This weekend North Korea is hosting its first-ever air show, which would involve both civilian and military aircraft. Pyongyang hopes to boost tourism by hosting the event. The air show is to take part on this weekend at the Kalma International Airport in the eastern port city of Wonsan. The show itself will demonstrate planes of…
A Qantas flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in Perth today after after fumes were noticed in the cabin. Qantas flight QF1623 operated by a Fokker 100 was headed from Newman to Perth. It was only moments before touchdown the crew noticed the smell and fumes. According to Perth Airport officials, the…
A flight from Phoenix has been forced to make an emergency landing on Tuesday morning after experiencing a landing gear fault. American Airlines flight AA574 from Phoenix headed to Tampa was less than an hour away from landing when the pilots of the Airbus A320 aircraft discovered a possible fault in the landing gear. The…
It was another morning of celebration at Heathrow Terminal 5 today (September 20), as ParalympicsGB arrived home from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on British Airways flight ‘BA2016’. Arriving home in style, the 300 athletes and support staff travelled on ‘victoRIOus’ – the same gold-nosed aircraft that brought Team GB home last month. As the…
Ryanair again called on the European Commission to take action to prevent the skies over Europe being closed once more by French ATC unions. It regrets that it has been forced to cancel 22 flights on Wednesday evening (14 Sep) and 72 flights on Thursday (15 Sep) as a result of the 14th French ATC…
Hamad International Airport has welcomed 17.6 million passengers during the first half of 2016, registering a growth of more than 20 per cent compared to the 14.6 million passengers served during the same period last year, setting a new passenger record for the airport. HIA also saw a significant increase in aircraft operations from January…
A flight attendant from Astoria who disappeared from her workplace has been found dead. The remains of Sierra Shields, 30, were discovered Wednesday afternoon at at Riker’s Island West. Shields had last been seen Thursday, January 14th at noon at LaGuardia Airport, where she worked. Shields’ father, Chris Shields, told Eyewitness News that his daughter showed…
According to Aftonbladet a passenger onboard Pegasus Airlines flight #PC4845 from Istanbul (SAW) to Stockholm (ARN) gave birth during the night. The labor started over Ukraine but the woman gave birth of a little boy 40 mins before landing. Medical services met the aircraft to assist the 30 years old woman before going to Danderyd hospital.
Po and the Furious Five are taking flight in this once-in-a-lifetime contest from Hainan Airlines, in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation and Boeing. TO GET STARTED: 1. Create your design using our Kung Fu Panda design studio 2. Submit your original design 3. Share your design on social media with the hashtag #TheFlyingPanda Judges will choose…
The gold-nose British Airways aircraft that brought Team GB home from Rio is getting ready for its next mission – bringing ParalympicsGB home from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, arriving on Tuesday September 20. In preparation for its prestigious journey, the aircraft has been getting a makeover including a nose polish, full body clean and…
Boeing has projected a demand for 6,810 new airplanes in China over the next 20 years. The aviation giant released its annual China Current Market Outlook earlier in Beijing, estimating the total value of those new airplanes at $1.025 trillion. China becomes the first trillion dollar aviation market in Boeing’s forecast. “As China transitions to…
