Singapore Airlines is launching the world’s longest nonstop flight – nearly 19 hours in the air – from Singapore to New York. Singapore Airlines’ newest plane, the Airbus A350-900 ULR — for Ultra Long-Range — delivered last month, are handling the flights which will be the world’s longest nonstop air route (11,160 miles). The new…
The special flight to New York will be hosted by Tituss Burgess, who stars in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and will be staffed entirely by LGBT pilots and cabin crew. There’ll be a host of fun entertainment too including an on board DJ, Drag-Queen Bingo, Judy Garland singalongs, inter-seat speed dating and more. The flight will…
LIVE WIND MAP LIVE TRACKING MAP Hurricane Michael is now an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane and its outer rainbands are beginning to reach the coast. This is a life-threatening event for portions of the northeastern Gulf Coast. UPDATE #18A At 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Michael was located by…
Known as the Dutch national carrier, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on October 7 celebrates 99 years becoming the only airline in the world to reach this milestone. Since 1919, KLM has continued operating under its original name, making it one of a kind in the aviation industry. KLM carried a record 32.7 million passengers in…
Virgin Australia has announced it will be the first airline outside of North America to launch voice check-in with Alexa. From next week those that have linked their Virgin Velocity Frequent Flier membership will be able to say “Alexa, ask Virgin Australia to check me in.” Their boarding pass will then be sent to their…
A New Delhi-bound SpiceJet plane made an emergency landing in Varanasi today after a Thai national died on board from a heart attack, authorities said. The flight took off from Bangkok at 7:40 am with 189 passengers including a 22-member Thai group of tourists of which 53-year-old Atabot Thngcusorn was a member. Officials at the…
An investigation is under way this morning into the technical problems with the Shannon Air Traffic Control flight radar system, which caused disruption to flights to and from Shannon and Cork. The Irish Aviation Authority has said it still does not know what caused the issues with its air traffic management system that led to the temporary closure…
Due to radar issue, all air traffic is stopped in Republic of Ireland, except Dublin. Due to Flight Data Processing System failure in Shannon, there is a 0-rate regulation. Restriction is applied until 23h00 UTC UPDATE 21:10 UTC System is recovering, traffic resuming. Ryanair #FR3326 will be the first plane to land in Shannon. Dublin is the…
A full-sized replica of Air Force One made its way up the Potomac River on a barge and will go on display during an exhibit at National Harbor. The recreation of the famous plane used to transport the President of the United State is part of an exhibit called the Air Force One Experience. The plane…
Readiness to start “Long Range” (LR) operations with launch customers of the most capable and flexible A321neo version to date – the A321LR – has moved a significant step closer with recent joint EASA and FAA approval of the aircraft to operate with up to three underfloor Additional Centre Tanks (ACTs), including for ETOPS operation.…
Primera Air is planning to file for bankruptcy and cease operations. The airline, which originally launched in 2009 as a tourism charter company, announced in 2017 that it would begin flights to North America for under $100 each way. The first routes, between London’s Stansted Airport and New York, Boston, Washington, DC, and Toronto, began…
