Covid-related staff shortages are today bringing Britain to a grinding halt, causing huge disruption for airline passengers. Passengers say they were told to go home and leave luggage at Heathrow Airport due to baggage delays. Staffing shortages at British Airways – blamed on Covid and self-isolation rules – have today caused pre-Christmas travel ‘chaos’ at…
Qatar Airways announced on Monday that it had issued legal proceedings in a UK court against Airbus. The Gulf carrier issued the legal proceedings in the Technology and Construction division of the High Court in London in a move to solve its dispute with the manufacturer over surface degradation flaws on A350 passenger jets. Qatar…
A drone carrying packages with cellphones inside flew over the fencing at Kern Valley State Prison before crashing. A drone carrying packages with cellphones inside flew over lethal electrified perimeter fencing at a South Valley prison before crashing within the Delano facility this summer, according to a Bakersfield television station. Citing recently-filed court documents, KGET,…
Air France-KLM and Qantas have signed a multi-billion dollar deal with Airbus for hundreds of aircraft, including the Airbus A350F, to renew their fleet. Air France-KLM has ordered 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft to renew the fleet of its subsidiaries, with deliveries beginning in the second half of 2023. The deal also includes purchase rights…
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly tested positive for Covid-19 after a Senate hearing with other airline chiefs earlier this week, the airline said Friday. Kelly, along with the CEOs of United Airlines and American Airlines, Delta Air Lines’ chief of operations, and the president of the country’s largest flight attendant union, testified in person for…
A pair of lions escaped their cages at Singapore Changi Airport while being taken onto a plane. The two lions escaped from their cages while they were on the apron. Eight lions were being transported under the care of Singapore Airlines. However, the airline didn’t mention where the big cats were being shipped to or…
A Florida man was reportedly banned from flying United Airlines after wearing a red thong as a face covering while boarding a flight in protest of the federal mask mandate. United Airlines officials kicked Florida passenger Adam Jenne off a flight this week before it took off from Fort Lauderdale because he was wearing a…
Heathrow has been given permission to increase charges by more than 50% from January 1. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the cap on the west London airport’s price per passenger next year will be £30.19. The current charge is £19.60. Charges are paid by airlines but are generally passed on to passengers in air…
Airbus is delivering the final A380 superjumbo to Dubai’s Emirates today according to Reuters. This delivery is marking the end of a 14-year run that gave Europe an instantly recognised symbol across the globe but failed to fulfil the commercial vision of its designers. Today’s delivery is expected to be low key, partly because of…
France will “drastically” restrict travel from the UK due to a surge in the omicron COVID-19 variant, according to a government spokesperson. France is to tighten up restrictions on travel to and from Britain to slow the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 which is causing record numbers of cases on the other side…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Airbus for seven A350F freighter aircraft. The agreement will see the A350F begin replacing the airline’s existing B747-400F fleet in the fourth quarter of 2025. “We are honoured by Singapore Airlines’ vote of confidence in the A350F as it renews its freighter fleet. The…
