An aircraft of the Mexican Air Force collapsed this Sunday in Xalapa, Veracruz. A Learjet 45XR, (reg. FAM3912) has crashed in the vicinity of El Lencero airport, located in the town of Emiliano Zapata. First reports indicate that the Mexican Air Force aircraft was conducting flight practices and was destined for the city of Villahermosa,…
The flight #UA328 was forced to return to Denver after the right hand engine suffered an incident. An United Airlines Boeing 777-200 experienced a serious failure of engine #2 after take-off from Denver Intl Airport (KDEN). The flight #UA328 to Honolulu took off at 20.05UTC from Denver and was forced to return for an emergency…
Issues with water pressure at Memphis Light Gas and Water have caused the passenger terminal to shut down at the Memphis International Airport. According to a news release, the airport has experienced low pressure periodically this week, however, levels dropped Thursday night to the point that passenger operations were no longer feasible. As a result,…
Two fighter jets, which left the Orange air base, flew over the village of Le Castellet in South of France on Wednesday afternoon. An Air Force Rafale hit an electric line in the town of Castellet (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) on Wednesday February 17, depriving residents of electricity for four hours, reports France Bleu Provence. The two fighter…
Anastasia and Denis have been together for three years. She is a senior flight attendant, he is a pilot. Here is the love story: ‘On September 16, 2017, at 4 am, I entered the elevator of my house. There was a funny guy in the form of a pilot: “Where are you going? To Gelendzhik?…
All flights cancelled and diverted from Houston’s Hobby Airport due to lack of water. Airport staff manually delivering water to bathrooms and working to restore limited water to the airport. The water supply at Hobby Airport, and the surrounding area, has been impacted by the winter storm. The airport is working to restore water —…
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair loses its attempt in an EU court to block massive public bailouts of rival companies such as Air France and SAS. Ryanair lost the first round of its campaign to topple Covid-19 bailouts for rival airlines when a European Union court ruled that French and Swedish subsidies didn’t break state-aid rules.…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after police stopped a plane flying to Romania. Nottinghamshire Police said they tracked down a man to Heathrow Airport after receiving a report that a four-year-old girl had been taken. They received a call at 16:57 GMT on Thursday, and the flight to Bucharest was…
A man in his 20’s has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of carrying out terror offences, including activity in Syria A young man has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of carrying out terror offences. Counter-terror detectives from the Metropolitan Police detained the man, a British national aged in his 20s, in…
The French government has abandoned plans to build a huge new terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. The coronavirus pandemic and changing environmental priorities were the reasons given for the move. A fourth terminal would have allowed the airport to handle up to 40 million extra passengers a year. By the end of…
London’s Heathrow airport urged the British government to set out a strategy for resuming flights following a tightening of travel curbs that it says has essentially shut down travel. Requiring two Covid-19 tests for all arrivals, along with 10 days of quarantine that some must spend in a hotel, means the U.K. border is “effectively…
Dropping off or picking someone up at London Gatwick Airport from the 8th March will cost a minimum £5 charge will apply to use the North Terminal Drop off zone. Gatwick Airport will introduce a £5 charge for vehicles which drop off passengers directly outside its North Terminal next month. Currently all flights are operating…
