Today, for the first time in history, a crewed spaceship, built to carry private paying passengers, reached space
The latest test flight by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic successfully rocketed to the edge of space and back. The firm's SpaceShipTwo passenger rocket ship reached a height of 82.7km,…
First ANA A380 rolls-out of Airbus Paintshop with unique livery
The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, bearing the airline’s distinctive and unique Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle livery.…
Police booted 16 passengers off Norwegian Air flight #DI7057 departing from London Gatwick
Sixteen passengers were hauled off a Norwegian Air flight before it departed for Orlando International. Police booted 16 passengers off a Norwegian Air flight departing from London Gatwick to Orlando…
ALERT General strike in France tomorrow expected to affect Air Traffic Control starting 18.00UTC tonight
Impact anticipated mostly at beginning of shifts but Marseille ACC may be affected all day. The ATC Industrial Action is expected from 13th December 1800 UTC till 15th December 0500…
China plans to double its number of airports by 2035
China aims to almost double its current number of 234 airports to 450 by 2035, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), meaning that China will surpass the…
ALERT Nosegear of Aero Union Airbus A300 freighter collapsed at the maintenance ramp at Mexico City Airport
The nosegear of Aero Union Airbus A300 freighter (reg. XA-MRC) collapsed at the maintenance ramp at Mexico City Airport (MMMX). The last flight that made this Airbus A300 was last Thursday, December…
NASA’s Voyager 2 probe entered Interstellar Space after crossing the outer edge of the heliosphere on Nov. 5
For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere – the protective bubble of…
INCIDENT An IndiGo A320neo made a emergency landing after smoke filled the cabin – passengers were evacuated via emergency slides
An IndiGo flight going from Jaipur to Kolkata made an emergency landing after smoke was detected in the cabin today IndiGo flight #6E237 made a safe emergency landing in Kolkata…
RAF Typhoon jets – armed with the Meteor air-to-air missile for the first time – scrambled from Lossiemouth for ‘unidentified aircraft’
Fighter jets scrambled from a Scottish RAF station due to unidentified aircraft approaching UK airspace. Typhoon jets from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray were called out on Monday morning. UPDATE The 'unidentified…
Boeing Launches Longest-Range Business Jet Ever with BBJ 777X
Boeing Business Jets today announced it is launching the BBJ 777X, a new Boeing Business Jet model that can fly more than half way around the world without stopping, farther…
INCIDENT Precision Air ATR-72 suffered multiple birstrikes on approach to Mwanza, Tanzania
Precision Air aircraft crossed a flock of large birds on approach to Mwanza Airport. The ATR-72 (reg. 5H-PWD) suffered multiple birstrikes resulting in damage to flight sensors as well as blurring…
VIDEO Storm Diana 36kts Crosswind arrivals and departures at Newcastle Airport
Strong crosswinds brought by Storm Diana on Thursday the 29th of November, resulting in some challenging conditions.