On 5th April, the Antonov State Enterprise’s ex-general director was charged with official negligence resulting in the destruction of the Antonov An-225 Mriya, as reported by Ukraine’s Security Service. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last March at Hostomel Airport, the aircraft, Antonov An-225 Mriya, was destroyed in the early hours. Recently, the…
Niceair (HFM) suspended all operations and cancelled all flights starting today. Þorvaldur Lúðvík Sigurjónsson, the Managing Director (MD) of Niceair, told mbl.is.The company has not yet decided whether its staff will be laid off. Unfortunately, due to the foreign operator of the airline, HiFly defaulted to the airline’s owner and lost its only aircraft. Niceair…
Virgin Atlantic announced that it will be suspending services between London Heathrow and Lahore and Islamabad. A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “As we continue to ramp up our flying programme in 2023, we’ve taken the opportunity to review our entire network and decided to make a few changes.” “Following this review, it is with regret…
Airbus CEO announced on Thursday that the European company would open a second final assembly line in China, which will double its production capacity in the country. This move is due to the increasing demand for air travel in Asia, particularly from the expanding middle class. The new assembly line for Airbus’s A320 medium-haul jets…
Boeing restarted deliveries of its widebody 767. Boeing Co confirmed on Wednesday it had restarted deliveries of its widebody 767 after a three-month pause caused by supplier quality issues. The U.S. planemaker was forced to halt deliveries of the 767F freighter and KC-46 tanker earlier this year after it discovered center fuel tanks made by…
London City Airport becomes the first major airport in the UK to deploy next generation security scanners for all passengers, enabling travellers to pass through security without removing laptops and liquids from their hand luggage. Passengers flying from the central London airport for the Easter getaway will be the first in London to benefit from…
Turkey has closed its airspace to flights to and from an airport in Kurdish-administered northern Iraq, a top Turkish official announced Wednesday. The airspace was closed Monday to flights taking off from and landing at Suleimaniyah International Airport, in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tanju Bilgic said. The closure was a response…
A small plane crashed shortly after takeoff when its engine lost power, and the entire terrifying incident was captured on video. A pilot and a teenager sustained grave injuries after a small aircraft crashed against a house in Jharhand, India. The single engine aircraft, a PIpistrel Sinus 912S belonging to the Indian Jharkhand Flying School,…
A pilot flying four passengers from Cape Town to Nelspruit had to make an emergency landing in Welkom, when a “fifth passenger” slid down his back. Pilot Rudolf Erasmus was on his way to Nelspruit in a Beechraft Baron with four passengers on Monday when he had to make an emergency landing — to drop…
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport plans to cut late-night flights to reduce noise pollution. National broadcaster NOS reported on Monday that Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport plans to cut late-night flights as part of attempts to reduce noise pollution, citing a spokesperson for the airport. Plans for the airport to be rolled out in the coming two years include…
Two construction workers killed in a trench at JFK Airport. Two workers died Monday after becoming trapped in a trench at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, Fox News Digital has learned. The incident happened near the busy airport’s Terminal 7, according to the New York City Fire Department. “Due to ongoing…
A plane carrying Donald Trump took off from a Florida airport bound for New York City. A Boeing 757 carrying former U.S. President Donald Trump took off from a Florida airport bound for New York City on Monday as he prepared to face charges stemming from an investigation into hush money paid to a porn…