A Zimbabwean family of 4 adults (2 males, 2 females) and 4 children (aged 2,6, 7 and 11) have been stranded at Bangkok’s airport for 2 months. The family overstayed their visa by 5 months and didnt want to go back to Zimbabwe because of concerns over political tensions. The family arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport…
British Airways owner IAG is acquiring insolvent airline Niki. The competition for former Air Berlin’s subsidiary Niki is over – IAG was the only remaining bidder, after Niki Lauda, founder of the airline, withdrew his offer. International Airlines Group (IAG) is paying 20 million Euro plus an investment of up to 16.5 million Euro for…
According to Reuters, citing three people familiar with the matter: “If there is no Emirates deal, Airbus will start the process of ending A380 production,” . A supplier added such a move was logical due to weak demand. The A380 was developed at a cost of 11 billion euros to carry some 500 people and challenge the…
A flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo turned back on Tuesday because of an apparent mix-up involving an unauthorized passenger on board. All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for Tokyo’s Narita Airport turned around to go back to Los Angeles International Airport, due to an unauthorized person on the plane. “During the flight, the cabin…
Depsite a source telling Korean Air plans to remove its first A380 from fleet and store it at Roswell, we have confirmation the airline will not! Korean Air confirmed to AIRLIVE there is no plan to ground its A380 nor to look at A350 instead. All 10 A380 for Korean Air are in operation and…
Aeroflot has become the first airline in Russia to provide real-time location information for all the baggage it handles, choosing SITA, the global IT provider, to deliver an end-to-end baggage tracking solution using its BagJourney system. BagJourney allows Aeroflot to accurately track passengers’ bags at key points along their journey, including at check-in, loading onto…
A British Airways worker plunged 70ft to his death from a Heathrow car park in what is feared to have been a Christmas Eve suicide. Shattered colleagues saw the man, thought to have been in his 40s, appear to jump. He plummeted from a staff area of the six-storey short stay car park at Terminal…
RAF Typhoons were scrambled to “intercept” Theresa May’s plane in a display of British firepower. A pair of 1,500mph Typhoon fighter jets thundered into the sky before pulling alongside the Prime Minister’s Voyager plane to tip their wings and flash their lethal missiles. Amid mounting tensions with Moscow, Mrs May agreed to her aircraft being…
Garuda Indonesia’s first Boeing 737 MAX 8 (PK-GDA) has left Seattle, bound for Honolulu. This is the first leg of two in order for the aircraft to make it’s way to Garuda Indonesia’s hub in Jakarta. This MAX 8 marks the first of 50 ordered by Garuda Indonesia.
An IT failure at Frankfurt Airport is causing flight disruptions on Friday morning. Passengers flying to or from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) are asked to check their flight status.
Boeing is discussing a “potential combination” with Brazil’s Embraer the companies said. A blockbuster deal that would expand the U.S. aerospace giant’s lineup of commercial and military aircraft. The talks have centered on a takeover, with Boeing offering Embraer a substantial premium over its $3.7 billion market value, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday. Any…
Germany’s pilot union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), calls for a Germany-wide Ryanair strike, it is planned for Friday morning. VC says: “On Friday, December 22, 2017, from 5:01 am to 8:59 am local time, all pilots directly employed by Ryanair will be called to strike. All flights that are planned by German airports during this period will…