Gusts of over 70mph were recorded on Saturday morning, with forecasters warning of the potential for flooding, power cuts and transport disruption. Please reaload the page for updates… UPDATE 14:50 UTC Flights to Shannon and Cork are holding and diverting UPDATE 14:02 UTC Several flights to Bristol Airport are performing go-arounds due to high winds…
Lufthansa Group will use long-haul aircraft on flights from its main hubs to Berlin due to very high demand – starting October 23rd. Flag-carrier Lufthansa (LH) will use the Airbus A330-300, A340-300 and A340-600 on selected flights from Frankfurt and Munich to Berlin Tegel starting 23OCT and the Boeing 747-400 from 01NOV. UPDATE: Lufthansa to extend…
Coins were tossed at the engine of a Lucky Air A319 (reg. B-6198) during boarding. Ground crew later found coins lying on the tarmac next to the plane, according to various statements by the airline, airport authorities, and transport police. A 76-year-old woman was subsequently taken into custody, transport police said. It was not clear…
An Air Berlin Airbus A320 is grounded at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport due to unpaid charges The A320 (registration D-ABDX) on flight #AB3928 from Düsseldorf arrived in Reykjavik at 10:55pm yesterday, but the return flight earlier this morning was cancelled. Isavia, Iceland’s airport operator issued a statement saying “Air Berlin filed a petition of the opening…
Embraer plans to deliver the first E190-E2 jet to its launch customer Widerøe in April 2018. The regional airline from Norway has 3 E190-E2 (+12 purchase rights) on order. According to Embraer, this contract is worth almost 880 million USD. Widerøe currently operates an all-Bombardier turboprop fleet of 40 aircraft. It is the largest regional airline…
The first A330neo took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 09.57 hrs local time, for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France. The aircraft, MSN1795, is a A330-900 and the first of three certification flight-test aircraft to fly, powered by the latest technology Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 turbofans. The crew in the…
The Malaysian government has chosen US-based seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity to resume the search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370. The company earlier offered to take up the $200 million search for free, amid claims experts have pinpointed the crash site. Family members of the 239 passengers who disappeared along with the plane were…
The Hawaiian regional carrier Island Air has filed for bankruptcy, but continues to fly for now. Island Air – Hawaii’s second largest carrier – has filed for insolvency on Monday, October 16. The airline was close to grounding aircraft and letting down thousands of passengers just recently. Island Air’s fleet consists of 10 turboprop aircraft,…
Travel company Thomas Cook wants to start a new airline in Spain, with hub on Mallorca. The airline will be called Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics and – according to Thomas Cook Holdings – won’t be a ‘standard’ leisure carrier. Balearics will start operations with three A320s in early 2018. The airline will – in the…
Final Air Berlin A330 flight’s epic low pass on arrival at Düsseldorf Airport, now under investigation by the LBA The Luftfahrt Bundesamt (LBA) – Germany’s aviation administration – is investigating Air Berlin’s final wide-body landing at DUS airport, the airline has confirmed this on Tuesday afternoon. Air Berlin’s final long-haul flight, coming from Miami, performed…
Two Chicago airport security officers have been fired and a third resigned for their roles in dragging a doctor off an overbooked United Airlines flight for refusing to give up his seat. Dr David Dao 69, lost two front teeth, suffered a significant concussion and his nose was broken when he was forced off the…
EasyJet has confirmed a bid for parts of insolvent Italian flag-carrier Alitalia. The British low-cost carrier has not named any details about the offer. Six other airlines are reportedly bidding for Alitalia as well, including Lufthansa Group. The Italian carrier currently employs almost 12,000 people and had filed for Bankruptcy in May this year, after workers…