Ocean Infinity, an American seabed exploration firm, is moving a vessel into position to conduct a private search for MH370. The Norweigian vessel, Seabed Constructor will be used. Seabed Constructor left Durban in South Africa 2 January 2018 and is expected in Perth Australia, 7 February 2018. Ocean Infinity expects to soon be awarded a…
Emirates Airlines resumed its flights to Tunisia after over two weeks of suspension, the Tunisian Ministry of Transport announced Thursday evening. An agreement has been drawn to stipulate the company to respect the world regulations in the aviation industry and the accord signed between the two countries in the area of civil aviation, said the…
Airbus has completed assembly of the first A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) at its facilities in Hamburg. The aircraft powered by CFM Leap-1A engines will undergo ground tests prior to its scheduled first flight in the coming weeks. First delivery of an A321neo ACF to a customer is scheduled for mid-2018. The A321neo ACF is the latest…
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) were called to Perth Airport’s domestic terminal on Wednesday after receiving reports from staff about a disturbance involving a 45-year-old man. The intoxicated man was offloaded a Brisbane bound flight due to his aggressiveness and intoxicated state. “Authorities have zero tolerance for abusive and aggressive behaviour in airports or on aircraft.…
The US is braced for a “bomb cyclone” – a weather phenomenon which officials say will arrive during a cold snap. Forecasters say a severe pressure drop will lead to an explosive winter storm along the eastern US, and is already bringing snow to Florida. According to FlightAware, already more than 3,500 flight are…
Wintry conditions and high winds led to hundreds of cancellations at Canada’s busiest airport Monday, despite an extreme cold weather alert being lifted for Toronto and the surrounding area. resulted in a number of flights being cancelled or delayed in the afternoon through to the evening, especially on arriving flights, said GTAA spokesperson Beverly MacDonald.…
Turkish Airlines flight #TK1555 flew into helium balloons on departure from Istanbul. On January 1st, the Airbus A321 (reg. TC-JRT) flew into helium balloons right after takeoff from Istanbul Atatürk International Airport. The flight departed at 12:30 UTC when the plane spotter Alp Akbostancı took the photo. The plane continued to Hannover without damage and we…
The Independent reports on an airline pilot who decided to surprise his flight attendant girlfriend, who works with him, two days before Christmas. As Jon Emerson, 24, gave passengers weather, altitude, and turbulence details before their SkyWest flight took off from Detroit to Oklahoma City, he suddenly changed the subject. He introduced 23-year-old Lauren Gibbs…
A partial power outage briefly stalled operations at the Louis Armstrong International Airport Monday. Part of the airport terminal was without power. According to officials with the airport, the cause of the outage has not been determined. There is also no word on if the outage affected any flight schedules.
In a year when more people flew to more places than ever, 2017 was the safest on record for airline passengers. The Dutch-based aviation consultancy, To70, has released its Civil Aviation Safety Review for 2017. It reports only two fatal accidents, both involving small turbo-prop aircraft, with a total of 13 lives lost. No jets…
Virgin Australia staff member, Bethany Stagg, has wowed passengers at Melbourne airport after singing Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas over the airport’s public address system. Virgin Australia tweeted a video of the impromptu performance on their twitter account. ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ 🎄🎤Bethany from our Melbourne Lounge wowed guests with a surprise…
A family of five Americans vacationing in Costa Rica was among the victims of a New Year’s Eve plane crash that killed all 12 people on board, investigators and local media have revealed. The small plane carrying 10 American tourists and two local crew members crashed and burst into flames in a wooded area in…