but didn’t say what he would do about it if he came to power. Johnson, a former mayor of London who represents a west London constituency, had pledged to…