NEWS Ryanair reduces number of hand luggage bags passengers can take into the cabin
From 1 November, only travellers who have paid £5 for the privilege of boarding ahead of the rest will be able to take two bags on board. Everyone else will…
NEWS Sydney bound Qantas flight returns to Dubai.
A Qantas flight bound for Sydney has turned to Dubai late this morning following a suspected pressurisation issue. The Airbus A380, VH-OQJ, departed from Dubai shortly after 10:20am followed by…
NEWS ATSB releases tail strike report involving a Jetstar A320 at Melbourne Airport
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has handed down a report into a tail strike incident at Melbourne Airport involving a Jetstar A320-232, registration VH-VGF, on 11 May 2016. The…
NEWS Ex baggage handler pleads guilty to fake radio calls at Melbourne Airport
Former baggage handler, 20 year old Paul Sant, has pleaded guilty to 4 counts of endagering the safety of an aircraft in flight and 1 count of transmitting intereference that…
NEWS A scorpion was found on seat of easyJet #U26883 at Paris CDG
A flight from Paris to Glasgow was delayed overnight after a passenger spotted a scorpion on board. A passenger raised the alarm with cabin crew after noticing the scorpion on…
ALERT North Korean missile reportedly on the move at night to avoid surveillance
South Korea’s Asia Business Daily, citing an unidentified source, reported on Tuesday that North Korea had been observed moving a rocket that appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)…
BREAKING Air India Boeing 737-800 rolled into drain at Kochi Airport, India
An Air India Express aircraft went off the taxiway and rolled partly into a drain after it landed around 2.40 am this morning at the Kochi airport in Kerala.…
EMERGENCY Japan Airlines B777 makes emergency landing in Tokyo due to birdstrike on takeoff
A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane made an emergency landing at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport shortly after takeoff on Tuesday following an apparent bird strike, an airline spokesman said. Video footage…
EMERGENCY British Airways #BA294 Boeing 747-400 engine shut down in flight, returned to Chicago
A British Airways flight departing Chicago O'Hare International Airport Sunday evening was forced to return after encountering engine problems shortly after takeoff, authorities confirmed Monday. The Boeing 747-400 (reg. G-BNLY)…
ALERT Allies seek to deploy aircraft carrier in response to North Korea nuke test
South Korea and the United States will seek to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, strategic bombers and other powerful assets to the Korean Peninsula as a response to North Korea's…