Air France proudly presents its new safety video, taking you on a stroll through the most beautiful places in France: the Paris Opera, the Château de Versailles, the iconic Eiffel Tower and the legendary Hotel Martinez.
Muslim minicab drivers working at Heathrow Airport have described feeling “humiliated” after being forced to pray in a bus stop car park. Drivers said they have prayed on the kerb of the road due to a lack of facilities for more than a year, but conditions have worsened recently. The App Drivers and Couriers Union…
The UK has temporarily banned Boeing 777 jets powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines from entering its airspace after the Denver incident at the weekend. The UK Civil Aviation Authority released a statement confirming the ban. In a statement posted on Twitter, UK transport minister Grant Shapps said on Monday: “After issues this weekend,…
A 52-year-old California man who threatened to kill a flight attendant on a United Airlines flight last year has been handed a hefty $49,793 fine. Seksan Kumtong reportedly started to bang on the door of the aircraft’s bathroom on a flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo on February 2nd, 2020. When a flight attendant saw…
United Airlines grounded 24 Boeing 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines after the Denver incident. United decided to ground the 777s after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order saying it would be stepping up inspections of Boeing 777 jets powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. In a statement…
Twenty-six Thai Airways employees are accused of faking their own deaths to claim funeral payouts from the airline. These employees reportedly are still going to work and continuing to collect a paycheck. Twenty members of the Savings Cooperative for Employees of Thai Airways and their lawyers filed a complaint on Tuesday, 16th February, with the…
Boeing recommends suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines. Boeing statement “Boeing is actively monitoring recent events related to United Airlines Flight 328. While the NTSB investigation is ongoing, we recommended suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt &…
Travellers arriving in Jordan are no longer subject to mandatory quarantine but require two PCR tests to gain unrestricted access to the country. Jordon closed its borders and international airports in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic outbroke. Jordan implemented one of the strictest lockdowns in the Middle East. The country reopened its border to…
The Clark County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted on Tuesday, 16th February, in favour of renaming Las Vegas McCarran International Airport to Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport. Harry Reid was the sixth-longest-serving leader in the Senate of either party, with a total of 12 years. He was a powerful Democrat who served Nevada. The…
British Airways’ last Airbus A318 “baby bus” made its last flight from Madrid to Enschede on Wednesday, 17th February. The Airbus A318 with registration G-EUNA departed Madrid as flight BA9279 at 13:17 CET and landed at Twente Airport at 16:24 CET. The aircraft will be dismantled and recycled at AELS. The aircraft was retired last…
Issues with water pressure at Memphis Light Gas and Water have caused the passenger terminal to shut down at the Memphis International Airport. According to a news release, the airport has experienced low pressure periodically this week, however, levels dropped Thursday night to the point that passenger operations were no longer feasible. As a result,…
Anastasia and Denis have been together for three years. She is a senior flight attendant, he is a pilot. Here is the love story: ‘On September 16, 2017, at 4 am, I entered the elevator of my house. There was a funny guy in the form of a pilot: “Where are you going? To Gelendzhik?…