The European regulator will authorize the return to service of the Boeing 737 MAX “next week”, according to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). “We think we will publish it (the airworthiness directive, Editor’s note) next week. From our point of view, the MAX will be able to fly again (in Europe) from next week”,…
The Irkut MC-21 prototype (73051) overran the runway of the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region. The footage shows the plane standing outside the runway. The incident happened today for an unknown reason. However a source said the roll-out occurred during maneuvers on the runway. There were no casualties and the degree of…
About fifty Chinese travelers tested positive for Covid at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport on Sunday. A strange phenomenon was observed at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport. 49 Chinese passengers, in transit to Shanghai, were tested positive for the coronavirus this Sunday. They are currently isolated in a hotel, but these concordant tests lead to questions as…
The UK has today closed all travel corridors, meaning all arrivals will now have to quarantine for ten days. The move, announced on Friday, is designed to slow the spread of Covid-19 across the country – but critics have argued it has been implemented up to a year too late. Travellers arriving in the UK,…
Terminal 1 being evacuated by Federal Police after reports of a bomb threat Due to an ongoing police operation, parts of Terminal 1, the regional train station and the crossing to the long-distance train station are currently closed at Frankfurt Airport. Two people have now been arrested in connection with the rogue piece of luggage.…
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson today signed an order (PDF) directing a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers in the wake of recent, troubling incidents. The FAA has seen a disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior. These incidents have stemmed both from passengers’ refusals to…
Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps said on Thursday all travellers from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have been banned from entering the UK. All arrivals from South America, Cape Verde, Panama and Portugal will be subject to a travel ban from Friday January 15. Secretary of State for Transport Grant…
Norwegian Air plans to close its long-haul operation and focus instead on a scaled-down European business as it seeks to contend with the coronavirus crisis and complete its debt restructuring, the budget carrier said today. The plan is subject to approval by an Irish bankruptcy court. It would cut Norwegian’s fleet to about 50 aircraft…
Via Reuters, news from Southwest saying 101 people have been evacuated from a flight at Baltimore/Washington International Airport after crew found a written threat upon arrival. Nearly 100 passengers were evacuated from a Southwest Airlines plane at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after receiving a written threat. Spokespeople from Southwest and the FBI’s Baltimore office…
A Delhi-bound IndiGo plane hit a snow mound at Srinagar airport. Engine of Indigo plane carrying 233 passengers has accumulated snow at Srinagar Airport, India on Wednesday during taxi. All the passengers were forced to deplane the Airbus A320. The incident occurred at 12:30 PM. The flight #6E2559 landed more than 3 hours late. “A…
Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide today announced an agreement to purchase four 747-8 Freighters. “The 747-8F is the best and most versatile widebody freighter in the market, and we are excited to bolster our fleet with the acquisition of these four aircraft,” said John W. Dietrich, Atlas Air Worldwide President and Chief Executive Officer. “This…
Heathrow has fallen out of the top 30 busiest airports globally for the first time in its history. Last year just 91,400 passenger flights touched down at the west London hub, down 61 per cent on 2019, according to data from aviation analysts Cirium. That sent it tumbling down the global league table of airports,…
