The first A321LR (Long Range) has taken off on its maiden flight from Hamburg Germany at 11:06 hrs local time, commencing its flight test programme. The aircraft, MSN7877, is powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines. The aircraft is now set to undergo a nearly 100 hour flight test programme, including transatlantic missions, for EASA and FAA…
A couple was arrested after landing in Minneapolis-St.Paul last week after allegedly engaging in oral sex on a flight from Las Vegas. According to the police report, passengers witnessed a woman appearing to perform oral sex on her partner, who covered her head with a blanket. A woman seated behind the couple said the act…
London City Airport’s getting a new control tower: but it’s just going to be a large mast with 14 high-definition cameras on it. The actual tower will be 80 miles away, in the headquarters of NATS near Swanwick.
Ryanair has a formal recognition agreement with the British Airline Pilots Association, who will now be the sole representative body for Ryanair employed pilots in the UK. This agreement follows extensive negotiations with BALPA since Ryanair’s December announcement that it was willing to recognise unions for collective bargaining purposes. While these recognition negotiations were continuing…
On Friday 26th January, operations were momentarily stopped after a fox was spotted on runwat 23L. The video shows the fox wander from the runway to a grassy area while airport officials launched capture attempts. “An animal on the runway can cause serious harm to the aircraft if struck whilst taking off operations were momentarily…
Norwegian’s flight from Oslo to Munich with 84 plumbers was interrupted because of a problem with the toilets. On January 27, Norwegian Boeing 737-800 (reg. LN-DYE) took off at 08:35 UTC but returned to Olso only 1 hour later to fix the problem. Acording to Dagbladet, there were 84 plumbers who were on their way…
Vietnam’s budget airline has apologised for sending scantily-clad models to join the country’s under-23 football squad on a flight home. Vietjet came under fire again for sending models in barely-there costumes to join the footballers heading home from China after Under-23 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Championship on Saturday. The players were treated to a rock…
A Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, registration VH-PSU, carrying senior Queensland emergency services personnel was forced to turn back approximately half an hour into a flight between the Queensland state capital of Brisbane and the city of Townsville. On board the police jet were the Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart, Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan MP,…
The A350-1000, the newest member of Airbus’ leading Widebody family, has embarked on a three-week Demonstration Tour to the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific region. During the tour, the A350-1000 flight test aircraft reg.F-WLXV (MSN065) will visit 12 destinations to demonstrate the aircraft’s exclusive features to airlines. The itinerary will see it travel over 30,000 nautical miles…
An AirAsia employee on duty travel died during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Bandung on Wednesday. In a statement on Wednesday night, AirAsia Malaysia said that Flight AK416 was diverted to Senai International Airport, Johor Bahru due to a medical emergency. “The passenger, an AirAsia employee on duty travel, received immediate medical attention upon…
Racing star Niki Lauda wins bid for Niki assets against British Airways holding IAG. The previously agreed sale of Niki to IAG fell through after German courts ruled that Austria is responsible for the insolvency proceedings. Niki’s creditors met on Monday to pick the best bid. “Laudamotion GmbH emerged from a transparent bidding process as…
Airbus is in talks to sell new A380 superjumbo planes to British Airways this year. The U.K. carrier, which currently has 12 A380s in its fleet, had said in the past that it was looking for six to seven second-hand A380s. Now it’s considering taking a larger number of new ones, said the people, who…