International Airlines Group is urging the government to make Heathrow airport provide a detailed breakdown of its expansion costs to ensure airlines’ customers are not ripped off. In a submission to the consultation on its Airports National Policy Statement, IAG argued there is no transparency on how cost proposals are calculated. The third runway expansion…
An Antonov An-2 crashed near Naryan-Mar, in Arctic Region of Russia. The aircraft lost height right after take off. According to sources, 13 persons who were on board the plane: 10 adults, 1 children and 2 pilots. The hospital is reporting 1 died and 2 victims are seriously wounded. The An-2 plane crashed after it…
A US airforce base in Suffolk, RAF Mildenhall, has been placed in lockdown following a security incident. The incident at the base used by the US air force involved an individual in a vehicle trying to force his way through a checkpoint, the Ministry of Defence said. UPDATE 15:30 shots were fired by a US serviceman.…
Budget airline Easyjet it will fly to seven new destinations from its new permanent Bordeaux base. In January, the airline asked Connexion readers for suggestions for new routes, and hinted in March’s edition that it was looking to expand its services from Bordeaux Mérignac, as well as Nice and Toulouse, within 12 months. Now it…
South Korean fighter jets were scrambled after five Chinese military planes entered the country’s airspace. The Chinese aircraft entered the Korean Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) from southwest of Socotra Rock. The submerged rock is the subject of a maritime dispute between South Korea and China, and it serves as the foundation for a South…
A passenger has reportedly died aboard one of Emirates flights to Nigeria just a few hours after the airline relaunched its second daily flight to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. According to SaharaReporters, a female Nigerian passenger was found dead onboard the aircraft when it landed at the Lagos Airport on Friday. Flight EK783…
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta lost power on Sunday reportedly leaving some passengers trapped in planes and inside the airport terminals. Georgia Power sent repair teams to the scene to work on the issue, and they had been there since 1:30 p.m. ET, officials said. Picture of damaged equipment that caused power outage at Atlanta…
Scott Babcock was wrapping up an early morning runway inspection at America’s farthest north airport when he saw what he thought were a couple of wolves. He took a closer look through his headlights Thursday and saw something bigger and badder. Two young polar bears ran away when they saw the Alaska airport worker’s truck…
Passengers on board flight #CA784 on Friday night said they had been in the air for an hour when power cut out to the entire left side of the aircraft, forcing the plane to return. At 33,000 feet over Ocean, of Auckland the left hand engine developed a problem and the entire left hand side of…
A JetBlue plane heading from Los Angeles to New York was forced to make an emergency landing in Las Vegas after a man began biting the other passengers. While flying over Utah, the man suddenly started biting his seatmates, whom he reportedly knew, as well as hitting others, according to CBSLA. Doctors on board reportedly attempted…
