NEWS BOC Aviation inks order with CFM for 737 engines
BOC Aviation has placed an order with CFM International for 160 engines, following its order for 80 Boeing 737s on 25 August. View article
NEWS Hawaiian sees benefit from lower capital costs of A330neo
Hawaiian Airlines chief commercial officer Peter Ingram sees “real benefit” from the lower capital costs of the Airbus A330-800neo over the next generation of widebodies offer by Airbus and Boeing. View article
NEWS Sony Executive John Smedley's AA Flight Was Grounded By A Hacker Bomb Threat
According to flight tracking system Flight Aware, the American Airlines plane was diverted to Phoenix, where it safely landed Sunday afternoon. View article
NEWS Baby on board! Plane makes emergency landing in Ireland after woman goes into labour an hour into transatlantic flight
A passenger jet bound for the US was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Ireland when a woman went into labour less than an hour after take-off yesterday. The Delta Airlines flight crew declared a medical emergency while the plane, en route to Atlanta from Amsterdam, was over Blackpool, England. The transatlantic jet, carrying…
NEWS Sony hit by cyber attack that closes PlayStation Network as plane carrying top executive is diverted …
Yes. My plane was diverted. Not going to discuss more than that. Justice will find these guys, Mr Smedley wrote on Twitter after the plane landed. View article
NEWS Mid-air brawl: Pilot forced to make emergency landing
A pilot has been forced to restrain a passenger mid-flight and make an emergency landing in the NSW Central Tablelands. View article
NEWS Hackers take responsibility for diverting San Diego-bound flight
Separately, he said an American Airlines Flight 362 carrying Sony Online … to San Diego was diverted to Phoenix about the same time as the attack. View article
NEWS Pilot praised after NSW mid-air drama
Police will speak to an 82-year-old man after a mid-air struggle with a young pilot forced a light plane to make an emergency landing in NSW. View article
NEWS Plane leaking fuel lands safely in Springfield
A mechanic examines an American Eagle jet that made an emergency landing in Springfield after the pilot reported it was leaking fuel on one wing. View article
NEWS Mid air drama passenger to be questioned
Police will speak to an 82-year-old man after a mid-air struggle with the pilot forced a light plane to make an emergency landing in NSW. View article
NEWS American Airlines Plane Diverted After Play Station Hackers Make Bomb Threat
An American Airlines plane was diverted to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport after a hacker tweeted that the flight had “explosives on-board,” UPI reported. View article
NEWS 9RAW: Plane makes emergency landing in Oberon
August 26, 2014: A pilot was hospitalised after a light plane was forced to land when the pilot was assaulted by a passenger during a trip to Cowra. View article