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FAA to take strong action against any passenger who disrupts or threatens the safety of a flight, with penalties ranging from fines to jail time

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 14, 2021

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson today signed an order (PDF) directing a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers in the wake of recent, troubling incidents. The FAA has seen a disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior. These incidents have stemmed both from passengers’ refusals to…

BREAKING UK bans flights from South America over Covid variant found in Brazil

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 14, 2021

Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps said on Thursday all travellers from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have been banned from entering the UK. All arrivals from South America, Cape Verde, Panama and Portugal will be subject to a travel ban from Friday January 15. Secretary of State for Transport Grant…

BREAKING Norwegian Air to stop long-haul flights

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 14, 2021

Norwegian Air plans to close its long-haul operation and focus instead on a scaled-down European business as it seeks to contend with the coronavirus crisis and complete its debt restructuring, the budget carrier said today. The plan is subject to approval by an Irish bankruptcy court. It would cut Norwegian’s fleet to about 50 aircraft…

INCIDENT Passengers evacuated at Baltimore/Washington Airport after crew found a written threat upon arrival

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE January 13, 2021

Via Reuters, news from Southwest saying 101 people have been evacuated from a flight at Baltimore/Washington International Airport after crew found a written threat upon arrival. Nearly 100 passengers were evacuated from a Southwest Airlines plane at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after receiving a written threat. Spokespeople from Southwest and the FBI’s Baltimore office…

INCIDENT Indigo A320 has hit a snow mound at Srinagar Airport, India

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE January 13, 2021

A Delhi-bound IndiGo plane hit a snow mound at Srinagar airport. Engine of Indigo plane carrying 233 passengers has accumulated snow at Srinagar Airport, India on Wednesday during taxi. All the passengers were forced to deplane the Airbus A320. The incident occurred at 12:30 PM. The flight #6E2559 landed more than 3 hours late. “A…

Atlas Air Worldwide Purchases Four Boeing 747-8 Freighters

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 12, 2021

Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide today announced an agreement to purchase four 747-8 Freighters. “The 747-8F is the best and most versatile widebody freighter in the market, and we are excited to bolster our fleet with the acquisition of these four aircraft,” said John W. Dietrich, Atlas Air Worldwide President and Chief Executive Officer. “This…

London Heathrow dropped out of the top 30 of busiest airports for first time

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 12, 2021

Heathrow has fallen out of the top 30 busiest airports globally for the first time in its history. Last year just 91,400 passenger flights touched down at the west London hub, down 61 per cent on 2019, according to data from aviation analysts Cirium. That sent it tumbling down the global league table of airports,…

Emirates to resume flights to to Seattle, Dallas, San Francisco and boost flights to New York, Los Angeles and Sao Paul

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 11, 2021

Emirates has announced it will resume non-stop services to Seattle (from 1st February), Dallas and San Francisco (from 2nd March). The addition of these three destinations will take Emirates’ North American network to 10 destinations following the resumption of services to Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Toronto and Washington DC. Flights to/from…

Air India flight #AI176 all-women cockpit crew flew over the North Pole to SFO

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 11, 2021

With four women pilots, Air India’s longest direct route flight landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco, flying over the North Pole and covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometres. The flight number AI176 left San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 PM (local time) and arrived at 3.45 AM on Monday. The…

A new study shows how Covid-19 spread on an 18-hour flight from Dubai

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 11, 2021

A new study shows how Covid-19 spread on an 18-hour flight from Dubai to Auckland, eventually infecting four people on-board. On September 28, Emirates Airlines flight 448 departed Dubai for Auckland with 86 passengers on board and a full complement of aircrew. The researchers say, at least four people were infected on the 18-hour flight…

SpaceX Dragon capsule to make first of its kind science splashdown

SpaceBy AIRLIVE January 10, 2021

On Jan. 11, the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying out the company’s 21st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission for NASA undocks from the International Space Station, heading for splashdown off the coast of Florida about 12 hours later. This upgraded Dragon transports significantly more science back to Earth than possible in previous Dragon capsules and…

BREAKING Sriwijaya Air #SJ182 Boeing 737 disappeared from radars after takeoff

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE January 9, 2021

A Boeing 737-500 disappeared from radars shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. The aircraft reg (PK-CLC) was operating flight #SJ182 from Jakarta (CGK) to Pontianak (PNK) when it disappeared from radars about 5 minutes after takeoff. The Flight #SJ182 actually not emitted Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT). An Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) as equipment which broadcasts distinctive…