Chinese intelligence officers conspired with hackers and company insiders to break into private companies’ computer systems and steal information on a turbo fan engine used in commercial jetliners, according to a U.S. indictment unsealed on Tuesday. The indictment said at the time of the hacks, a Chinese-state owned aerospace company was working to develop a…
Two Ryanair planes were at risk of colliding during their respective flights close to Pamplona, northern Spain earlier this month. That’s the conclusion of a preliminary report from the Spanish Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents Investigation Commission. According to the document, this “serious” incident took place on October 2, when a Boeing 737-800 plane traveling…
The Leicester City owner’s helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club’s ground shortly after taking off after a match. UPDATE Leicester City FC confirms Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four other people died during helicopter crash on Saturday evening. It has been reported that Leicester City owner Srivaddhanaprabha was on board the vehicle, although it is…
The Soyuz rocket launch failure this month was caused by a faulty sensor, Russian news agencies reported citing an official from space agency Roscosmos. Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin and American astronaut Nick Hague had to abort their mission on October 11 and perform an emergency landing after the Soyuz rocket supposed to carry them to…
A Boeing’s new 737 MAX 8 model operated by the low-cost Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed while on a domestic flight from Jakarta. The plane requested an emergency landing almost immediately after it took off, Sindu Rahayu of the Air Transportation Directorate General said at a press conference. He added that the authorities lost contact…
The ceremony takes place today, on Republic Day, the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic, with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and more than 50 foreign leaders, ministers and high-level officials. Istanbul New Airport, on the European side of the city, on shores of the Black Sea, will serve 90…
On Saturday 27th October, Hong Kong Cargo aircraft deviated from its taxi line at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. The Airbus A330-200F stopped taxiing right before a potential collision of the wing with the tail of a Turkish Airlines aircraft.
An Airbus A350 of Malaysia Airlines and a Boeing Dreamliner of Virgin Atlantic came within 3 miles separation of each other. At 15:51 UTC on October 23rd, Malaysian Airlines flight #MH4 from Kuala Lumpur – on approach to London Heathrow runway 27R – performed a go-around for a reason still unclear. As the Airbus A350 (reg.…
Qantas #QF6031 was forced to perform a go-around on approach to Sydney airport. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. VH-XZJ) with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on board had to perform a go around on approach to 16R due to aircraft still on runway. The flight captain, Nigel Rosser, announced that the aircraft were ‘too close’ and…
The group said in a stock exchange announcement that as part of an investigation into a cyber attack that took place earlier this year, it is contacting two groups of customers not previously notified. This includes the holders of 77,000 payment cards whose name, billing address, email address, card payment information – including card number,…
Wizzair flight #W61576 due Warsaw diverted to Bucharest due to bomb threat. According to Romania’s source AeronewsRO, Wizz Air flight #W61576 from Kutaisi to Warsaw diverted to Bucharest due to a bomb threat. The Airbus A320 (reg. HA-LWX) with 173 passengers on board landed at 16:20 (local time). All passengers deplaned at 16:25. The aircraft is…
Cathay Pacific has discovered unauthorised access to some of its information systems, containing passenger data of up to 9.4 million people. The company said it has no evidence that any personal information has been misused. The IT systems affected are “totally separate” from its flight operations systems, and there is no impact on flight safety,…
