An Indonesian man took a free ride in the wheel well of an aircraft this week, surviving a high-altitude flight of nearly two hours in thin air and sub-zero temperatures.Mario Stevan Ambarita, 21, was spotted staggering around the tarmac at Jakarta airport on Tuesday, shortly after the Garuda Indonesia domestic flight landed from Sumatra Island…
A State of Emergency Level 3, the highest level of danger, was declared during the incident. The six passengers were rescued without harm.
Award-winning airline TAP Portugal and Yapital, Europe´s first cross-channel mobile payment solution, have signed a cooperation to offer mobile payment to TAP´s customers from the third quarter of 2015 onwards. All ticket purchases are listed straight away in a transaction overview inside the Yapital app.
Photo: Bruce Drum American Eagle Flight 2536 was scheduled to fly about 125 miles from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Wichita Falls, Texas, on Sunday night. The plane left nearly a half-hour late, and when it got to Wichita Falls, the pilot told passengers that the runway lights were turned off and there was nobody…
ALERT Turkish Airlines #TK1530 from Dusseldorf to Istanbul is diverting to Nuremberg: http://t.co/nimcSB9JZs pic.twitter.com/U2tV5nBJUR— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) April 8, 2015 [email protected] Airport #Nuremberg said all passengers are safe. They'll be transported to #Istanbul w another flight of #THY @diehimbeertonis— Capulcu TurkKick (@TurkKick) April 8, 2015
Malaysia Airlines has denied that a London-bound flight was in near collision with another plane over Pakistan’s airspace. Several media outlets in Asia reported on the near-miss collision between a London-bound Malaysia Airlines plane and a Kuwait Airways plane heading to Islamabad, Pakistan.
Japan Airlines flight #JL521 from Tokyo to Chitose with 228 passengers on board was forced to turn around for an emergency landing in Tokyo today after the aircraft’s right engine shut down during a flight to the northern Hokkaido island. The Boeing 777, powered by Pratt & Whitney engines, landed safely at Tokyo’s Haneda airport.
Exit checks have come into force at airports, ports and international rail terminals in the UK. It is hoped the checks will improve the government’s understanding of who is leaving the UK and create a clearer picture of who is staying in the country. They will also help the police and security services track the…
More than a third of flights to and from France are expected to be cancelled today as members of the SNCTA union walk out on strike in a dispute over working conditions. The largest union in France has called for a strike over proposals to raise the retirement age for air traffic controllers by two…
Jaan Albrecht, who has been the chief executive of Austrian Airlines since November 2011, has accepted a position at SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines. He will serve as chief executive of the airline, starting on June 1st, 2015. The decision was taken at the supervisory board meeting of SunExpress earlier.
