In an Australian first, Virgin Australia has relaxed it’s rules around baggage allowances for infants. The changes mean that 23kg of checked-in baggage will be included free for children 23 months and under, plus two infant items like baby capsules, prams or cots. An extra 7kg of carry on for essential baby products will also…
Norwegian South West police said they were notified of an Icelandic man in his 60s trying to get into the cockpit. The flight #W62427 was forced to turn around and land in Stavanger airport just after 9am on Wednesday. Norwegian South West police wrote on Twitter: “We are moving out to Stavanger airport after reporting…
Boeing delayed the entry into service of an ultra-long-range version of its forthcoming 777X widebody. The delay in the slower-selling, longer-range 777-8 will hamper Boeing’s ability to provide a plane in line with the schedule for Qantas Airways Ltd’s plan for 21-hour non-stop Sydney-London flights. The Australian airline had hoped for first deliveries of the…
An incident at Shannon Airport involved a Boeing 767-300 aircraft. Emergency services are in attendance. All passengers and crew have disembarked. The Omni Air International jet Boeing 767-300 just was about to depart when the crew had to return to the terminal. Omni Air International is a civilian airline that transports personnel for the…
An Airbus A321 plane (reg. VQ-BOZ) of Russia’s Ural Airlines had to land in a field near Moscow after engine fire on Wednesday. The plane crash landed in a field near the village of Rybaki, which is some 3-5 km away from the runway of Moscow-Zhukovsky Airport (UUBW), Russia. The plane performing flight #U6178 with…
