An Airbus A321 plane (reg. VQ-BOZ) of Russia’s Ural Airlines had to land in a field near Moscow after engine fire on Wednesday. The plane crash landed in a field near the village of Rybaki, which is some 3-5 km away from the runway of Moscow-Zhukovsky Airport (UUBW), Russia. The plane performing flight #U6178 with…
One man was able to pull off the ultimate family vacation thanks to amassing an incredible amount of airline mileage points — and his entire 33-member family benefitted from it. Sam Pratt was able to take his family, ranging from the ages of two to 72, to Hawaii for free after saving over a million…
Last week @Delta gave me my own private jet…kind of. pic.twitter.com/p14OGLw1jv — vincent peone (@vincentpeone) August 12, 2019 A man got to fly on a “private” jet last week when he turned out to be the only passenger booked on his Delta flight. Vincent Peone, a New York City-based writer and director, was taking a…
An El Al Airlines flight attendant who contracted measles after a person with the disease boarded a flight to Israel has died. Israel’s Ministry of Health confirmed that a person infected with measles was onboard El Al Airlines flight 002 from New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport to Tel Aviv on March 26. Ministry…
A China Eastern Airlines’ flight from New York to Shanghai was diverted to JFK airport after metal wrapping from the aircraft’s wing fell off. Flight MU588 took off from JFK International Airport in New York at 4:25pm on Monday US time and returned to the airport at 7:25pm. A photo taken by a passenger showed…
Norwegian Air is to axe its six routes from Dublin, Cork and Shannon to the US and Canada from September 15 this year. The airline has said the routes “are no longer commercially viable” and “several thousand customers” will be impacted by the route closures. Norwegian Air began operating routes between Dublin, Cork, Shannon and the…
A Norwegian Boeing 787 sustained damage while pushing back for Flight #DI7017 from London’s Gatwick Airport to New York’s JFK on Monday, prompting the aircraft to be taken out of service. Passengers left the Dreamliner (reg. G-CKWB) without incident and boarded a replacement plane to continue their journey. Norwegian said the 787 Dreamliner was pushed…
Hong Kong International Airport cancelled all departures on Monday, as thousands of anti-government protesters occupied and caused disruption. Passengers have been told not to travel to the airport, which is one of the world’s busiest transport hubs. Today saw the fourth and largest day of airport sit-ins by anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, thousands of…
A Ryanair passenger claimed he was injured by Portuguese police when he was hauled off a flight in Faro after a row with the cabin crew. Rafik Boutiche said he was accused of punching an air hostess, which he denies, and dragged off the London-bound plane before take-off in front of fellow passengers. The 20-year-old…
Boeing’s newest widebody 777X jet conducted a fresh round of taxi tests this week at the Everett factory. The 777X test aircraft underwent a series of ground tests, including several rounds of low speed passes down the runway as teams of Boeing workers verified the operation of integrated airplane systems and software.
The British Airlines Pilots Association (BALPA) has announced strike dates for UK-based Ryanair pilots during August and September. The pilots are set to walk out for a total of five days, as follows: From 0001 on August 22 until 2359 on August 23 From 0001 on September 2 until 2359 September 4 The planned industrial…
Norwegian Boeing 787 engine debris fell to the ground at Rome from about 400 meters. Shortly after take-off, Norwegian flight #DY7115 to Los Angeles suffered an engine failure, declared an emergency and returned back to the Rome Fiumicino airport after having dumped fuel. Falling debris from the incident caused damage to 25 cars and 12…
