Belgian trade unions have called a national strike on 13 February after disagreement on a framework wage agreement for the next two years. Airspace below an altitude of 7,500 meters will be closed for 24 hours from 21.00 UTC on Tuesday, according the Belgian air navigation service provider. In a statement, Skeyes said: “Despite all…
A Singapore Airlines captain has been grounded since Feb 1 after he allowed a flight attendant to sit on the first officer’s chair and took a photo for her. The flight attendant has also been grounded. Confirming the incident, SIA said it happened on Jan 12 during SIA Flight #SQ207 to Melbourne. At the time,…
Jet2 flight #LS155 to Tenerife had their flight cut short because there was no water for teas or coffees on board. The flight, which took off from Glasgow, Scotland, at 8.55am, was bound for the Canary Island when it was forced to divert to Manchester less than an hour from take off. The #LS155 flight…
Qantas has admitted to an “embarrassing bungle” that has resulted in 55 employees being underpaid by $A8000 ($5670, £4385, €5003) per year, while another 165 were overpaid by $12000 ($8504, £6576, €7505). The error was found as part of a review according to Fairfax Media. PwC has since been brought in to go over Qantas…
At least one worker was driving the tug and two “wing walkers” were standing either side of the Hong Kong Airlines plane when the explosion took place. It happened only seconds after the aircraft began pushing back from the departure gate for its flight to Seoul. Closed-circuit television footage shows the tyre and an unidentified…
Doubts about the future of the Airbus A380 have grown after yet another airline canceled an order for the superjumbo jet. Qantas has announced it formally cancelled a longstanding order for eight Airbus A380 superjumbo jets. The decision, which will remove the order placed in 2006 from the Airbus order book, comes as new doubts…
A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane which crashed with Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson on board. UPDATE The body recovered from plane wreckage confirmed as Emiliano Sala. The wreckage of the plane, which vanished two weeks ago over the English Channel, had been found off Guernsey. the…
The cyber attack on Airbus was conducted by a group of hackers operating from China. According to sources close to the aircraft manufacturer, the cyber attack that Airbus announced January 30 was conducted by a group of hackers operating from China and targeted technical documents relating to the certification of European giant aircraft. According to…
Customs officials on Saturday morning seized a baby leopard from a passenger who arrived from Thailand at Chennai airport. Kaha Moideen,45, had brought it in his checked in luggage from Bangkok. The animal was found after customs officials stopped a passenger for a random check. While frisking, they heard muffled cries coming from his checked…
Berlin-based airline Germania has filed for bankruptcy and cancelled all flights with immediate effect, the company said early Tuesday. The airline with 37 aircraft had flown mainly Mediterranean, North African and Middle Eastern holiday routes for German sun-seekers on package trips, and said it transported over four million passengers a year. The company blamed “unforeseen…
The plane that was carrying the missing Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala has been found and his family has been told of the discovery. A search boat located the wreckage on the seabed of the English Channel at 9am on Sunday, following a search led by David Mearns, a marine explorer who has been working alongside…
Pilots of Jet Airways were surprised this morning when they entered cockpit. An owl was waiting for them, ready to fly to London in the Boeing 777-300ER (reg. VT-JEV), the biggest aircraft of the airline. The bird was was handed over to wildlife team. Flight #9W118 is now on its way to London Heathrow.