NASA has cancelled its planned all-women spacewalk at the International Space Station this week over limited spacesuit sizes for participating astronauts. The spacewalk, announced earlier this month, was set to mark a historic moment as the first-ever spacewalk conducted only by women. In a statement released on Monday, NASA said its decision was made due…
Airbus and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) covering the purchase by Chinese airlines of a total of 300 Airbus aircraft. The GTA was signed in Paris, France by Guillaume Faury, President of Airbus Commercial Aircraft and future Airbus CEO, and Jia Baojun, Chairman of CAS, in the presence…
Teams from the three US airlines that own 737 MAX jets were heading to Boeing’s factory in Renton, Washington, to review a software upgrade. The factory visits indicate Boeing may be nearing completion of a planned software patch for its newest 737. Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration, which must approve the software fix and…
On Saturday, Southwest Airlines began to send some Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet to its long-term storage facility. Located at the Southern California Logistics Airport facility in Victorville, this is in the heart of the Mojave Desert. The Mojave Desert has always been a hotbed of aircraft graveyards and aircraft storage. The climate makes for perfect…
WOW Air cancelled dozens of flights today amid rumours of financial difficulties. Few exemples: On March 25, flights to/from Chicago, London, and Pittsburgh are canceled, as well as charter flights from Miami to both Havana and Holguin On March 26, flights to/from Barcelona Brussels, Chicago, and Milan are canceled On March 27, flights to/from Barcelona,…
British Airways flight #BA3273 to Dusseldorf in Germany has landed in Edinburgh by mistake, after the flight paperwork was submitted incorrectly is reporting the BBC. The passengers only realised the error when the plane landed and the “welcome to Edinburgh” announcement was made. The BAe 146-200 aircraft (reg. D-AMGL) operated by WDL took off from London…
A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 diverted to the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Monday (March 25) after reports of smoke coming from the cockpit, a local official told AFP. The United States aircraft flying 256 passengers from Melbourne, Australia, to Los Angeles, touched down safely at La Tontouta airport in New Caledonia’s capital…
A man tried to board a plane to Crimea in a Moscow airport after stripping in public. At first, it seemed like a typical Saturday at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. Passengers were lining up near the jet bridge to board a plane for the city of Simferopol in Crimea. But one man clearly stood out. Footage…
Jet Airways Founders Naresh Goyal and wife Anita Goyal have stepped down from the board of the cash-strapped airline on March 25. Naresh Goyal’s resignation will likely pave the way for potential investors to save India’s oldest private carrier. Jet’s debt exceeds $1bn (£750m) and the airline has grounded some flights as it is struggling to…
A software problem at DFS Air Traffic Control Center in Langen forced air traffic controllers to reduce traffic over many parts of Germany for days. Lufthansa already cancelled 46 flights (Monday). At least 4,500 passengers have been affected by the cancellations. The software malfunction is affecting the German airports of Frankfurt am Main, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart…
A dog was found dead at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday in the cargo hold during a flight from Amsterdam to Los Angeles. Airline sources told TMZ the dog, which looks like a husky, was found dead Tuesday afternoon in the cargo hold. The dog died after being deprived of oxygen on board KLM…
An additional warning light will become standard equipment in Boeing 737MAX. The light will let pilots know when two sensors that gauge the plane’s angle of attack, meaning whether it is pointed up or down, are in disagreement. The sensors work in tandem with the plane’s automatic system for lowering the plane’s nose if it senses…
