Right engine of plane carrying the Saudi Arabia national football team suffered technical issue on approach to Rostov. Flames were seen from the right engine of the Rossiya Airbus A319 (reg. VP-BNB) while the team was en route to Rostov where they take on Uruguay on Wednesday. The aircraft was initially purchased as new by…
Lufthansa Group is in talks for a takeover of low-cost carrier Norwegian. Carsten Spohr, CEO of the German flag-carrier, confirmed the news on Monday morning in an interview with German newspaper ‘Süddeutsche Zeitung’. But says that there is no firm plan or even deal to buy the Norway-based airline at the moment: “It’s a question…
A Ryanair flight was forced to divert to Paris over allegations up to 20 holidaymakers were involved in a drink-fuelled disturbance. Three passengers were removed from the Dublin to Ibiza flight by police after it landed at Paris Beauvais on Saturday morning. The captain of the return flight from the party island to Dublin on…
Hindered by strikes and outdated equipment, French air traffic control is responsible for a third of aviation delays in Europe, Le Parisien said on Monday (Jun 18), citing a senate finance committee report. Between 2004 and 2016, French air traffic controllers were on strike 254 days, while second-placed Greece only had 46 days of stoppages,…
