Amazon has begun delivering orders by drone. Amazon Prime Air is now operating in Lockeford, Calif. and College Station, Texas, delivering a small number of packages just in time for Christmas. In August of this year, the retail giant received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to use drones for package deliveries. The maximum payload…
Bob Jordan apologized to frustrated Southwest customers, and thanked employees working to get travelers where they need to go. Southwest Airlines pilots blamed poor planning for thousands of flights being delayed or cancelled over the weekend, resulting in massive frustration among passengers. No other airlines faced a large number of delays or cancellations. Bob…
A Boeing 747-8 BBJ is being part out and scrapped in Arizona these days with the jumbo jet reportedly flying for less than 30 hours of total flight with its owner. The aircraft with registration N458BJ became the world’s first 747-8 airframe to be scrapped, just 10 years after it was delivered to its owner.…
A powerful Arctic winter storm has placed more than 135 million people under weekend weather alerts. Airlines canceled more than 2,400 US flights by 9 p.m. ET Thursday and proactively canceled more than 2,200 flights for Friday, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware. Even for Saturday, more than 125 flights were already canceled. Delays…
Two U.S. citizens were arrested for allegedly conspiring with Russian hackers to hack the JFK Airport taxi dispatch system to move specific taxis to the front of the queue in exchange for a $10 fee. The taxi dispatch system is a computer-controlled system that ensures that taxis are dispatched from the airport’s holding lot to…
Ukrainian President Zelensky has landed back in Poland on board a Boeing C-40B. After his visit to Washington to meet President Biden and address Congress, the Ukrainian President Zelensky has landed back Rzeszow Jasionka Airport, Poland. The Boeing C-40B taking Zelensky back home has landed at 11.30UTC. The traffic has been halted due to security…
Reports suggest the Russian President is fearing a potential strike from Ukraine so he devised an elaborate plan to keep the official travel itinerary secret. Few days ago, this was the first state visit organised by Putin to his ally Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, in three years. Putin was accompanied by a large…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday plans to appear in Washington to meet with President Biden and visit Capitol Hill, first public international appearance since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. President Zelensky apparently tweeted before taking off from Poland. An US Air Force Boeing C-40B has departed Rzeszow, Poland, at the border of Ukraine and…
The world cup semi finalists are heading to Morocco after football’s world cup. Morocco football team has left Doha Hamad International Airport this morning. The Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787-9 (reg. CN-RGZ) took off at 11:30 (local time). The team is expected to land at Rabat airport around 17.00 local time.
Argentina national team returned home after winning the FIFA World Cup, landed at Ezeiza airport. After a 6-hour first leg from Doha to Rome for a technical and refueling stop, the Airbus A330-200 continued for another 14 hours of flight to Buenos Aires. The Airbus A330 (reg. LV-FVH) with Argentina Football livery has landed at…
Passengers were left fuming for hours after British Airways flights were grounded en-masse across airports in the US. British Airways apologized after flights from the United States were delayed late Monday by a technical issue, leaving countless travelers stuck in airports for hours. “Our flights due to depart the USA tonight are currently delayed due…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has recommended Boeing “take safety action to increase the detection of fatigue cracks in the roller cartridges of 737‑800 prior to failure.” The move comes after an investigation into an incident with a Virgin Australia 737-800, registration VH-YFZ. The incident flight was the first flight of the day for both…