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A TSA agent in Orlando jumped to his death from a hotel balcony inside the Orlando airport, causing almost 100 flights to be cancelled

NewsBy AIRLIVE February 2, 2019 Leave a comment

An officer from the Transportation Security Administration jumped to his death from a balcony inside Florida’s busiest airport Saturday, creating panic that brought some security checkpoints to a halt for hours and caused serious delays. Panicked passengers rushed past checkpoints leading to about half of the gates at Orlando International Airport after the man jumped,…

BREAKING Brisbane International Airport evacuated due to a security incident

Emergency, ExclusiveBy AIRLIVE February 2, 2019 Leave a comment

Brisbane international airport has been put on lockdown due to a security incident. Brisbane Airport confirms the Australian Federal Police is managing the incident.. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 6 All clear given by Police to reopen the terminal. Operational staff will return first, followed by passengers. UPDATE 5 It’s a domestic violence…

Boeing to decide in 2020 whether it will launch the 797

NewsBy AIRLIVE February 1, 2019 Leave a comment

Boeing said on Wednesday it would make a final launch decision in 2020 on its proposed new mid-sized jetliner, depending on the results of a round of commercial pre-marketing which it may begin this year. Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg, who previously spoke of a launch decision in 2019, said no decision has yet…

Unruly British passenger will have to reimburse WestJet for the fuel used to bring him back to Calgary

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A British man who was removed from a WestJet flight after becoming disruptive has been ordered to reimburse the airline for the fuel used to bring him back to Calgary. On Jan. 4, the British passenger was on a flight from Calgary to London when he was refused access to the aircraft washroom while the…

American Airlines takes delivery of its first A321neo

NewsBy AIRLIVE February 1, 2019 Leave a comment

American Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 100 A321neos on order from Airbus, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines. The aircraft, MSN8647, departed Hamburg early Friday for the trans-Atlantic ferry flight to Pittsburgh where American’s technicians will get the A321neo ready for customer flights.

INCIDENT JetBlue Flight #B6324 was forced to return to LAX for emergency landing after being struck by lightning

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE February 1, 2019 Leave a comment

A JetBlue flight headed to New York was forced to reverse course and make an emergency landing after being struck by lightning just after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport Thursday morning. JetBlue Flight #B6324 bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport was forced to turn around and return to LAX after its crew…

Teen enters cockpit to steal American Eagle aircraft to go to rap concert

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Rap superfan pleaded guilty on Thursday for attempting to steal an airplane to go to a rap concert. The teenager was spotted by airport security personnel on July 4 when they noticed the 18-year-old jump a fence onto the Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) tarmac at 2:30am. He was trying to snag a plane to see…

Airbus A380 program under threat as Emirates considers to switch to A350

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A year after Airbus won what appeared to be a lifesaving order for its A380 double-decker, the flagship program’s future is once again on the line. Gulf carrier Emirates may convert some or all of its most recent 20 superjumbo orders into smaller A350s, people familiar with the matter said. Airbus is looking closely at closing A380 factories…

INCIDENT Scoot Tigerair Boeing 787-9 returned to land at Singapore-Changi due to cracked windshield

Emergency, ExclusiveBy AIRLIVE February 1, 2019 Leave a comment

Scoot Tigerair aircraft operating on flight #TR6 from Singapore to Coolangatta/Gold Coast was forced to turn back to Singapore midway through the flight early on Wednesday (Jan 30) morning, after the front windshield “sustained some damage”, the company said. The Boeing 787-9 (reg. 9V-OJC), carrying 341 passengers, took off at 10.20pm from Singapore on Tuesday but was forced…

Venezuela to fly 15 tonnes of gold from central bank vaults to the United Arab Emirates today

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Venezuela will sell 15 tonnes of gold from central bank vaults to the United Arab Emirates in coming days in return for euros in cash, a senior official with knowledge of the plan said. According to Reuters, the sale this year of gold reserves that back the bolivar currency began with a shipment on Jan.…

BREAKING Russian pilot has released footage of Su-27 dangerously banked in front of a F-15 during #NATO Baltic Air-policing mission

MilitaryBy AIRLIVE January 31, 2019 Leave a comment

A Russian Air Force pilot has released this video showing how a RuAF Su-27P (from 72nd Guards AvB) dangerously banked in front of a USAF F-15C of 493rd Fighter Squadron. This incident happened while the F-15 was patrolling over Baltic Sea as a part of NATO Baltic Air-policing mission.

ALERT Mysterious Russian plane landed in Caracas possibly to move 20 tonnes of gold from the Venezuela’s national bank to Moscow

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 31, 2019 Leave a comment

Russian authorities have moved to quash suspicions that 20 tonnes of gold are about to be moved from the Venezuela’s national bank to Moscow. Allegations that a Russian jet which landed in Caracas was due to load an $840 million portion of the country’s gold reserves surfaced early on Wednesday. Venezuela’s opposition-controlled parliament, sidelined by the Maduro regime, said in…