Germanwings flight #4U592 lost part of the cladding on its left engine during takeoff from Cologne. The Airbus A330-200 (registration D-AXGA) departed at 6:40 (LT) Tuesday for Palma on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The pilots did not notice that part of the engine cladding had fallen off until they were notified by air traffic…
Sun Express flight from Dublin to Izmir took off on Saturday morning Forced to land in Belgrade after an Irish citizen became uncontrollable After Butler was escorted off plane his friends drank 250 pints in airport bar Passengers claim group so intoxicated ‘they didn’t know who they were’ A Turkey-bound flight was forced to make…
United Continental Holdings has confirmed its president and chief executive officer, Oscar Munoz, is on medical leave following a heart attack he suffered on October 15th. At this time, it is too soon to know the course of treatment and timing of recovery. In the interim, the UAL board of directors has named Brett Hart,…
UPDATE Air Transat #TS123 returned to London Gatwick due to a technical issue with door. Fingers cross #AirTransatTS123 faulty door saga sorted and should be ready to take off again to Toronto pic.twitter.com/RtF5Hsd13t — Paul Babra (@PaulBabra) October 20, 2015 UPDATE Air Transat #TS123 returned to LGW due to a technical issue. UPDATE 14:55 UTC Air Transat…
JetBlue’s plans to outfit its aircraft with fast satellite WiFi are most definitely on track. The airline has announced that it not only has Fly-Fi on all of its Airbus aircraft, but that it expects to have the free internet access aboard all its remaining flights by fall 2016. That’s a big deal, particularly if…
An American F-16 took fire over Afghanistan last Tuesday, forcing the pilot to make an unscheduled landing. The Pentagon did not disclose the incident until media reports emerged. According to Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis, the plane was hit by small-arms fire, damaging one of the plane’s stabilizers. That forced the pilot to jettison two…
UPDATE Irish police have confirmed that a number of packages were found inside the body of a Brazilian man who died on board an Aer Lingus flight to Ireland from Portugal this week. It is believed the packages contained cocaine. Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision UPDATE A woman who is believed to have been accompanying the man…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a safety warning about spare lithium batteries and wants airlines to prohibit passengers from leaving them in checked luggage. The batteries “present a risk of both igniting and fueling fires in aircraft cargo/baggage compartments,” the agency said in a statement. The FAA also wants airlines to prohibit the batteries…
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Cape Breton Regional Police say a commercial aircraft carrying about 70 passengers has made an emergency landing in eastern Canada and no one is hurt. Police say emergency crews were called to the J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport in Sydney at around 5 p.m. after an aircraft reported smoke in the cockpit. Police say the plane…
This new innovative flight Safety film emphasizes the amount of detail that KLM puts into a subject as important as flight safety. The film was made with over one thousand hand painted Delft Blue tiles. By photographing every tile using stop-motion technique, a unique flight safety film was born.
