An airbridge has hit one of the HiFly A380 engine on Friday 7 September at Paris Charles de Gaules Airport resulting in the cancellation of Air Austral flight #UU978 from Paris to La Reunion island. Passengers were automatically re-booked on Air Austral flights on Saturday, 8 September. HiFly A380 is currently under maintenance, then Air…
A Ryanair plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday at Porto Santo Airport in Madeira after a couple had a mid-flight fight. The flight #FR3152 from East Midlands, UK to Tenerife in the Canaries was forced to make a detour after two British passengers engaged in a discussion, which turned physical. Authorities…
Air India flight #AI263 from Thiruvananthapuram to Male landed on a non-operational runway. The Airbus A320neo (reg. VT-EXL) on a runway still under construction. However, the construction of this new runway began in March 2018 and was almost complete. The 3,400-meter-long, 60-meter-wide runway will open the airport to the Airbus A380.
Two US F-22 fighter jets escorted Tu-95MC Russian strategic bombers over the Arctic Ocean, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Friday. The interception took place south of the Aleutian Islands, a chain of volcanic territories belonging to both the United States and Russia. At no time did the Russian…
Twelve passengers on American Airlines flights from Paris and Munich reported experiencing flu-like symptoms. All 250 passengers and crew on the flights were held for a medical review and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was notified to investigate. The CDC, Philadelphia Health Department and the Philadelphia Fire Department personnel performed medical evaluations on…
British Airways is investigating the theft of customer data from its website and app and has urged customers affected to contact their banks or credit card providers. The airline said around 380,000 payment cards had been compromised. In a statement, it said: “British Airways is investigating, as a matter of urgency, the theft of customer…
Air Tahiti Nui is extremely unveils the new images of the Tahitian Dreamliner. The aircraft is decorated with Polynesian symbols. The Boeing 787-9 (reg. F-OMUA) is currently in Boeing facility in Charleston.
Japan’s Kansai International Airport, which was shut down after Typhoon Jebi flooded the facility, will reopen partially tomorrow, helping airlines to gradually resume services. Japan’s third-largest airport by traffic numbers will open one terminal and ANA Holdings Inc.’s low-fare unit Peach will be the first to start flights, Yoshiyuki Yamatani, president of the airport operator,…
A plane has been quarantined upon landing in New York’s JFK airport after multiple people said they were feeling sick, according to reports. UPDATE 14:30 UTC Passengers will deplane soon after having temperatures taken. The Emirates A380 flight #EK203 coming from Dubai, had over 500 passengers on board. It landed at around 9:10 a.m. ET. Officials…
The engine of an F-35C from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 was damaged while receiving fuel from an F/A-18F Super Hornet from VFA-103 on Aug. 22. Debris from an aerial refueling basket was ingested into the F-35C’s engine intake, resulting in the damage, Naval Air Forces Atlantic spokesman Cmdr. Dave Hecht said on Tuesday. Both…
Capital Airlines Airbus A320 (reg. B-6858) operating flight #JD5716 received minor damage in a ground collision with a China Eastern A320 at Nanjing Airport when taxiing to its parking stand after landing.
Norwegian Air expects to announce further aircraft sales by the end of the year including used Boeing 737s as well as some of the new Airbus planes it has on order to reduce it debt commitments. Norwegian Air has committed to acquire 210 new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus by 2020. “We have 90 neos…
