The boss of the world’s busiest airport for international passengers has urged night-time restrictions at Heathrow to be abandoned. Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports, has said new, quieter aircraft mean that the current rules on noise at Britain’s busiest airport are unnecessary. He told The Independent: “Unlike Dubai, where we’re 24/7, the airports in the UK are closed…
Anyone with a passion for aviation will have spent their time at airports, aircraft hangers and perhaps even on adventurous long-haul flights during which the journey itself is as exciting as the destination you’re about to reach. To extend this interest further, there’s plenty of other ways to take to the skies to delight in…
Qantas is claiming that one of it’s B737-800s was held hostage by Canberra Airport after a diversion last year. Qantas Domestic chief, Andrew David, has gone as far as to say that the actions of the privately owned airport is threatening to derail it’s relationship with the airline. The Canberra Times says it is believed…
60 Minutes Australia has conducted a special investigation into the disappearance of MH370. The show brought together experts including John Dolan, the former Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Boeing 777 pilot and instructor Simon Hardy, former Senior Investigator with the Transport Safety Board of Canada, Larry Vance, aviation safety expert Captain John Cox…
Fifty crocodiles have been seized at Heathrow airport after their transport conditions breached regulations. The year-old reptiles, which arrived on a flight from Malaysia, had fought each other during the journey due to their cramped circumstances. Each of the five transportation boxes used had room for four crocodiles – but 10 foot-long animals were in…
A naked man was arrested on Friday at Daytona Beach International Airport after he prompted an evacuation with statements about a bomb. A 25-year-old man had gone into an airport restroom that was under construction, placed a bag inside a hole in a wall and emerged from the restroom without wearing his clothes. He went…
Lufthansa has unveiled a modified version of its new livery on Thursday. The German flag carrier showed off its new brand design during an event at Frankfurt and Munich Airport in February this year. It removed the iconic yellow circle, known as the ‘fried egg’, from the horizontal stabilizer and changed the blue tone to a…
The Australian government has handed down it’s budget for the 2018-2019 financial year. The budget contains several aviation related items. As part of the budget, $293.6 million will be put aside over 4 years boost security at Australia’s 9 major airports plus 64 regional airports. There will also be an extra 140 counter-terrorism police officers…
A bride in Brazil has made a memorable entrance to her wedding. The bride was in a helicopter that was also carrying the wedding photographer, pilot and a child. As the helicopter was coming into land at the vineyard wedding venue, a rotor blade hit a castle tower causing the aircraft to crash. Wedding guests…
Lufthansa Group has placed orders for 16 additional aircraft. The order consists of four Boeing 777 and twelve Airbus A320 (neo & ceo). Subsidiary Swiss will receive two new Boeing 777-300ER in early 2020, which will be used to expand the airline’s route Network. Two freighter versions of the 777 are due to join Lufthansa…
In a statement, the Board of Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) confirms that it has received two separate conditional proposals from IAG Group in relation to an acquisition of 100 percent of the share capital of NAS. These proposals were reviewed in conjunction with NAS’ financial and legal advisers, and were unanimously rejected on the basis…
Dubai International Airport, the world largest airport, received 7.85 million passengers in March, a 4.5 per cent increase from the same period in 2017, boosted by the Easter holidays, operator Dubai Airports said. In total for the first quarter passenger arrivals climbed to just over 22.74 million, up 1.1 per cent, compared to the 22.49…