More than 1,300 Southwest Airlines pilots and crew gathered and protested outside Love Field Airport in Dallas on 21st June. The protest started at 9 AM and was scheduled to end at 12 PM. They protested asking for better management of staff shortages, contracts, and working hours. The protest was led by the Southwest Airlines…
After 45 days of work, the Northern Runway Rehabilitation programme is now complete. From April 9 until June 22, the Northern runway was out of service for refurbishment. Dubai airport is back to a dual-runway operation. The last time that the Northern runway was refurbished as extensively as this year was in 2014. In 2019,…
According to Chinese Ambassador to Russia, China “is ready” to provide Chinese-made spare parts for Boeing and Airbus aircraft operated by Russian airlines. Boeing and Airbus stopped servicing planes operated by Russian airlines after the US and EU imposed severe economic sanctions on Russia over its unprovoked aggression against Ukraine. Any leasing and supply of…
EasyJet cabin crews in Spain will strike for nine days at the height of the summer holiday season in July. The budget airline’s attendants will walk out in three phases across the month – between the 1st and 3rd, between the 15th and 17th, and finally between the 29th and 31st.
Gatwick airport has decided to cut summer capacity to minimize long queues, delays, and last-minute cancellations after dozens of last-minute cancellations ruined the travel plans of hundreds of holidaymakers. The number of daily flights at London’s second busiest airport will be cut to 825 in July and 850 in August, down from 900 daily take-offs…
You might be able to cope with lift off and landing, but when the plane starts to shake and quiver even the most comfortable flyer feels their stomach drop. But, a TikTok star has been offering help to those with a fear of flying with a visual hack she claims to have learnt from “a…
A sea of baggage has accumulated at Heathrow’s Terminal 2 after a technical malfunction left thousands of travellers separated from their bags. Some outbound travellers were forced to take off without their suitcases while others have suffered significant delays at check-in, the airport said in a statement. Those arriving at T2 faced a two-hour wait…
A first Qantas A380 has started to be dismantled. The A380 (reg. VH-OQF) is currently being dismantled in the Mojave Desert, California. The parts recovered from the A380 will be used as spare parts, and kept in Australia as at Los Angeles airport. The aircraft was delivered in January 2010 and stored in California since…
A plane triggered the air defences of six NATO members before landing on Thursday (9 June) in a small airfield in Bulgaria, whereby the pilot and passengers promptly disappeared. Fighter jets of several countries were scrambled to intercept the mysterious plane, trying to initiate contact with the pilot, without success. The plane was reportedly spotted…
London Heathrow Airport has reopened Terminal 4 two years after it was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. It has been shut to passengers since May 2020 as international travel restrictions cut the amount of airport traffic. The move led to airlines such as Air France, Etihad and KLM moving to Terminal 2. Piccadilly and…
A Venezuelan-registered Boeing 747 red-flagged by the United States has been seized at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza airport. According to reports, twelve of the cargo aircraft occupants were of Venezuelan nationality while five others held Iranian passports. The Venezuelan-registered Boeing 747-300 of the Emtrasur company, red-flagged by the United States, has been seized at Buenos Aires’…
Airbus is preparing the first flight of its Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The aircraft, with serial number MSN1100, is expected to perform its first test flight from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport this week. The first prototype performed its Rejected Take-off Test ahead of its first flight which is scheduled for Wednesday. The Airbus A321XLR will have a range…