A fire at one of the fuel pumps at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. DPS team were able to put the fire out and shut off the affected pump. The airport is currently performing safety inspection to ensure it is safe to return fuel service. In the meantime, there is an FAA groundstop in effect…
This bird is a champion flyer and once again an individual has broken the world record for the longest continual flight. This week a juvenile godwit just 5 months old landed in Ansons Bay in northeast Tasmania. It had been tagged in Alaska and departed there on October 13, 2022 before flying non-stop to Tasmania.…
Runway 23R at Manchester Airport is currently under repair. Manchester Airport is experiencing heavy delays after a hole was noticed in the main runway 23R. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE Manchester Airport says “We identified a surface defect on Runway One during one of our regular routine inspections. Safety will always be our…
Late last week 500 drones were dispatched into the air above New York City, lighting up the Manhattan skyline on Thursday night. The stunt was staged for Candy Crush’s 10th anniversary, and saw the drones deployed to create a series of images, hashtags and slogans from the game, ranging from a depiction of Candy Crush’s…
A Russian airport is selling a bundle of pre-flight procedures — without the actual flight — to cope with the chaos roiling the industry in Russia since its war with Ukraine began. Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency suspended all flights from the airport at the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February. Anapa is…
A Jet2 Airbus A321 was diverted to Bilbao so that the passengers could go to the bathroom after the lavatories on board the aircraft suffered a breakdown. The Airbus A321 was performing flight LS782 from Gran Canaria to Manchester. However, just before it reached the Bay of Biscay on Spain’s northern coast the aircraft turned…
A video went viral showing a pigeon on an plane’s wing during takeoff. A pigeon is seen on the wing of a plane while lining up to the runway. The pigeon didnd’t resist long when the pilots of the Aeromexico plane pushed to full thrust. @azucena.mf I’m so glad my dad recorded this 😂 #pigeon…
An airplane was forced to make an emergency landing at Palanga Airport because a Lithuanian passenger was smoking on board. The 52-year-old man, travelling by plane from Copenhagen, was detained once the aircraft landed, according to a press release by the State Border Guard Service (VSAT). The service received a notification about the plane making…
Dutch border police on Saturday arrested hundreds of climate activists who clambered over fences and gates at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport and occupied an apron for private jets, which they said should be banned. The protesters ran onto the tarmac at around 1200 GMT before sitting in front of private planes parked on the apron, including…
A woman collapsed in a queue after all passport e-gates stopped working during chaotic scenes at Heathrow Airport. The scanners, operated by Border Force officials, briefly went down in Terminal 3 at the UK’s largest airport yesterday morning, leaving hundreds of passengers waiting in lengthy queues as they came off overnight flights. The scanners –…
An airline passenger gained viral attention after brightening a flight attendant’s day with a thoughtful impromptu gift. The artist began his clip by drawing a sketch of the flight attendant as she comes to serve him food. After finishing the sketch, the artist went towards the flight attendant’s workstation and presented the sketch. The flight…
The man, 42, reportedly tried to transport the alligator from Germany to Singapore. A live albino alligator was allegedly recovered from an American man’s suitcase in Germany last month and the reptile is reportedly on the road to recovery. The three-foot-long alligator was detected at the Munich Airport in late September with one of the…