Ten killed in Philippines plane crash
A six-seater Piper PA-32 crashed onto a house shortly after take-off on Saturday, 17 March, killing all five on board and five on ground. Two other Filipinos sustained injuries as…
Heathrow, world’s busiest A380 airport, is celebrating 10th anniversary of first A380 flight to London
Airbus and Heathrow airport are celebrating the 10th anniversary of A380 operations at the airport. They began on March 18th 2008 with the arrival of the first A380, a Singapore Airlines flight…
Final assembly of first A380 for Japan set to start next month
The main sections of the first A380 for Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) have arrived at the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse via a special convoy, with six subassemblies…
Cathay Dragon flight attendants request end to skirts only rule
The head of the Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Union has suggested they could support any industrial action that flight attendants at Cathay Dragon may take. Flight attendants at Cathay Dragon…
16 year old escorted off Silver Airways flight by police for taking pictures
A 16 year old passenger got escorted off a Silver Airways flight by police... for taking pictures. The 'incident' occurred earlier this month, on March 7th, when the Passenger was about…
Lufthansa Group presents record financial results
Lufthansa Group has presented its best ever financial results on Thursday. The airline's adjusted EBIT profit jumped around 70 percent to almost 3 billion Euro. Total Lufthansa Group revenues in…
GE completes first flight test of the world’s largest jet engine (video)
The GE9X engine lifted off on March 13 under wing of GE Aviation’s 747 flying testbed in Victorville, California, for its first flight test. The engine that will power Boeing’s…
Controversy over Air New Zealand’s new safety video
Air New Zealand is known for it's unique and funny Air Safety Videos. It has come under fire for it's latest video. The video is set in Antarctica and features…
BREAKING Military helicopter crashes in Iraq killing seven US service members
According to CNN, seven US service members were killed Thursday in a helicopter crash in western Iraq, a US military official said. There were no survivors in the crash, the…
Ryanair announces flights from Dublin to Turkey
Ryanair has announced its first flights to Turkey with two new routes. The airline said it will operate two new routes weekly from Dublin and Bratislava to the southwestern Turkish resort…
Virgin Atlantic adds second London Heathrow-Johannesburg flight with new Boeing 787-9 aircraft
Virgin Atlantic has announced a second daily service between Heathrow and Johannesburg for winter 2018. The new flight will add an additional 180,000 seats on the route on board a…