The pilot of the June 22 flight to Dalaman was forced to return to Stansted Airport. An RAF fighter response also responded to the mayday call – causing a sonic boom over the area. Two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Coningsby, Lincs, to intercept the Airbus 321 – which was packed with Brit holidaymakers.…
A series of cyber attacks on Airbus in the past few months was conducted via the computer systems of its suppliers and security sources suspect a link to China. China has repeatedly denied involvement in hacking and neither the foreign ministry nor China’s official cyber regulator responded to requests for comment on the report. An…
Eleven passengers of Emirates flight EK450 were injured after the plane made an emergency landing in Indonesia’s Bali, an airport spokesman said on Tuesday. “The plane encountered a clear air turbulence above Singapore at a height of 35,000 feet, making 11 passengers injuried,” said Arie Ahsanurrohim, spokesman of I Gusti Ngurah Rai international Airport in…
A vintage World War II plane crashed and erupted into flames on Wednesday morning after it slid off a runway at Bradley International Airport. “We can confirm that there was an accident involving a Collings Foundation World War II aircraft this morning at Bradley Airport,” according to an airport statement. UPDATE “There were fatalities,” State…
A man was found dead in the hatchway of the landing gear of a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plane operating, on Sunday, a flight between Conakry (Guinea) and Casablanca, said the national company in a statement. Obviously, the man of Sub-Saharan origin, had reached the runway of Conakry airport in violation of the security rules…
Airbus has inaugurated its highly automated fuselage structure assembly line for A320 Family aircraft in Hamburg, showcasing an evolution in Airbus’ industrial production system. With a special focus on manufacturing longer sections for the A321LR, the new facility features 20 robots, a new logistics concept, automated positioning by laser measurement as well as a digital…
Federal officials are investigating the death of an Atlanta airport worker who was crushed by a baggage-loading vehicle. The worker was loading a United Airlines jetliner at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport last week when the baggage-loading vehicle backed up and pushed him up against the plane — crushing him before co-workers could stop the machine, the…
Wild video captured an American Airlines catering cart losing control on the tarmac at O’Hare International Airport Monday. A spokesperson for American Airlines said they believe an accelerator on the cart became stuck, causing it to lose control Video shot by a passenger waiting for their flight shows the car driving in circles, unmanned, as…
US aviation regulators have ordered inspections of Boeing 737 NG aircraft after cracks were found on some planes. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Boeing discovered the cracks “while conducting modifications on a heavily used aircraft”. Similar cracks were found in a small number of additional planes, the agency said. Boeing said 737 NG operators…
The French airline XL Airways suspends its flight operations from 3:00pm today. “In connection with the French civil aviation authorities, in great economic difficulty, XL Airways is unfortunately obliged to suspend all flights” , justifies the company on its website. The company made this choice pending Wednesday, a decision of the Commercial Court of Bobigny…
A United Airlines flight departing Denver Sunday returned to DIA following a mechanical issue with an engine. United Airlines flight #UA292 departed Denver International Airport around 7:50 a.m. for Orlando when the engine issue forced the crew to return and land about an hour later. Video shared by passenger Bobby Lewis showed the left engine…
For the second time in the space of two years, the Civil Aviation Authority was secretly putting together its own rescue airline. With non-disclosure agreements signed, and handling firms and airline operations teams sounded out in commercial confidence, CAA officials in the Canary Wharf HQ had laid out a plan for almost 50 planes to…
