BREAKING FAA issues emergency airworthiness directive for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an airworthiness directive on Boeing 737 Max aircrafts on Wednesday in light of the October 29 crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737…
BREAKING A Boeing 747-400F cargo went off the end of runway 14 at Halifax Airport
Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has been activated in response to an aircraft that went off the end of runway 14 in the morning. UPDATE 2 Halifax Stanfield International Airport now says…
ALERT Boeing to issue safety warning for 737 MAX operators about a potential instrument failure that could cause the jet to nose-dive
Boeing is preparing to send a safety warning to operators of its new 737 Max jets in response to the investigation of last week’s fatal crash off the coast of…
London Heathrow Airport’s runways were closed due to lighting fault
Heathrow Airport in London was shut down after runway light failures. London Heathrow runways were closed due to ground lighting control fault, no selectable taxiway routes were available. Guard bars…
ALERT British Airways #BA269 A380 to LAX returned to Heathrow after 5 hours into flight (video)
Flight BA269 made a U-turn off the West coast of Scotland due to a technical issue. The Airbus A380 (reg. G-XLEE) departed from London at 16.00 and was supposed to have…
First A330-800 becomes airborne for its maiden flight
The first A330-800 took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 10:31am local time, for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France. The aircraft, MSN1888, will perform the…
BREAKING London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 evacuated after suspicious package found at #ELAL check in desk
Armed police are responding after Heathrow Airport in London's Terminal 4 was put on lockdown after a suspicious package was detected. Police officers have set up a cordon and…
ALERT US EP-3 was intercepted in the Black Sea by Russian SU-27 applying its afterburner (video)
On Nov. 5, 2018, a US EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27. The intercepting SU-27 made an additional pass,…
ALERT Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-800 flew through a flock of birds on departure from Erbil (video)
An Iraqi Airways aircraft suffered bird strikes on departure from Erbil. A Boeing 737-800 (reg. YI-ASG) flew through a flock of birds less than one minute after takoff from Erbil runway 18.…
Airbus’ A220 embarks on a world demonstration tour
Airbus will fly an airBaltic A220-300 new generation single aisle aircraft, to five cities in four countries as part of a world demonstration tour. The A220-300 will first attend the…
ALERT Icelandair to buy low-cost rival WOW Air
Icelandair Group has entered into a share purchase agreement to purchase all shares in the airline WOW air. Beleaguered budget airline WOW Air has been completely bought out by Icelandair…
Virgin Australia to reconsider veteran plan after mixed public reaction
There has been a mixed reaction by Virgin Australia's announcement Sunday to give priority boarding and on-board acknowledgement to veterans. Qantas has already ruled out following suit. The move comes…