U.S. Capitol Police have converged Wednesday on a small manned aircraft that has landed on the west front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Police have taken the pilot into custody.
A quick glance at Malta International’s arrivals board went some way towards solving the mystery – showing ‘JUST MARRIED’ as the flight’s status. An Air Malta spokeswoman told Sky News the pair had been married earlier in the day at the airport itself. “They are both members of staff at Air Malta,” she said. “He…
Air Canada has announced that it will offer more daily flights from the UK to Canada than any other airline, with up to 88 non-stop services per week to eight major Canadian cities scheduled for summer 2015. From London Heathrow, Air Canada will operate direct flights to Toronto four times a day, daily to Montréal,…
Today it has been announced that China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. has successfully 3D printed many parts of on their in-service Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. These parts include the aircraft door handle covers, aircraft seats, and other cabin components and signs.
Confidential plans for Sydney’s second airport at Badgerys Creek reportedly reveal the site aims to eventually accommodate twice as many passengers as Mascot. Sydney’s Mascot airport currently accommodates around 40 million passengers/year. (AAP) The plans for construction of the airport, due to commence next year, show a projected capacity of 80 million passengers a year…
Virgin Australia will offer free food and checked baggage to passengers on flights across its entire domestic network as it endeavours to chip away at Qantas’ grip on the market. (Glenn Hunt) Australia’s second-largest airline said it would tailor its food and beverage selection to the time of day and the duration of flights, varying…
Nearly three million passengers travelled through Gatwick Airport in March, a 9.2 per cent increase on last year, and the busiest March the airport has ever had in its 57-year history.
Britain has scrambled Typhoon fighter jets to intercept two Russian long-range bombers near UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. Tuesday’s incident came as Britain hosted war games off the coast of Scotland involving more than 50 warships and submarines and 13,000 personnel from 14 countries. “The Russian aircraft are being escorted by…
Virgin America was named the top U.S. airline for the third consecutive year in the annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR) report. Hawaiian Airlines finished No. 2 and was followed by Delta. Each of those carriers jumped one spot from 2013, dropping previous No. 2 JetBlue into fourth-place. Alaska Airlines rounded out the top five, maintaining…
LATAM Airlines Group and its subsidiaries, the leading airline group in Latin America, have reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for March 2015 compared to March 2014. System passenger traffic decreased by 0.5 per cent while capacity increased by 1.3 per cent. As a result, the company’s load factor for the month decreased 1.4 points…
Stansted Airport welcomed nearly one million more passengers in the first three months of 2015 over the same period last year as annual passenger numbers at the UK’s fastest growing airport increased by 16.3 per cent. The airport served over 20.9 million passengers in the 12 months ending March 2015. During March, the airport saw…
Korean Air has announced that as from April 26th it will resume its service between Incheon and Russia’s second largest city St. Petersburg. The service will operate three flights a week, utilising A330-200 aircraft equipped with AVOD in all seats and seating up to 218 passengers.