A British Airways Boeing 777 took off for Turks and Caicos today for the first time since the island was struck by Hurricane Irma. The airline has now resumed all its flights to the Caribbean and Florida after they were disrupted by the worst hurricane to hit the region for decades. Over the last ten…
The Turkish airlines flight #TK1672 had already begun rolling on the tarmac when it was forced to make an emergency stop. Officials at Cologne-Bonn airport the anonymous threat appeared serious enough to force an emergency stop and conduct a comprehensive search of the aircraft. “From the telephone call, it was clear the caller was targeting…
An American Airlines flight arriving at Charlotte Douglas Airport collided with a “tug” vehicle outside of Terminal E Wednesday, sending one person to the hospital. According to American Airlines, American Eagle flight 5233, arriving into Charlotte from Charleston, West Virginia made contact with a tug while it was taxiing to the gate. Thirty-one passengers and three crew members were…
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has chosen the design of KAAN Architecten for their new terminal. The new terminal will open in 2023 and will allow 14 million more passengers to travel through Schiphol annually. The new terminal is an expansion of Schiphol’s existing terminal, making it possible to retain the one terminal concept. The consortium’s innovative thinker is Arnout…
Up to 70 flights were cancelled in and out of Sydney Airport on Thursday as strong winds buffeted the runways. A Sydney Airport spokeswoman said planes were restricted to using only one runway due to the gusty conditions. The Bureau of Meteorology recorded wind gusts at the airport of up to 72km/h. The strong winds disrupted the airport…
In 2006 JustPlanes filmed Spicejet in the cockpit of the Boeing 737-800. During this time 12 flights were filmed to cover a number of destinations within India including Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Goa, Kolkata, Pune with a great look inside flight operations in India. This short clip features some views on the sunset flight from…
JustPlanes filmed SYDNEY Airport in 2006 and captured this Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 in Hibiscus livery. The aircraft registration is 9M-MPB. For the full 2 hour film visit http://www.justplanes.com/intl76.html
Three Customs and Border Protection officers were arrested Wednesday morning and charged with assaulting two fellow officers at Newark Liberty International Airport, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced in a press release. The 3 officiers are charged with forcibly assaulting, impeding, intimidating and interfering with two fellow CBP officers while they were on duty. According to the…
The Airbus Foundation has decided to send an A350 with the Red Cross to Pointe-à-Pitre to help the victims of Hurricane Irma. The plane, based in Toulouse, took off on Wednesday morning to arrive at Point-à-Pitre around 5 pm. It made a stopover in Paris CDG to be loaded with equipment and men. “The reinforcements will…
easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has today launched ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ – the first global airline connections service by a European low fares airline. Legacy airlines have traditionally offered connectivity through costly and complex interline and codeshare agreements and procedures – with Worldwide by easyJet these will be replicated by self-connect and sales partnerships through a…
USAC CGT, one of the main Air Traffic Controllers Union in France, supports a national call for strike from Monday 11th of September 1700 UTC till Wednesday 13th of September 0400 UTC. Ryanair has been forced to cancel 110 flights today. LFRR (Brest) Several sectors regulated. High delays on J and NU sectors. LFBB (Bordeaux)…
