The global aviation industry is experiencing a shortage of skilled aircraft mechanics. Statistics compiled by the North Central Institute indicate that the current shortage of trained mechanics could be costing the aviation industry US$2bn every year in delays and related costs, which is a huge dent in finances at a time of lower interest. As the aviation…
By stepping on the plane, you prepare yourself for a new adventure. It’s always the best feeling especially if you are traveling to a destination that will take a couple of hours. You will explore new things both on the plane and at the destination. Along the journey, the initial feeling of exploring new places…
Canada will soon require that air travellers test negative for Covid-19 before arrival, federal ministers said on Wednesday (Dec 30), after social media images of maskless tourists prompted a call for stricter measures to curb the virus. “Canada will quickly implement the requirement for all arriving passengers to have a negative PCR Covid test three…
Today, Emirates has unveiled its long-awaited brand new premium economy seats, which have been fitted in its new Airbus A380, which was delivered this month. The premium economy cabin is located at the front of the main deck of the Airbus A380, with 56 seats in a 2-4-2 cabin layout. Emirates has also refreshed its…
Ground staff and the flight attendants did not brief the flight’s captain and co-pilot that the flight’s number had been changed, officials say. Buddha Air’s ATR 72 landed at Pokhara Airport at around 4 pm local time on Friday, instead of Janakpur with 69 passengers on board. The passengers were shocked as they stepped off…
For almost all people, dropping their smartphone from an airplane would be the worst nightmare. However, Brazilian documentary filmmaker Ernesto Galiotto’s iPhone 6s survived a fall from 2,000 feet. Not only did the iPhone survive the free fall, but it also recorded its terrifying plunge to Earth. Galiotto was flying over a beach in Cabo…
A British commercial pilot has been jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of murdering his daughter while he was drunk and high on drugs at a luxury hotel. Airbus captain, 42, “crushed the brains” and fractured the skull of one-year-old baby on October 24 last year by banging her head against a wall,…
Taiwan’s Eva Air has sacked a New Zealand pilot blamed for causing Taiwan’s first domestically transmitted coronavirus case in months. Taiwan hadn’t reported a single local coronavirus case in the last 253 days. However, the streak has come to an end after a friend of the Eva Air pilot tested positive on Tuesday. The Eva…
Airline passengers travelling to the United States from the UK must prove a negative COVID test within 72 hours of departure. The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) signed the order on December 25th and will go into effect on Monday, December 28th. The decision was taken after the emergence of a new coronavirus variant…
Los Angeles pilot finally captured elusive ‘jetpack man’ on video. The unidentified flying man in Los Angeles has finally been caught on video at 3,000 feet above Palos Verdes near Catalina Island with a jetpack. The mystery guy has been spotted at least twice before, in the summer and fall, but now there’s video, posted…
Montenegro Airlines has ceased operations with the company to be shut down. The carrier’s final commercial service was operated between Belgrade and Podgorica as flight YM103. In a statement, the airline said, “The Montenegrin government’s decision to shut down our company will have a negative impact on the entire aviation sector in the country. We…
The ban will take effect from Dec. 28 and will run through January, the government said in an emailed statement. Japanese citizens and foreign residents will be allowed to enter but must show proof of a negative coronavirus test 72 hours before departing for Japan and must quarantine for two weeks after arrival, the statement…