ALERT Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747-8F suffered tail strike during go-around at Narita Airport
A Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747-8F suffered a tail strike during a go-around at Tokyo Narita Airport. A scar with three meters long and a meter wide was found in…
Airlines cancel thousands of New York area flights due to snow storm
Airlines have cancelled over 1,600 flights across New York airports on Monday due to mid-Atlantic snowstorm. New York - John F. Kennedy Airport and Newark International Airport have so far…
INCIDENT Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-400F returns to Liege Airport due to engine problem shortly after takeoff
An Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-400F returned to Liege Airport after suffering an engine problem shortly after departure. The Boeing 747 with registration TF-AMA was operating flight SV3920 to Riyadh…
ALERT Air Transat suspends all flights
Canada's Air Transat has suspended all flights for the rest of the winter season due to new travel restrictions including 14-day mandatory quarantine for all incoming passengers. However, the airline…
ALERT Jung Sky Cessna suffered a runway excursion at Antwerp Airport
A Jung Sky Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 suffered a runway excursion after landing at Antwerp Airport, Belgium on 30 January. The aircraft was operating a private flight between Naples, Italy…
INCIDENT Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A330 suffered taxiway excursion at New Chitose Airport
Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A330-300 suffered taxiway excursion after landing at New Chitose Airport, Japan on Saturday, January 30. The A330 ended up being stuck in the thick layer of…
A man has been stopped at Vienna airport after hidding 74 chameleons in socks and empty ice-cream boxes
Austrian authorities stopped a man at Vienna airport as he tried to smuggle 74 protected chameleons from Africa into the country. They said in a statement Friday that a 56-year-old…
Pilots in Switzerland grounded by COVID are redeploying as train drivers
The coronavirus pandemic has had a disastrous effect on the air industry with thousands of planes grounded worldwide. Many pilots have been forced out of work and are having to…
British Airways to launch digital health passport
British Airways has announced a new trial of the Verifly health passport app, allowing customers to verify Covid-19 test certificates before they leave home for their flights. The trial begins…
BREAKING UK Prime Minister says that holidaymakers will be ordered to return home
Boris Johnson pledges to enforce travel bans, including leaving the UK for holidays, at airports and ports. Holidaymakers will be ordered to return home, he says. The UK Prime Minister…
INCIDENT An A320neo landed in France with its nosegear tilted 90 degrees
Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320N landed at Basle Mulhouse Airport with its nosegear tilted 90 degrees. Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320N was performing flight #PC939 from Istanbul to Basle Mulhouse. The aircraft…
BREAKING European aviation agency clears Boeing 737 MAX to fly again
A modified version of the Boeing 737 Max, incorporating multiple safety upgrades, has been approved to resume flights in Europe, the European aviation safety agency said. The decision follows nearly…