Newark Liberty International Airport was shut down for about an hour Saturday morning due to an airport emergency. The Airport’s official Twitter account said shortly before 9 a.m. that “due to an airport emergency there are currently no arrivals nor departures from Newark Airport.” United Airlines’ official account subsequently informed customers that the Federal Aviation…
Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Jet2 flight on Saturday after an apparent mix-up between air traffic controllers and the pilots. The flight, which left Stansted Airport on Saturday evening, was heading for Turkey when there was allegedly disruptive behaviour from a female passenger on board. The flight to Dalaman in…
British Airways is planning to retire its three remaining Boeing 777-200 in the last quarter of 2020. All three 777-200 of the IAG subsidiary are 24-year-old and have been operated by the British carrier since they were delivered to the operator by Boeing in 1995. British Airways currently operates its Boeing 777-200s between London Heathrow…
Five Australian families who were part of a class action against Malaysia Airlines after the deaths of their loved ones on flight MH17 have reached a confidential out-of-court settlement with the airline. An eight-day hearing was due to begin in the Federal Court in Sydney on Wednesday but, prior to the hearing, lawyers for both…
RAF fighter jets have been scrambled due to a bomb threat on board an Air India flight. Air India confirmed the flight #AI191 was forced to land at Stansted this morning. Two Typhoon jets were scrambled to escort the Boeing 777-300 from Bombay to Newark. Air India stated: “Mumbai-Newark of 27.06.19 has made a precautionary…
FlySafair confirms the passing of a passenger who was in the process of boarding flight FA200 from OR Tambo International to Cape Town International airport. The customer collapsed during boarding, as he entered the door of the aircraft, for unknown reasons. Paramedics were immediately called to assist but were sadly unable to revive the customer.…
At least two people have died and over half a dozen are injured in Eastern Siberia following a crash landing of an Antonov An-24 twin turboprop airplane operated by Angara airlines. The aircraft (reg. RA-47366) was 42 years old. The tragedy in Nizhneangarsk occurred after the plane skidded off the runway while attempting to make…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has identified a new potential risk on its Boeing 737MAX aircraft, the agency said on Wednesday. Two people briefed on the matter told Reuters that an FAA test pilot during a simulator test last week was running scenarios seeking to intentionally activate the MCAS stall-prevention system. During one activation it…
At the beginning of the year, Ben Smith new of Air France-KLM, wanted to position Air France as a premium brand, and didn’t think the cost savings were worth the confusion it caused for customers. Air France launched the Joon brand on leisure routes to appeal to millennials on October 29, 2017. Joon was a mixture…
The Boeing 777X test airplane made its runway debut at Everett. The aircraft performed a series of low-speed taxi tests, marking the first time this plane moved on its own power. This is one of many tests before the 777X takes to the skies later this year.
Two German armed forces Eurofighter jets have collided and crashed in the Müritz area of north-eastern Germany. One of the Eurofighters went down in a forest while the other crashed near a village about 10km (6 miles) away, the interior ministry in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania said. One pilot was killed while the pilot…
Tiffani Adams took a 90-minute Air Canada flight from Quebec to Toronto on 9 June. Ms Adams fell asleep during the journey but woke up to find the aircraft empty, cleared and parked in Toronto. She had somehow been left inside the dark plane, which appeared to have been locked for the night. “I fell…
