Flights in and out of the Indian tourist hotspot of Kerala were cancelled for three days on Wednesday as severe monsoon flooding ravaged the region. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office announced on Twitter that Kochi International Airport — the main gateway to the region — would be closed until Saturday “due to heavy rains…
The right wing of a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 was badly crushed after it hit a floodlight pole at Rome airport on Wednesday morning, as the plane was being towed by ground staff. Cathay Pacific confirmed one of its aircraft “was involved in a towing incident in which one of its wing tips struck a…
A mum has said she was locked up in jail for three days with her young daughter after she ordered a glass of wine on a flight to Dubai. Ellie Holman, 44, was travelling to the city with her four-year-old little girl, Bibi. However after they landed, the mum was arrested after being questioned about…
Aeromexico Embraer ERJ-190 was evacuated at the gate at Mexico City Airport following an APU fire warning. All 65 passengers of Aeromexico #AM148 from Mexico City to Puerto Vallarta were evacuated via emergency slides. This evacuation is following an APU fire warning of the Embraer ERJ-190 (reg. XA-ACM).
The plane took off without permission and was immediately intercepted by scrambled fighter planes. The Q400 has crashed on Ketron Island. An Alaska Airlines Q400 that has been stolen and has crashed in the greater Seattle area. According to various reports, around 8 p.m. Pacific Time, an Alaska Airlines Bombardier Q400 operated by Horizon Air…
A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787’s wingtip clipped a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. A Royal Air Maroc B787 Dreamliner, taxiing to runway 35L for its flight to Casablanca, hit a Turkish Airlines B777-300ER, which had just arrived from New York JFK. After the collision, TK B777 had severe damage to its APU,…
Are you old enough to remember a time before mobile phones, a time before in-seat entertainment during flights? The best you might have to work with is one movie playing on a tiny TV 8 seats down or the two books you brought with you. How did anyone manage to fly internationally without going…
An under-developed fetus was discovered on an American Airlines flight at LaGuardia Airport. After the flight arrived from Charlotte and passengers deplaned Monday night, the cleaning crew made the discovery in the bathroom Tuesday morning. The plane was being held at Terminal B while the medical examiner’s office spent several hours onboard the aircraft. The…
A Spanish Eurofighter accidentally fired an air-to-air missile over Estonian territory. The incident took place over Pangodi in Tartu County. The flight path, location and status of the missile are currently under investigation. Though the missile has a built-in self-destruction system, it can’t be ruled out that it didn’t explode. Authorities have restricted access to…
The Hi Fly A380 will operate between London Gatwick airport and New York’s John F Kennedy hub after the grounding of some of Norwegian’s own Boeing 787s, according to a spokesman for the airline. The trans-Atlantic stint comes after the Scandinavian arm of Thomas Cook Group this week used the double-decker to transport holidaymakers between…
Jet Airways flight from Riyadh to Mumbai that aborted takeoff last week at the Riyadh airport was not even on the runway when the incident took place, putting the lives of 150 passengers on board at risk, Saudi officials have revealed. The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspended the licences of the two pilots…
Saudi state airline Saudia has declared it is suspending flights to and from Toronto, as its diplomatic row with Canada ramps up. Saudia made the announcement on its official Twitter account on Monday. The move follows the kingdom’s decision to freeze new trade and investment with Canada, after Ottawa urged Riyadh to free arrested rights…
