The four men from Greater Manchester were caught taking pictures at Wilson Airport in the capital and have been in custody for more than a week. They remain in detention at the police cells at the main international airport until the fine is paid. The men said officials at the airport had given them permission…
Two separate investigations are underway into a plane crash in Co Longford that claimed the life of a man in his forties. William Hillick from Mullingar in Co Westmeath died when his single-seater aircraft came down at the Abbeyshrule Aerodrome off the N55 Athlone Road following an ‘acrobatic stunt show’ at around 6 o’clock yesterday evening. Both…
A strike by French air traffic controllers is expected to continue until tomorrow morning – causing chaos for passengers. The workers in France downed tools yesterday in a row over plans to lower the rates for new staff. Flights from Ryanair, easyJet, and British Airways are among those suffering long delays and cancellations. Ryanair says…
American Airlines Flight 4233 from Raleigh-Durham to LaGuardia was forced to make an emergency landing at JFK after the plane hit turbulence and was struck by lightning.
Major assembly of the first Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787-10 Dreamliner is underway, the latest major milestone in the development of the newest member of the super-efficient 787 family. Boeing partner Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. began installing the circular frames into the midforward section of the fuselage on March 14, a full two weeks ahead of schedule.…
A Alaska Airlines flight 800 Sacramento to Seattle was diverted on Monday when a drunk passenger got a bit too rowdy. Crew had asked the passenger in row 9 to calm down, but that further agitated him. The pilot diverted to Portland where police met the plane, according to local station KING5. The flight arrived…
British Airways company ceases flights on the route London-Baku and vice versa from May 1, 2016, the company’s Baku office told Trend on March 15. The last flight on the London-Baku-London route will be performed on April 29.
Cargo loader filmed by British passenger at Guangzhou Airport. Posté par AIRLIVE.net sur dimanche 13 mars 2016
While traveling on the national road 21, a truck carrying a Airbus A320 fuselage has been in a difficult situation when he wanted to perform a particularly difficult maneuver for his size. It took more than 4 hours for police to find the solution to release the truck, which was finally able to take the road…
92-year-old Air Transport Auxiliary veteran Joy Lofthouse returns to the skies in a Spitfire 70 years on from the end of World War 2. Seven decades after her last flight in the iconic plane, Joy described the experience as “lovely: it was perfect”, making her feel “quite young.” The ATA made an enormous contribution to…
International Development Secretary Justine Greening has said that David Cameron will scrap plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport. She said he believed that the Government would start a new long-term strategy to increase airport capacity by shelving Heathrow. Miss Greening is a known opponent to Heathrow expansion. Miss Greening added she was…
