Manodh Marks, a 25 year old from Sri Lanka, has pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to trying to take control of an aircraft. The maximum penalty is 20 years jail. On May 31 2017 Marks attempted to take control of MH128 to Kuala Lumpur, forcing the plane to return to Melbourne. He tried…
The FBI is investigating an incident aboard a United Airlines flight, during which a female passenger claimed she was sexually assaulted by the man seated beside her. The alleged incident took place Tuesday evening during a flight from New Jersey to Charlotte, N.C., WSOC-TV reported. Sources said the woman, 37, had informed the crew of…
easyJet is starting flights (including domestic routes) from Berlin’s Tegel Airport on January 7th, 2018 The British low-cost carrier has announced several domestic and international routes from Berlin Tegel, all starting in 2018. Most of them were previously operated by now-gone Air Berlin. easyJet wants to become the leading provider for short and medium haul…
Air New Zealand said problems with Rolls-Royce engines on its aircraft have forced the carrier to ground some international flights. The firm said some engines on its Boeing 787-9 fleet require maintenance following recent “engine events”. Two flights were forced to return to Auckland this week after mechanical trouble, local media reported. ANA and Virgin…
On September 30th, Air France A380 reg. F-HPJE) suffered uncontained engine failure causing disintegration of engine #4 cowling. With a new engine, Air France F-HPJE is flying home to Paris CDG.
A Delta Airlines flight from Kennedy Airport had to make an emergency pit stop in Montana so passengers could take a much-needed bathroom break, officials said Wednesday. Malfunctioning bathrooms on the Boeing 757 caused a real emergency Saturday — forcing the plane to land at Billings Logan International Airport more than halfway through the six-hour…
The second A350 service to Gatwick is being served by China Airlines, the airlines first route in 5 years to the UK. On the 1st of December, the A350 touched down at Gatwick Airport in the afternoon, following a 13-hour non-stop flight from Taipei in Taiwan province. The plane, which can hold 306 passengers as well…
Boeing and Aerolíneas Argentinas have celebrated the delivery and commercial introduction of the first 737 MAX airplane for the airline and for Latin America. Aerolíneas took delivery of the airplane, a MAX 8, and flew the first commercial flight from Buenos Aires to Mendoza on December 1st, becoming the first in the region to operate…
Lufthansa becomes Europe’s first Skytrax-certified five Star airline The German flag-carrier received the five star quality certification on Monday. It is the 10th airline worldwide and the first one outside of Asia to receive this rating from British aviation consulting specialist Skytrax. Skytrax has already been awarding the five star rating to Lufthansa’s First Class for…
Airlines Jetstar and Virgin Australia have resumed flights in and out of Bali as gushing ash from Mount Agung has dissipated into a plume of steam. Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said the volcano remains at its highest alert level but most of Bali is safe for tourists. The exclusion zone around the volcano still extends…
The crew of a Cathay Pacific flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong reported seeing a North Korean ballistic missile break up and fall out of the sky last week, the airline has said, highlighting an unforeseen danger of the North’s weapons tests. Flight trackers put the plane close to Japan around the time of…
