Last week in Togo, an extra-layer of security was added after the plane landed safely: an exorcism ritual on the tarmac. An Ethiopian Airlines plane that regularly serves the New York-Lomé route, was hit just before landing June 20 at the airport in Togo’s capital. Slightly damaged and unable to take off again, a group…
United Airlines has placed an order for 70 Airbus A321neo aircraft, positioning the airline to grow its presence in the single-aisle market in alignment with its “United Next” initiative. The new order complements existing orders from United for 50 A321XLR aircraft, bringing the total commitment from the airline to 120 A321 aircraft. Another reason the…
Lufthansa has announced that it will temporarily reactivate five Airbus A340-600s next summer to provide first-class seats out of Munich. These Airbus A340-600 are configured in a four-class configuration, including eight first-class seats and will fly out of Munich to destinations in North America and Asia. However, no specific routes have been announced. In a…
The new purchase positions United’s fleet for growth and accelerating demand for air travel. Boeing and United Airlines today announced the carrier will expand its 737 order book by purchasing an additional 200 737 MAX jets, including 150 for the largest member of the family, the 737-10, and 50 for the airplane that serves the…
Lufthansa has announced that it will cut its shortest route between Munich and Nuremberg, replacing the service with a bus. The domestic route between Munich International (MUC) and Nuremberg Airport (NUE) was the shortest route among the Lufthansa group’s routes. The 168-kilometre route took around 40 minutes of flight time. As most of the passengers…
Prince Harry has officially arrived at Heathrow Airport in London ahead of the unveiling of a statue of his late mother Princess Diana. The Duke of Sussex flew in from Los Angeles and was taken to Frogmore Cottage, where he will self-isolate ahead of the ceremony this week. Both Prince Harry and Prince William will…
Citing a serious flight test incident and lack of design maturity, FAA slows Boeing 777X certification. In a sternly worded letter dated May 13, which was reviewed by The Seattle Times, the FAA warned Boeing it may have to increase the number of test flights planned and that certification realistically is now more than two…
Antonov An-225 broke the perimeter fence at the end of runway 25 at Royal Air Force’s Brize Norton base on June 24. The AN-125 had arrived from Karachi as flight ADB3859 carrying three Puma helicopters from Afghanistan, as part of the RAF’s withdrawal. The aircraft was departing Brize Norton bound to Kyiv’s Hostomel Airport (GML)…
The incident, which occurred around 6 p.m., may be the worst security breach at a US airport in a decade. In a major security breach at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday, a driver crashed his speeding car through a gate and led police on a chase over two runways while planes were landing and taking…
Four healthy British Airways pilots recently died, and the airline claims that its pilots did not die from the COVID-19 vaccine. A photo of the four condolence books next to framed pictures of the four young and healthy pilots in a British Airways-themed lounge was posted on Twitter. After the death of the pilots, some…
Delta Air Lines has planned to hire more than 1,000 pilots by next summer to avoid staffing problems for a continued recovery in air travel with the increase in vaccination rate. In an internal memo sent to the employees, John Laughter, Delta’s head of operations, said that the airline would begin hiring pilots midyear, with…
The 2019 video is from Swedish engineer Axel Borg’s flying chAIR. Footage shows a bundled-up gent seated between four large aluminum hoops, each strung up to hold 18 two-foot-ish long propellers. Pilot and craft then rise from the lawn, hover around a bit, and after performing a 180 set back down. Borg has been working…