Hindered by strikes and outdated equipment, French air traffic control is responsible for a third of aviation delays in Europe, Le Parisien said on Monday (Jun 18), citing a senate finance committee report. Between 2004 and 2016, French air traffic controllers were on strike 254 days, while second-placed Greece only had 46 days of stoppages,…
The Abu Dhabi-based airline operator is struggling with financial problems and wants to adjust the fleet plans for the future. Etihad lost a great deal of money on its investment projects such as Alitalia and airberlin and recently decided to restructure its fleet and workforce. Sources report that Etihad wants to postpone or cancel the…
EasyJet has claimed air fares on some UK and European routes would be cut by nearly a third if a new runway is built at Heathrow. The Luton-based budget airline said expansion of the London hub would lead to greater competition from more low-cost carriers. Chief commercial officer Robert Carey said: “This expansion would enable…
A man from Finland was stopped from boarding a plane at Heathrow Airport and arrested under the Terrorism Act. The 29-year-old was stopped by police at the airport at 11.05pm on Sunday (June 10) as he attempted to get on a connecting flight. The man was arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act…
Qantas Airways said on Thursday one of its Airbus A380 experienced a short burst of wake turbulence from another A380 flying ahead and above it. No passengers were injured and there was no aircraft damage from the incident which involved an A380 taking off from Los Angeles late on Sunday LA time bound for Melbourne,…
Due to heavy thunderstorm, a Bravo Airways MD83 (reg. UR-CPR) made an emergency landing at Kiev-Zhuliany Airport (IEV). The landing gear was damaged and passengers were evacuated through the emergency slides. The airport is closed until 21:00 UTC. All flights are diverting to KBP.
An Ilyushin Il-76 strategic airlifter discharged 40 tons of water a little short of its target forest area during fire drills and… spilled it on an unsuspecting traffic police squad. The aircraft was taking part in fire drills and was carrying some 40 tons of water to be dropped on wooded land somewhere near the…
Flight UA971 from Rome to Chicago was forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport in Ireland on Monday local time after the note, which reportedly made reference to a bomb on the plane, was found in the bathroom. The note was apparently scrawled onto the surface of one of the toilets, the Irish…
An alligator on the taxiway at Orlando International Airport was responsible for a delay to a Spirit Airlines flight yesterday. Passenger Anothony Verladi said his plane had just landed when he spotted the large reptile bumbling across the tarmac towards a pond. Velardi said that the flight was delayed for five minutes before it could…
Ryanair will open a new base at London Southend, from April 2019, with three based aircraft at the airport. The carrier said it represented an investment of $300 million. The low-cost airline will operate and 13 new routes to eight countries, including Alicante, Barcelona Reus, Bilbao, Brest, Corfu, Cluj, Dublin, Faro, Kosice, Malaga, Milan Bergamo,…
