A woman gave birth to a healthy baby in a lavatory on board a Frontier Airlines flight, according to a Facebook post from the airline. The passenger went into early labor during the flight from Denver (DEN) to Orlando (MCO), said the post, which was shared on May 17. Flight attendant Diana Giraldo then helped…
A military cargo plane carrying the first shipment of infant formula from Europe to help address a critical shortage in the United States landed in Indianapolis on Sunday, but a top government official noted that much more needs to be done. A Feb. 17 recall by top baby formula maker Abbott Laboratories and the closing…
A bit scaring when you’re landing to London Gatwick. Here is the message you can see on your left when you’re landing to London Gatwick Airport: “Welcome to Luton”. This is referring to London Luton Airport which is North West of London when Gatwick is at the South. This prank reminds “Welcome to Perth” paint…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has announced his intention to build another MRIYA aircraft, dedicating this project to the memory of pilots who died in the war and, in particular, during the defense of Mariupol. During an online meeting with Ukrainian students on Thursday, he recalled that at one time there was an idea to…
The mangled body of a man was discovered on the runway at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, Nigeria early on Thursday. The incident caused the airport to temporarily shut according to a report in Nigerian publication Punch. During the temporary shutdown, international flights were prevented from landing and taking off from the airport…
The United States is facing its worst pilot shortage in recent memory, forcing airlines to cut flights just as travelers are returning after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. The crisis has the industry scrambling for solutions. At least one lawmaker is said to be considering legislation that could raise the federally-mandated retirement…
Boeing and International Airlines Group (IAG) today announced an order for a combined total of 50 737 MAX 8-200s and 737 MAX 10s, plus 100 options. “The addition of new Boeing 737s is an important part of IAG´s short-haul fleet renewal. These latest generation aircraft are more fuel efficient than those they will replace and…
Tom Cruise rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday – jet planes in tow – cranking up festivities with action, star power and autograph signings on the red carpet. Fans greeted him with whoops and hollers and the French Air Force aerobatic team Patrouille de France flew overhead, spraying the sky with coloured smoke…
Taking into consideration impossibility of performing international flights from Ukraine, five AN-124-100 aircraft are temporarily based at Leipzig Airport. Work of the branch of the air transport division of Antonov Company, known in the world as the Antonov Airlines, was organised there. Technical base to provide maintenance of these aircraft also works at Leipzig airport.…
U.S. air-safety regulators have told Boeing the documentation it submitted to win approval to resume 787 deliveries to airlines after a year is incomplete, two people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified a number of omissions in Boeing’s documentation, submitted in late April, and has sent portions of it…
Delta pilot locked himself out of the cockpit and was forced to climb through the window of the plane. Apparently, a Delta pilot was locked out of the cockpit of a Boeing 737. There is a numerical key pad in which pilots can input a code to enter the flight deck. But the pilots maybe…
Shanghai Pudong International Airport capacity plummeted after lockdowns. April was a difficult month for supply chains connected to China, and more turmoil looms as Shanghai authorities have tightened the city-wide lockdown with measures set to last into late May. A French journalist published a video showing a man spraying disinfection liquid on the tamarc at…