Cathay Pacific is asking its entire workforce to take up to three weeks of unpaid leave, its CEO announced Wednesday. On Tuesday, the carrier said it planned to cut about 30% of capacity over the next two months, including about 90% of flights to mainland China. The request lays bare desperate times at Cathay, which…
A cargo jet taking off from LAX early Monday was damaged when it hit a trash bin that was blown onto the runway. The Kalitta 747 cargo plane was taking off at about 3 a.m. from Runway 25 Right when it ran into the trash bin, which had been blown into the plane’s path…
New photorealistic renderings of the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber have been released. The USAF and Northrop Grumman published new concepts of the next-generation bomber, showing the stealth aircraft in various hangars at bomber bases across the US. The B-21 Raider is a new bomber being developed to replace the Air Force’s aging B-1 Lancer…
A recording, broadcast by a Ukrainian TV channel Sunday night, has been acknowledged as genuine by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of the Iranian investigation team. Iranian Aseman Airlines Flight EP3768, operated by the pilot in the leaked audio recording, landed at the nearby Mehrabad International Airport just 12 minutes later, at 6:31…
The last search for MH370 was conducted by Ocean Infinity, who consulted with official and independent researchers and subsequently scanned the seabed along the 7th arc as far north as S25° latitude. Since then, independent researchers have continued to analyze the available data to understand what areas of the seabed are the most likely, and…
Air Canada flight #AC837 to Toronto is suffering an engine issue. The Boeing 767-300ER has been seen flying at low altitude over Madrid. Please reload for updates… UPDATE Air Canada #AC837 landed safely runway 32L at Madrid Airport. UPDATE Landing scheduled for 19:10 local time. UPDATE A F-18 fight jet has joined the Boeing 767-300ER…
The Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport has closed its airspace after unauthorized drones were seen flying near the facility, Spain’s Transport Ministry has confirmed. The state air navigation entity ENAIRE was the first to indicate that the airport was experiencing delays. The Transport and Mobility Ministry later confirmed that the airspace had been closed. The decision…
NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft went into fault protection mode on Tuesday January 28th. The fault protection stems from a maneuver attempted on January 25th. On that day, Voyager 2 was supposed to execute a scheduled rotation maneuver. The spacecraft rotates itself 360 degrees to calibrate one of its instruments. NASA says there was a delay…
American Airlines flight was delayed in Dallas-Fort Worth for at least an hour because a passenger donned a gas mask while wearing a black beanie. American flight #AA2212 to Houston was delayed an hour because of the incident. Panicked people had to wait for the guy to be escorted off.
North American Aerospace Defense Command announced on Friday that two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers were identified. The aircraft entered the Canadian Air Defense Identification but remained in international airspace and did not enter United States or Canadian sovereign airspace. NORAD is a binational command focused on the defense of both the U.S. and Canada,…
MyCargo cargo plane suffered a tail strike on departure from Damman, Saudi Arabia Flight #SV919 to Zaragoza was forced to divert to Jeddah after crew were notified the tail strike. The Boeing B747-400 (TC-MCT) suffered severe damage when the rear of the fuselage was struck onto the runway.
A Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300 was damaged by a catering truck at Jakarta Airport. The aircraft (reg. JA606J) arrived from Tokyo Narita. The return flight #JL720 has been cancelled.