A Virgin Australia flight en-route to Perth was diverted to Adelaide overnight after a passenger became disruptive. Flight VA697 departed Melbourne at 9:20pm and was scheduled to land in Perth at 11:05pm. The aircraft was 90 minutes into its 4 hour flight when a female passenger became agitated and began making death threats to other…
A man who threatened to set off a bomb onboard a Malaysian Airlines flight last year has been sentenced to 12 years jail, after pleading guilty. Manodh Marks is the first person in Australia to be sentenced for attempting to take control of an aircraft. MH128 took off from Melbourne for Kuala Lumpur at 23:26…
Singapore airspace will be restricted during the planned U.S.-N.Korea summit next week, according to a NOTAM posted by aviation authorities. The notice, published on the websites of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said airspace over Singapore will be temporarily restricted for parts of June 11, 12 and…
Tickets are now on sale for Latam Airlines Brazil’s new São Paolo-Lisbon flight, with the carrier also revealing it plans to serve Munich in the first half of 2019.
China’s national carrier resumed flights between Beijing and Pyongyang today amid improved Sino-North Korea ties, a company official said Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, Air China provides three flights per week on the route that it suspended on Nov. 21 last year. Relations soured last year as Beijing, angered by Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile tests, backed a…
The first BelugaXL has passed the Ground Vibration Test (GVT), a requirement for certification of the aircraft that paves the way towards its maiden flight in summer 2018. The objective of this test is to measure the dynamic behaviour of the aircraft and confirm theoretical models of various flight conditions, such as manoeuvring, flying in…
Akbar Al Baker, the CEO of Qatar Airways drew audible gasps on the last day of the IATA conference in Sydney. When asked by a journalist what could be done to help combat a lack of women in aviation in the Middle East, he replied, “Of course, it has to be led by a man,…
Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has defended Qantas after it gave in to pressure from China over references to Taiwan on the Qantas website. Qantas announced yesterday that it would adjust it’s website to reflect Taiwan as part of China. The move comes after the Chinese civil aviation authority sent letters to 30 airlines in…
According to Reuters, a German investment company said it would strip two Singapore Airlines A380 for parts after failing to find an airline willing to keep them flying following the decision by the airline not to keep them in service. Singapore Airlines launched A380 services in December 2007, but returned the first two aircraft to their…
The government’s economic sub-committee, chaired by Prime Minister Theresa May, backed the plans which were then approved by her full cabinet. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said it was a “historic moment”. Announcing £2.6bn in compensation for residents and noise abatement measures he said it would only proceed if air quality obligations were met. “The time…
British Airways owner IAG has suspended negotiations with Airbus over a possible deal for additional A380 superjumbos. Negotiations on a follow-up order had been suspended because of the problems with Airbus, such as the delivery delays on the A320neo, which already had caused plenty of frustration in the IAG management. A resumption of talks is not excluded, said…
Lufthansa apologised on Monday after publishing a promotional video for the World Cup in Russia that was actually filmed in Ukraine. The video is about two Germany fans in Moscow repeating everything they did in Rio when Germany won the world championship back in 2004. The men imagine themselves shivering in summer attire on a rainy square…