NEWS Etihad Airways launches latest stage of airberlin legal battle
Etihad Airways today launched fresh legal action in a bid to overturn a German court’s decision to revoke the approval for 29 of its codeshare flights with airberlin. Last week,…
NEWS Suicidal passenger tries to open emergency exit during flight #JD5180
A Beijing Capital Airlines (JD) plane was performing flight JD5180 from Changsha to Sanya on Monday afternoon when the flight attendants noticed a woman trying to open the emergency door.…
NEWS KLM flight #KL835 makes emergency landing in Bucharest to save child’s life
A KLM plane flying from Amsterdam to Singapore made an emergency landing in Bucharest on Sunday night after a child on board had heart problems. The child apparently had a…
NEWS Hong Kong airport boosts capacity as Midfield Concourse opens on time
Hong Kong International Airport’s HK$10-billion Midfield Concourse, as well as its auxiliary facilities including the aviation fuel supply system and the Automated People Mover connecting Terminal 1 and the MFC,…
NEWS airberlin introduces on-board 3G internet
airberlin is installing 3G connectivity across its entire long-haul fleet, becoming the first airline to offer the AeroMobile 3G eXPhone service. The first aircraft to be equipped with the new…
NEWS ANA All Nippon Airways to order A380
ANA Holdings will order three Airbus A380s as it seeks to expand international service amid a peaking market for domestic flights. The deal, worth around 150 billion yen ($1.23 billion)…
NEWS airberlin introduces on-board 3G internet
airberlin is installing 3G connectivity across its entire longhaul fleet. airberlin is the first airline to offer the AeroMobile 3G eXPhone service. Details
NEWS Massive disruption at Dubai (DXB) today
DXB airport experienced 2 hour delays and 15 flights were diverted. Arrivals were disrupted by 2 hours and departures delayed by one hour but still departing. Arrivals were on hold…
NEWS 241 close encounters between aircraft and UAS devices
A study of government-sourced near misses shows 241 close encounters between pilots and "drones" (UAS). These are defined as aircraft within 500ft of each other. Most incidents occurred at higher…
NEWS Egypt tourism is in meltdown as British airlines continue to refuse flying to Sharm-el-Sheikh
The Sharm el Sheikh resort shows no sign of recovery after a Metrojet crash in October killing all on board. Tourism numbers has reduced by 85% since the suspension of…