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…
A 64-year old civilian passenger was accidentally ejected from a French Air Force Rafale B fighter jet as the aircraft was taking off from Saint-Dizier 113 air base on Mar. 20, 2019. The backseater, whose identity was not disclosed, is said to be a man. He suffered serious back injuries and was hospitalized according to…
Airline Garuda Indonesia said Friday it is requesting a cancellation to its current order for 49 Boeing 737 Max jets. In what is thought to be the first formal cancellation for the model, Garuda spokesman Ikhsan Rosan said: “We have sent a letter to Boeing requesting that the order be cancelled. “The reason is that…
Air Canada has grounded its Boeing 737MAX8 fleet until at least July 1. The airline says the move is intended to provide customers with certainty as they book flights and travel in the coming months. As a result, some routes are being suspended entirely. Affected routes include: Halifax – London Heathrow Johns – London Heathrow…
The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before it hit the water, three people with knowledge of the cockpit voice recorder contents said. It is the first time the voice recorder contents from…
An airliner caught fire on landing at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport on Tuesday but all 100 passengers were evacuated without injury, the head of Iran’s emergency department said on state television. The fire broke out after the aircraft’s landing gear did not open properly, and was later brought under control, emergency department head Pir-Hossein Kolivand said.…
NTSB suspect that pilot error led to the deadly Prime Air crash on February 23, The Wall Street Journal reported. The NTSB said on March 5 that the Boeing 767-300 cargo jet entered some turbulence shortly before the plane’s crash. The engines increased to maximum thrust, after which the airplane pitch turned slightly up. That…
