Airbus celebrates delivery of its 12,000th aircraft
Airbus celebrated the delivery of its 12,000th aircraft ever in its 50-year history. The aircraft was an A220-100, assembled in Mirabel, Canada and handed over to U.S.-based Delta Air Lines.…
Heathrow Airport to launch final public consultation ahead of 3rd runway expansion
Heathrow has announced that its statutory 12.5-week consultation on its expansion plans will launch on 18 June 2019. This step is the latest delivery milestone for the infrastructure project, and…
The best #avgeek hotel has just opened last week
Some 18 years after it last closed its doors, Eero Saarinen’s iconic TWA terminal has been reborn as a retro hotel at JFK Airport in New York. After sitting dormant…
ALERT An Oman Air Boeing 737MAX has been blown away and a Boeing 737-800 has been damaged during storm at Muscat International Airport (video)
An Oman Air Boeing 737 has been damaged during hail storm at Muscat international Airport. A Boeing 737MAX has been blown away during violent storm on Sunday at Muscat international…
The World’s Coolest Airports
A long layover in an airport is every traveler’s worst nightmare, but not if you happen to be in one of the world’s coolest airports. Terminals around the world have…
7 Rafale French Navy fighter jets made emergency landing in northern Indonesia
Poor weather has forced seven French navy fighter jets taking part in a training exercise to make emergency landings in northern Indonesia. Local air force base commander Col. Hendro Arief…
INCIDENT NewGen Airways Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing in Bangkok after smoke filled the cabin on takeoff (video)
NewGen Airways flight #E3865 to Wuxi returned to land at Bangkok DMK Airport, Thailand. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. HS-NGE) returned to Bangkok after smoke filled the cabin shortly after departure.
BREAKING JetBlue flight #B6218 to JFK evacuated on taxiway at Charlotte Airport due to a security threat
The FBI and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport after a reported security concern. Officials have confirmed the investigation involved Jet Blue flight #B6218 departing from…
Virgin Australia issues profit warning
Virgin Australia's new Chief Executive Paul Scurrah, has revealed that the company expects full year underlying earnings to be $A100 million ($US68.72 million, £53.99 million, €61.56 million) less than last…
INCIDENT Two Smartwing Boeing 737-800 collided while taxiing at Prague Airport (video)
Two Smartwing Boeing 737-800 collided during taxi for departure at Prague today. The aircraft (reg. OK-TVW & N277EA) clipped each other at around 12:30 local time. They were towed later…
Four people have been killed after a calibration plane crashed near Dubai International Airport
Three Britons and a South African were aboard the UK-registered DA42 plane, UAE authorities said. The four-seat plane flies around the world to inspect and calibrate navigation aids - which…
ALERT Boeing says the update of the 737MAX software is complete and will work with the FAA to schedule the certification test flight
Boeing has completed development of the updated software for the 737 MAX, along with associated simulator testing and the company’s engineering test flight. To date, Boeing has flown the 737…