As the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was about to start, fighter jets were scrambled with orders to shoot down a hijacked plane that threatened the 40,000 spectators, President Vladimir Putin has just revealed. Putin recalled that on February 7, 2014 just as he was setting off for Sochi’s Fisht Stadium, where 40,000…
The CEO of London Heathrow Airport John Holland-Kaye is worried about other European Airports like FRAPORT taking a market share trying to compete with LHR. He said: “Today’s figures show that Heathrow is filling up fast – if we don’t act soon to expand our nation’s global gateway, the UK will only fall further behind…
A passenger at Brisbane Airport set of a security screen today causing a security scare. The scare resulted in passengers on 11 flights that had already been boarded to deplane and go through security again. The re-screening componded delays caused from this morning’s Sydney Airport technical issue. ⚠UPDATE: Security matter has been resolved without incident.…
A man was arrested after he ran onto the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. Police say the man most likely scaled a fence, and he was caught minutes after being spotted.
A search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is expected to complete its survey by mid-June, the Southeast Asian nation said on Saturday, as families marked the fourth anniversary of one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. Malaysia agreed to pay U.S. firm Ocean Infinity up to $70 million if it found the plane within 90 days.…
Following the previously announced changes to the A380 and A400M delivery plans, Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR) confirms the formal adjustment of production rates for its A380 and A400M programmes. The new plan, which was presented to the European Works Council today, involves the production of six A380s per year starting from 2020 and eight…
Wednesday 28th February saw Icelandair take delivery of their first Boeing 737 MAX 8, TF-ICE. Icelandair have a total of 16 on order which will be delivered by 2021 and expect a further two more aircraft to arrive this year. Despite speculations, it appears that the new 737s will not be replacing the famous 757s…
A 20 year old passenger on a Malindo Air flight was tied up with a piece of cloth during flight and arrested after landing. The passenger allegedly attacked a flight attendant and walked around naked on board the plane. The naked passenger allegedly masturbated while watching pornography shortly after flight OD162 from Kuala Lumpur to…
Qantas is facing criticism over a leaked list of “banned words” that have been sent to airline staff in an information package. The info package was sent out by People and Culture group executive Lesley Grand and contains “gender inapropriate terms.” News Ltd says that in a note to staff, “Ms Grant says she wants…
A man in his 20s fell to his death from the sixth floor of a car park at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal and was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was removed by the ambulance crew and taken to the mortuary at the East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where a post mortem examination was…
Lufthansa is making changes to its brand new aircraft livery. The German flag carrier officially unveiled a new livery and brand design on February 7th, now the airline has confirmed it is modifying the new look. “The blue color on the aircraft livery will get adjusted once again“, Lufthansa told AIRLIVE.net. “The task is to…
