Britain will review its COVID travel rules in January and is looking at reforming its airport slots system as part of a wider new aviation strategy, minister Robert Courts said on Monday. Britain has lagged other European countries in lifting pandemic travel restrictions with airlines complaining that the need for day-2 coronavirus tests and complicated…
British Airways says it will consider reducing the number of flights it operates in and out of Heathrow Airport, west London, if proposed increases in charges are implemented. The UK’s busiest airport could increase fees per passenger by up to 76 per cent under plans drawn up by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The airline’s…
Hi Fly has made history once again, by landing, for the first time ever, an Airbus A340 in Antarctica. Captain Carlos Mirpuri and his crew flew the widebody aircraft, from Cape Town to the White Continent and back; the journey is 2,500 nautical miles, flying for just over five hours each way. Never before has…
The accidental discharge of a passenger’s weapon in a security area of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport caused widespread panic Saturday afternoon, prompting a brief halt of departing flights over the busy travel weekend. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. ET when a “prohibited item” was detected in a passenger’s property while going through the X-ray…
An 11-year-old girl was the sole survivor of a plane crash on Michigan’s Beaver Island that killed her father and three others. Her mom says she believes her husband protected her from more serious injuries by holding her as the plane went down. The mother of an 11-year-old girl who was the sole survivor of…
A loaded .380-caliber gun was found in a woman’s duffle bag at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday morning, Allegheny County Police said. Federal Transportation Security Administration officers found it in an X-ray machine around 5:20 a.m. at the main security checkpoint and alerted county police. The TSA said the black handgun with a gold-colored trigger…
The reborn Flybe has announced that Birmingham Airport will be its new company headquarters and first new crew base. Among the first UK airlines to be certified by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) since Brexit, Flybe will serve key regions across the UK and EU. Operations are scheduled to begin in early 2022. Birmingham Airport’s…
A Greek Air Force fighter jet has crashed on Thursday afternoon. An F-16 fighter jet of the Greek Air Force crashed on Thursday afternoon in the area of Andravida. It crashed before landing to Andravida Air Force Base in the Peloponnese this afternoon around 15:30. The pilot was able to eject. The accident happened during…
In the search for MH370, an aerospace engineer has discovered more details about #MH370 flight path. In the search for MH370, Richard Godfrey – an aerospace engineer – has discovered that after following the coastline of Sumatra the Boeing 777 was put into a holding pattern for 22 minutes before proceeding south. Mr. Godfrey is…
A fire erupted in the auxiliary power unit of a United Airlines Boeing 757-200. United Airlines Boeing 757-200 (reg. N13138) was at a gate in Terminal B Tuesday morning when a small fire was reported on the tail end outside of the plane. Officials say no passengers were on board at the time. The flight…
A British F-35 fighter jet has crashed during a routine operation in the Mediterranean, the Ministry of Defence has said. The pilot has been safely returned to the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and an investigation has begun, the MoD added. The F35 pilot from HMS Queen Elizabeth ejected during routine flying operations…
The United States said Monday it was investigating a “debris-generating event in outer space” after astronauts on the International Space Station were forced to prepare for a possible evacuation. It came amid unconfirmed reports that Russia had carried out an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) test — rare show-of-force demonstrations criticized by the space community because of…
