Airlines across the region canceled more than 100 flights on Saturday as Super Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the Philippines and was set to disrupt travel from Hong Kong to Japan. Cathay Pacific said in a statement it’s canceling all flights in and out of Hong Kong on Sunday beginning at 2:30 a.m., and wouldn’t resume…
UPDATE #67A At 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Florence was located near latitude 33.7 North, longitude 80.8 West. Florence is moving toward the west near 6 mph (9 km/h). A turn toward the northwest with an increase in forward speed is expected today, followed by a turn toward the north…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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.
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 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 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.…