China said it is opposed to US jets taking “provocative actions” in the disputed South China Sea, a day after Washington confirmed that its B-52 long-range bombers flew near the contested territories. On Tuesday, a group of B-52 bombers “participated in a regularly scheduled, combined operation in the East China Sea,” Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel…
A passenger has been pinned to the ground by police at Dublin Airport after running out of the terminal towards a plane and shouting at the pilot to wait. Moments earlier the man was inside banging on the window of the terminal and asking ground crew to hold the plane. He made it to the…
American Airlines flight #AA101 was en route from London Heathrow to New York when pilots received an engine fire indication. The Boeing 777-200 with 206 passengers and a crew of 13 on board was passing overhead Ireland when the crew opted to divert to Dublin Airport. The crew advised air traffic controllers that they needed to divert…
On September 24, AirBaltic Airbus A220-300 (YL-CSb) suffered birdstrike shortly before landing. Flight #BT432 from Vienna was on final approach when the collision occurred over the Gulf of Riga. The birdstrike damaged the nosecone and radome. After landing at the airport, the company decided to deploy an in-depth technical inspection of the airplane.
A US-Bangla aircraft, bound for Cox’s Bazar, has made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong. The flight #BS141 took off from Hazrat Shahjahal International airport in Dhaka at 11:30am, had some technical problems, which led to the landing around 1pm on Wednesday, confirmed US-Bangla Airlines. An aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines flight…
There are many different forms of transport available to us. There are planes, of course, but there are also cars, lorries, trains, bicycles, buses, trams, and much more. Each of these modes of transport has its own place in the world, and each will be important to one group of people or another. Just what…
A violent passenger had to be removed from a red-eye flight after headbutting a flight attendant, according to Oklahoma City police. Early Friday, Derek Maas, a passenger on a Delta Airlines flight from Salt Lake City to Orlando, was arrested in Oklahoma City. The plane made an emergency landing at Will Rogers World Airport and…
Pisa airport in Italy has halted all arrivals and departures due to a huge blaze in a neighbouring forest. Air traffic is reportedly set to remain blocked for three hours as firefighters scramble to stop the fire. Dozens of flights are now being delayed or cancelled. The raging fire broke out on Monte Serra last…
A flight from London to the US was forced to return to Heathrow after a ‘drunk’ woman allegedly assaulted someone onboard. The incident disrupted the travel of hundreds of passengers who were headed to Washington DC, as the flight was cancelled upon its return to the UK. A passenger who claimed to be sat in…
Dutch pilots’ union VNV has announced it will join Ryanair cabin crew from 5 different countries, including the Netherlands, in striking for 24 hours on Friday 28 September. Ryanair will cancel 190 flights 30,000 customers likely to be affected. Pilots hope to win a pay deal which “guarantees fundamental workers’ rights,” the VNV union said…
