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…
ILS is insecure and can be hacked
These instrument landing systems (ILS) are considered precision approach systems, because unlike GPS and other navigation systems, they provide crucial real-time guidance about both the plane’s horizontal alignment with a…
Brussels Airlines demands compensation of 4 million euros from Skeyes after surprise strike
The closure of the Belgian airspace from 09:30 to 13:00 today affected thousands of passengers. At the airports of Zaventem and Charleroi, a total of 100 flights were cancelled, in…
ALERT Transport Canada issued an airworthiness directive ordering Airbus A220 operators to inspect the fuel feed tubes
According to an Airbus A220 airworthiness directive issued by Transport Canada on May 13, the fuel flowing to engines could be blocked due to fuel tubes eroded by a clamp.…
US Department of Transportation orders the suspension of all commercial passenger and cargo flights between the United States and Venezuela
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all commercial passenger and cargo flights between the United States and Venezuela, citing reports of unrest and violence around…
Qantas announces Points Plane
Qantas has announced a "points plane." The flight can only be booked with Qantas Frequent Flier Points. The first Qantas points plane will be an A380 flying Melbourne to Tokyo…
A woman has accidentally crashed a van into Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plane at Dortmund Airport, forcing her to delay her return to Berlin
A German airport worker accidentally crashed a van into Chancellor Angela Merkel's plane, forcing her to delay her return to Berlin. The woman was driving at Dortmund Airport when she…
INCIDENT A Delta flight to New York LGA was forced to make an emergency landing after a woman tried to open the plane’s door
A Delta flight, going from Raleigh to New York, was forced to make an emergency landing after a woman tried to open the plane's door. "5935, like to declare…