On Sunday, he honored the bet by serving on a special AirAsia X charity flight. Two years ago, Branson and AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes wagered on their Formula 1 racing teams, each man betting his own team would finish ahead of the other’s in the 2010 Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. The…
As passengers were facing a 3 hours delay, the captain entered the cabin to apologize. An American Airlines’s Captain offered passengers a free drink. The flight from Phoenix, Arizona to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico was facing a delay of 3 hours. The Captain Rod Campbell himself comes face to face to tell the passengers why the…
China’s first domestically made large passenger jet, the C919, completed its inaugural commercial flight on Sunday. China’s self-developed narrow-body jet C919, carrying more than 130 passengers, takes off from Shanghai to Beijing in its first commercial flight, one of the busiest domestic flight routes, for China Eastern Airlines on Sunday. China’s first domestically made large…
Travelers, prepare yourselves for an incredibly busy Memorial Day weekend. This year, the peak travel weekend is going to be a hectic one, according to travel app Hopper’s latest report. AAA also said it will be the “third busiest Memorial Day weekend” in over two decades. Most people will travel by plane. U.S. airports are…
A Southwest pilot had to enter the cockpit from outside the Boeing 737. A Southwest pilot was forced to enter through the cockpit Right side window after a passenger accidentally locked the flight deck door as he tried to use the lavatory during boarding on Thursday. During the boarding process, while other Customers and Flight…
For its first time in Buenos Aires, the Argentinian Air Force One made a remarkable arrival! Argentina’s new presidential aircraft, a Boeing 757, was spotted in Buenos Aires. The aircraft was arriving from Miami. It was stored between March 31 and May 17, 2023 at Salina Airport before getting a new livery at Dallas Airport.…
A major fault forced flights to be cancelled and left others stuck on planes after landing. A ‘technical issue’ with the British Airways boarding system this afternoon left people reportedly stranded on the runway with no explanation of when they would be allowed to enter the airport. A systems outage has forced British Airways to…
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Lufthansa have reached an agreement on the future of Ita Airways. After weeks of negotiations, steps back and forth, dozens of technical sessions, meetings in Rome and Frankfurt, the two parties are preparing to sign the agreement on Thursday 25 May. The 40% stake could grow to a later…
Flights disrupted in Sicily due to Mount Etna’s ash cloud. Sicily’s Catania airport has suspended all flights after ash from erupting Mount Etna covered the runways. UPDATE Catania airport has resumed normal flight operations. The ash fall-out could pose serious threats to aviation, reducing visibility and damaging flight controls, causing engines to fail. The eruption…
About a dozen travelers got into an all-out brawl at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport with lots of fists flying, hair pulling and rolling around on the floor. Check out video, posted to Twitter, which shows guys and girls getting into the knockdown, drag out fight Monday night at the baggage claim area of Terminal 3. Unclear…
A terminal at Manchester Airport has been hit by a power cut this morning. Passengers have reported disruption and ‘chaos’ in Terminal 3 due to the outage. Some flights have reportedly been delayed with huge tailbacks at check-in also reported. Some passengers reported that they were stuck at Heathrow airport due to the power cut…
Air traffic was suspended at Geneva airport following activists operation. Geneva Airport is reopening after a short interruption due to activists protesting at EBACE 2023. Arrivals are regulated at a recovery rate after the runway was blocked RWY. High delays expected.