British Airways has grounded most of its 30-strong fleet in response to the massive slump in travel demand caused by the COVID-19. The vast majority of BA’s 747’s have been put into longterm storage at facilities in Wales, but several were being used on repatriation to London Heathrow. Sources claim British Airways has now formally…
European Union officials are racing to agree on who can visit the bloc as of July 1 based on how countries of origin are faring with new coronavirus cases. Americans, so far, are excluded, according to draft lists seen by The New York Times. The European Union plans to ban travel from the US when…
A civilian Twin Otter airplane rolled and crashed into a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey parked on a ramp at an airfield and caused extensive damage to both aircraft, according to officials and an incident report. The Marine Corps is investigating the incident, which involved an Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, based…
Virgin 747 ‘Pretty Woman’ (G-VROY) is scheduled to make her retirement flight Wednesday 24 June at midday. Last week, 747-400 G-VLIP ‘Starwars livery’ left Virgin Atlantic fleet as well. It’s almost certain that they will be scrapped. You can watch Manchester Airport live 24/7.
London City Airport has reopened to the general public after it was closed for almost three months due to Covid-19. Commercial and personal flights stopped working on 25 March attributable to journey restrictions and a collapse in demand. Government companies and the army have been utilizing the east London airport as an alternative. On Sunday,…
As air traffic picks up, Air France is gradually reinforcing its flight schedule for summer 2020. By the end of June, the flight schedule will represent 20% of the capacity usually deployed over this period. Subject to the lifting of travel restrictions, the gradual increase in the number of frequencies and destinations will continue, reaching…
ATC, overconfident pilot blamed for crash of PIA Flight 8303. A preliminary probe into the crash of Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303, which left nearly 100 people dead, has laid the blame for the accident on the pilot of the plane and the air traffic controller (ATC) who was in communication with him, Pakistani media…
The jetliner has remained grounded for more than a year, the Federal Aviation Administration’s chief said Wednesday. Asked why the process has taken so long, FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson said the 737 Max’s entire flight control system – not just the software – has come under scrutiny. The overhaul has been complicated by the need…
Delta Air Lines will re-start service between Seattle and Shanghai-Pudong via Seoul-Incheon on June 25, operating twice per week. From July and beyond, it will operate once-weekly flights from Seattle and Detroit, also via Incheon. The tickets are open for booking on all channels including Delta.com, Fly Delta app, agencies and online travel agencies. Delta…
Qatar Airways will not take any new planes ordered from Boeing or Airbus in 2020 or 2021. Qatar Airways has ordered tens of billions of dollars of aircraft from the world’s two biggest plane makers. But after a plunge in demand for air travel, it says it has no room for new aircraft and will…
For the second time ever, astronomers have detected a pattern in a mysterious fast radio burst coming from space. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are millisecond-long bursts of radio waves in space, and astronomers have been able to trace some radio bursts back to their home galaxies.They have yet to determine the actual cause of…
The U-2 is a spy plane, easily recognizable from its gliderlike shape and stealthy black color scheme. The Air Force commissioned it from the Lockheed Corporation in the 1950s as a reconnaissance aircraft that could fly above 70,000 feet—an altitude then presumed to be beyond the reach of Soviet surface-to-air missiles. Today the U-2’s high-altitude…
