Schiphol continues to face staff shortages for baggage handling and security. The airport’s problems first emerged in May 2022 and the cap is scheduled to remain until the end of March. De Telegraaf reports that these limitations are likely to persist throughout the summer months unless a solution can be found within the next few…
Two men from Birmingham have been arrested over terrorism offences at London Heathrow Airport. The men, aged 30 and 66, were set to board a plane before they were detained on Thursday. Both have been charged on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorism. A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “An address…
Turkey hit by two more powerful earthquakes two weeks after disaster. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake and a second measuring 5.8 have hit Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, terrifying those left in a region devastated by twin earthquakes two weeks ago. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HavaSosyalMedya® (@havasosyalmedya) People scrambled for…
The eye of tropical cyclone Freddy has been captured live from the International Space Station. The footage has been capture on Friday Feb 16, at 11:31 UTC over the Indian Ocean. Freddy is expected to make landfall on East coast of Madagascar on Tuesday, Feb 21. The cyclone is equivalent to a category 4 hurricane…
Two pilots miraculously escape injury after crashing their Cessna 208 at night in the Argentine town of Berisso. The aircraft departed from Montevideo’s Carrasco Airport and was bound for the Argentine capital’s Ezeiza terminal when it suffered an engine malfunction. The pilots chose to find a clear spot to land. After touching down not far…
Winds as high as 80mph have been recorded across northern parts of the UK. A Ryanair plane made what was described as a “tippy toes” landing at Manchester Airport as strong winds brought on by the first named storm of the year lashed the region. Thousands of homes in the UK were without power as…
On March 8th, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared from radar. Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappearance, also called MH370 disappearance, disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet on March 8, 2014, during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The disappearance of the Boeing 777 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board led…
A power outage in a terminal at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport entered a second day Friday, forcing some flights to be canceled or diverted. Among those flights was one from New Zealand that was turned around and sent back after nearly making it to New York. Predictably, passengers said they were…
Websites of several German airports are down. The websites of at least three German airports were disrupted on Thursday, a day after a major IT failure at Lufthansa left thousands of passengers stranded at Frankfurt airport. Among the airports affected were Dusseldorf, Nuremberg and Dortmund, but sites for Germany’s biggest airports, in Frankfurt, Munich and…
Munich airport to halt operations on Friday over personnel strike. The united services union ver.di has announced nationwide strike actions in connection with the ongoing collective wage negotiations in the public services sector. Munich Airport will also be massively affected by this. The strike will take place this coming Friday, February 17, 2023, and will…
Air India is ordering 220 Boeing aircraft valued at $34 billion. The orders include 190 737 Max aircraft, 20 of Boeing’s 787s, and 10 of its 777Xs. The purchase also includes customer options for an additional 50 737 MAXs and 20 of its 787s, totaling 290 airplanes for a total of $45.9 billion at list…
In a deal worth 32 billion euros based on current catalogue prices, Air India is to buy 250 new aircraft from Airbus. This is a “historic moment for India, for Air India and for Airbus,” according to the French plane-maker’s chief executive, Guillaume Faury. The deal involves the purchase of 210 narrow-body A320neo jets and…