An Ilyushin Il-76 strategic airlifter discharged 40 tons of water a little short of its target forest area during fire drills and… spilled it on an unsuspecting traffic police squad. The aircraft was taking part in fire drills and was carrying some 40 tons of water to be dropped on wooded land somewhere near the…
Flight UA971 from Rome to Chicago was forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport in Ireland on Monday local time after the note, which reportedly made reference to a bomb on the plane, was found in the bathroom. The note was apparently scrawled onto the surface of one of the toilets, the Irish…
An alligator on the taxiway at Orlando International Airport was responsible for a delay to a Spirit Airlines flight yesterday. Passenger Anothony Verladi said his plane had just landed when he spotted the large reptile bumbling across the tarmac towards a pond. Velardi said that the flight was delayed for five minutes before it could…
Ryanair will open a new base at London Southend, from April 2019, with three based aircraft at the airport. The carrier said it represented an investment of $300 million. The low-cost airline will operate and 13 new routes to eight countries, including Alicante, Barcelona Reus, Bilbao, Brest, Corfu, Cluj, Dublin, Faro, Kosice, Malaga, Milan Bergamo,…
A Jet2 plane flying to Ibiza from Belfast was forced to make an unscheduled stop in Toulouse, France over a passenger’s “disruptive” and “aggressive” drunken behaviour. A passenger said the stag group were some of the last passengers to board the plane: “The captain introduced himself and gave a really stern warning and reiterated that…
Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 (reg. PK-GFT) experienced double tire burst on its left maingear during landing Medan-Kualanamu Airport (WIMM). Airport Duty Manager Kualanamu Airport, Abdi Nugroho explained the incident happened when the plane was landing. 167 passengers and 7 crew were on board. No injuries reported.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang confirmed that the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration ensured the transportation of the North Korean delegation to Singapore, the venue of the upcoming summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. “At the request of the North Korean side, the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration provided relevant…
Air China Boeing 747 departed from Pyongyang Airport. Kim Jong-un has boarded a Chinese private Boeing 747 jet commonly used by high-ranking Chinese officials, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing sources. UPDATE Sunday 06:40 UTC, the Air China Boeing 747 landed at Singapore Changi Airport. According to Reuters, one more plane has departed early on…
Singapore airspace will be restricted during the planned U.S.-N.Korea summit next week, according to a NOTAM posted by aviation authorities. The notice, published on the websites of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said airspace over Singapore will be temporarily restricted for parts of June 11, 12 and…
The wreckage of the missing Cessna Caravan aircraft was spotted Thursday morning in the Aberdares forest, Nyandarua County, Transport Principal Secretary Paul Maringa has confirmed. The Fly-SAX Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (reg. 5Y-CAC) went missing on Tuesday after leaving Kitale at around 4pm and lost contact with the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) control tower…
