Wizz Air, one of the fastest growing airlines in Europe and the leading low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe, has taken delivery of its 100th A320 Family aircraft, an A321ceo, at an event in Budapest Airport. The event was attended by Mr. Levente Magyar, Hungary’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. József Váradi, WIZZ’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Andreas Kramer, Airbus…
A man arrested at Sydney Airport on Friday hit out at police, punched a police camera and attempted to flee the airport. Peter Vaiusu, 34, had arrived on a flight from New Zealand when he was arrested after a New South Wales Police Strike Force allegedly found $2.75 million (£1.56 million, €1.78 million, $US2.08 million)…
The search for MH370 by Seabed Constructor appears to be still underway, even though the official search ended this week. ABC Australia reports that several scientists and aviation buffs that have been following the Seabed Constructor’s search on twitter have noticed that the vessel has moved to a new location and have re-deployed it’s undersea…
Hamburg Airport is closed due to a major power failure. All passengers have been evacuated from both terminals at the German airport. Few flights were able to take off, however the Airport is closed for all arrivals since around 10 am local time. Ground handling was stopped immediately. An earlier statement said: “We are currently…
The clip was filmed on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight. The aisle running down the Airbus is shown completely covered with food wrappers and other trash.
Australian Regional and Charter airline JetGo has been placed in voluntary administration. The move leads 4000 passengers “stranded” in the month of June. The Queensland based airline made the announcement today, cancelling all commercial flights immediately. However, limited charter operations would continue. ABC News Australia said the announcement comes after Dubbo Regional Council lodged a…
Service on what Singapore Airlines says will become the longest commercial flight in the world begins on Oct 11. The flights will be daily beginning on Oct 18. Singapore Airlines will be the first airline to use Airbus’ A350-900 ULR (for ultra long range) planes, which have extra fuel capacity, are made of a carbon…
A top North Korean official is heading to the U.S. on Wednesday for meetings in hopes of salvaging a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump. Kim is on Air China’s Flight #CA981 to New York, which departed later Wednesday afternoon (source: South Korea’s Yonhap News). Kim Yong Chol…
The four-year hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has ended with the latest, privately funded search coming to a close. US-based Ocean Infinity had been using a deep-sea vessel to survey a vast area of the southern Indian Ocean. But it found nothing and Malaysia’s government says it has no plans to begin any new…
Air Baltic orders 30 additional Bombardier CS300 aircraft, plus 30 options. The Latvian carrier Air Baltic (brand name airBaltic) and Bombardier announced that the two parties have reached an agreement for the purchase of 30 Bombardier CS300 with options for another 30 aircraft of this type. It adds to the existing order of 20 CS300…
A pilot at a Californian flight school and his assistant have been arrested after kidnapping and attempting to deport a Chinese flight student back to China. Jonathon McConkey is a pilot, qualified flight instructor and general manager of IASCO Flight Training School. He is alleged to of carried out the kidnapping with his assistant and…
