A fight broke out at Tripoli Mitiga Airport between Libyan fractions. At least 20 people were killed and 60 were wounded. Several airplanes were also damaged, reportedly 4 Afriqiyah planes, an A319 of LibyanWings and two BuraqAir Boeing 737. Libya’s state-owned Afriqiyah Airways on Monday suspended all flights after heavy clashes damaged a number of…
Costa Rica’s civil aviation agency suspended local airline Nature Air on Friday, two weeks after one of its small planes crashed near a tourist beach, killing two Costa Rican pilots and 10 U.S. citizens. Nature Air’s pilot training director died in the crash on New Year’s Eve near the Punta Islita beach town about…
The points and miles experts at UpgradedPoints.com have just released their list of the 10 Best U.S. Aviation Events for 2018. Every year, hundreds of aviation events are held across the country. From air shows, races, and displays to seminars, forums, and trade shows, there’s certainly a lot to choose from. So how do you…
Flybe Flight #BE653 has safely landed at Belfast International Airport just after midday Sunday 14th January, having been diverted there for a technical issue. The plane departed Birmingham and was en route to Knock airport. The plane was carrying the Irish Rugby Provincial Team – Connacht. The Connacht team were in Worcester last night, where…
Information current as at 16.09 AEDT The airpace around Newcastle Airport in New South Wales (NSW) Australia has been closed by the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF). RAAF Williamtown is on the northern edge of the airport with the runway shared. The closure comes after the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) issued an Emergency Warning Message…
A woman has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, Scotland Yard has said. The 27-year-old is a UK national. She had just arrived on a flight from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa when she was arrested on Friday. Police said she had been taken to a south London police…
Heathrow received 78,794 noise complaints last year, and 62 per cent of those were made by 10 people, according to new figures from the airport. The 10 people who made the most complaints last year accounted for 48,562 complaints, while 2,775 individuals filed a complaint over 2017. Some 1,566 complainants contacted Heathrow once, while 10…
Leading Rotary Aircraft manufacturer Bell has shown of a new concept at CES, Las Vegas in partnership with UBER that could revolutionize private transportation in the future. The new concept could be sen to be introduced as early as 2020. Bell unveiled the concept for the 4-seated cabin this week, that includes social media connectivity, video calling and…
China has ordered 184 Airbus A320 planes to be delivered to 13 airlines, French officials said Wednesday as President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up a state visit to the country. The value of the deal was not immediately disclosed but under the company’s list prices for the single-aisle planes, it could total at least $18 billion.…
An Indian flight attendant has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out nearly $500,000 out of the country. Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted a Jet Airways flight leaving Delhi for Hong Kong at 2am on Monday. Authorities searched the baggage belonging to the flight attendant and found nearly…
A cancer patient has requested Qantas return her 150,672 Frequent Flyer points that expired while she was recovering from Ovarian cancer. The number of points would allow an economy flight between Sydney and London. Qantas had emailed Dr Elizabeth Greenhalgh to warn her that her QFF points would expire at the end of October 2017…
The first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL rolled out from its assembly hangar in Toulouse, France this month. Once operational, a fleet of these next-generation airlifters will be used to transport completed sections of Airbus aircraft among the company’s European production sites and to its final assembly lines in France, Germany and Spain.…