BREAKING Delta flight #DL5507 made an emergency landing at Dulles Airport after landing gear issue
A Delta connection plane made an emergency landing at Dulles Airport located near Washington, D.C. after experiencing a landing gear issue, officials confirmed. Airport Authority Fire and Rescue are currently evaluating the plane, but officials say it landed without incident. The CRJ 700 plane was flying as Flight #DL5507 and was headed to Richmond from…
Air France management opens for signature a final draft multi-year pay agreement to end the conflict
Air France management offered the representative unions the launch of multi-year pay negotiations (2019-2021) in order to find a solution to the continuing conflict. The negotiations, launched on Thursday 12 April, resumed this morning at 9am. At the end of three days of talks and to put an end to this conflict, Air France management…
ALERT Danish and Italian fighter jets scrambled 4 times last week to Russian warplanes
NATO air-policing jets guarding the Baltic skies were last week scrambled four times from Lithuania to intercept Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea. According to the Lithuanian Defense Ministry, all four Russian aircraft were transport airplanes flying with pre-filed flight plans, maintained contact with flight controllers but had their onboard transponders off. They were…
Two giant pandas were transported to Helsinki (video)
Giant Pandas Lumi and Pyry have settled into their new home at Ahtari Zoo in Finland after travelling from China onboard one of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ freighter aircraft. During the flight, the pandas were accompanied by one of their keepers and a vet from the Finnish zoo, who ensured their safety and well-being throughout the journey.…
Ryanair’s boss Michael O’Leary gives Ryanair #FR447 passengers free drinks to apology for delay (video)
Passengers aboard a Ryanair flight from Liverpool to Dublin on Saturday evening shared some Grand National luck: free drinks during the 43-minute flight. The airline’s chief executive, Michael O’Leary, was flying home to Ireland after his horse, Tiger Roll, won the steeplechase in a photo finish. Flight FR447 was delayed by half an hour while…
VIDEO USAF B1B takes off to Syria on Friday, the first combat employment of JASSM-ER weapon
A @28thBombWing #B1B Lancer takes off on a strike mission April 13, in support of the multinational response to #Syria’s recent use of chemical weapons. Two B-1Bs employed 19 JASSM-ER, the first combat employment of the weapon. #AirPower pic.twitter.com/XVzZEodHN3 — U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) April 15, 2018 A 28th Bomb Wing #B1B Lancer takes…
BREAKING Air China #CA1350 to Beijing diverted after a flight attendant was held hostage by a passenger
An Air China flight from Changsha to Beijing was diverted to Zhengzhou after a crew member was held hostage by a male passenger. Flight CA1350 landed at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan Province, at 9:58 a.m., according to Henan Airport Group. The plane departed Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province,…
