People are taking advantage of the four day delay before the national lockdown comes in to take flights out of Heathrow Airport. From Thursday, international flights out of the UK for holiday purposes will be banned as part of a drive to bring down the coronavirus infection rates. Pictures today show long queues at the…
People in England are being told to avoid all non-essential travel in the UK and abroad as part of a new month-long lockdown. This means from 5 November to 2 December, foreign holidays and overnight stays anywhere in the UK are banned. The government’s decision to impose a second coronavirus lockdown in England will leave…
The Dutch government suspended plans to help beleaguered national carrier KLM with a multi-billion-euro bailout package after unions declined to sign a deal involving a five-year pay-cut plan. The move puts the future of the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM into jeopardy, with KLM saying it would not remain afloat without a massive government infusion…
In a gradual resumption the airline plans to fly 44% of its schedule in November compared to 2019, and an increase of 4 points compared to October 2020. United Airlines announced it plans to resume flights on nearly 30 international routes in November, including flights to cities in Asia, Europe, and South America. Additionally, the…
A man who disrupted a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu was taken into federal custody Wednesday. The airline says the “unruly passenger” tried to open the plane’s exit doors during the flight. The added that crew members were aided by an off-duty law enforcement officer on the flight in restraining the man.…
A ground collision between two planes occurred this Thursday at Santiago Airport. Two Airbus A320s of LATAM Chile clipped wings during pushback collision at gate 21A/B at Santiago de Chile Airport. Damages occurred to both wings of the A320s (reg. (CC-BAE & CC-BFL). In a statement, the DGAC confirmed that the event occurred at 11:30…
The White House will move ahead with the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported Thursday. The deal will see 50 F-35 jets sold to the UAE, sources told Reuters.
United Airlines announced Thursday that it will offer free coronavirus testing to travelers on select flights between Newark and London’s Heathrow Airport beginning next month. The four-week pilot program will run Nov. 16 through Dec. 11. All passengers over the age of 2 on select flights between Newark and London will be given free rapid…
A pilot project using sniffer dogs to provide instant and pain-free coronavirus testing at Helsinki airport has shown promising early results and proven popular with travellers, researchers said on Wednesday. Three dogs, named Kossi, ET and Miina, have sniffed swabs taken from 2,200 passengers in the month since the testing booth was set up at…
The agency’s latest rover only has about 146 million miles left to reach its destination. NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission has logged a lot of flight miles since being lofted skyward on July 30 – 146.3 million miles (235.4 million kilometers) to be exact. Turns out that is exactly the same distance it has…
Surveillance footage showing the moments following the shocking discovery of an abandoned baby in a bin at Doha airport has been released. A newborn premature baby was found in a terminal bathroom at Hamad International Airport on October 2. After the discovery, a group of women from 10 different aircraft at the airport were subject…
When a civilian aircraft strayed into forbidden airspace over an election rally for US President Donald Trump in Arizona on Wednesday, a US Air Force F-16 fighter jet was dispatched to warn it off, firing defensive flares to get the pilot’s attention. On Wednesday, Trump traveled to Bullhead City, Arizona, for a political rally less…
