German Air Force’s new Airbus A350 operated world’s longest flight from Germany to Australia on Friday. The flight was completed in 19 hours and 13 minutes. However, there were no passengers or diplomats onboard the aircraft. The first ACJ350, with registration 10+03 was delivered to the German government from Airbus earlier this year. The A350…
South Australia Police (SAPOL) today released footage of a PolAir helicopter being lasered on Friday 20 November 2020. The incident occurred just before 10:30pm near the southern Adelaide suburb of Woodcroft. SAPOL say the laser was pointed at the helicopter on a number of occasions. Officers onboard were able to locate the source of…
Shanghai’s international airport momentarily descended into chaos Sunday night, after authorities ordered a mass testing drive in response to a small outbreak of Covid-19 linked to several cargo handlers. Since the beginning of November, seven cargo workers and their close contacts at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport have been diagnosed as confirmed coronavirus cases, including…
JetBlue has secured slots for up to three daily roundtrips to London, spread across Gatwick And Stansted. JetBlue has targeted London as its first European destination. JetBlue has secured 14 weekly slots at Gatwick. Similarly, JetBlue also secured all 28 weekly slots it had requested at London Stansted Airport. However, JetBlue has not received any…
Speaking on Australian tv show A current Affair, Alan Joyce, the CEO of Qantas, has confirmed that the airline will change it’s terms and conditions. The change will ask all international travelers to have a COVID vaccine before getting onboard their aircraft. Mr Joyce also believes vaccinations will be a “common theme” across the entire…
More than 1 million people flew through U.S. domestic airports on Friday, the second-highest daily total since the coronavirus pandemic hit last spring, even as officials warn against travel around the Thanksgiving holiday. Airline passengers still lag substantially behind normal levels, but data posted by the Transportation Security Administration show that at least some people…
British Airways had decided to store some of its Airbus A380s in Madrid after England entered lockdown 2.0. Most of these A380s have been stored at Chateauroux in France. However, instead of Madrid Barajas Airport, two Airbus A380s headed to Teruel in Spain this week. BA’s first Airbus A380, with registration G-XLEA, departed Heathrow at…
Taiwanese airline EVA Air is partnering with travel company Mobius for three-speed dating flights to nowhere, on Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. The three long flights have the tagline of “Fly! Love is in the Air.” These flights are only for single men and women. Regarding this, Chiang Tsung-Wei, the spokesperson…
AirAsia Japan has filed for bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving 23,000 passengers without refund. Last month, the Japanese subsidiary of the Malaysian AirAsia Group announced that it would be ceasing its operations. AirAsia Japan became the first airline operating in Japan to go bankrupt during…
Britain’s biggest low-cost airline, EasyJet hopes to fly from London Heathrow airport, even though its application for 98 weekly slots has just been rejected. Although EasyJet’s rival airlines, Ryanair and Jet2 haven’t requested for slots, EasyJet had applied for 14 daily take-offs and landing slots for the summer season next year. However, EasyJet was unable…
Spirit Airlines flight attendant threatened passengers to jail them, fine them $250,000, and put them on a global no-fly list, if they refuse to wear mask for the entire flight. The flight attendant threatened claiming it was a government official. However, there is no such law mandates for not wearing face masks on planes. In…
Following recertification of the 737 MAX by the FAA, airlines in the US plan to resume flight operations. American Airlines said on Wednesday it would make good on its plan to return Boeing’s 737 MAX jets to passenger flights by the end of 2020. The No.1 U.S. airline said it will begin with non-commercial flights…