The first A330neo for launch operator TAP Air Portugal – MSN1819 – completed its 4:32 hours maiden flight. The aircraft now joins the fleet of two A330-900 test aircraft already performing flight tests since 19 October 2017. MSN1819 is the first aircraft fitted with the Airspace cabin by Airbus. It is equipped with light Flight…
A Florida man who went berserk last July on a Seattle-to-Beijing flight, beating passengers and crew members with a wine bottle before being subdued, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison. According to federal charges, Hudek — whose mother worked for the airline at the time but has since lost her job — was…
As part of a publicity stunt by Qantas, a Tesla Model X P100D established a new Guinness World Record for the heaviest tow by an electric production passenger vehicle by towing a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Qantas officially tested the capacity of the Model X by towing a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at a remote taxiway at…
Extreme weather at Virginia’s Washington Dulles International Airport forced passengers to take shelter underground on Monday. The airport also apparently moved fliers underground to the train tunnel out of an abundance of caution. The airport released a statement on Twitter warning passengers to “stay away from windows and listen to safety instructions provided by airport…
An Air Canada aircraft has been evacuated at Paris CDG Airport due to fire. Yesterday, passagers of Air Canada flight #AC881 to Toronto have been evacuated on the Tarmac of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. According to sources, the Boeing 777 (reg. C-FIVQ) suffered an APU fire. An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a…
The boss of the world’s busiest airport for international passengers has urged night-time restrictions at Heathrow to be abandoned. Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports, has said new, quieter aircraft mean that the current rules on noise at Britain’s busiest airport are unnecessary. He told The Independent: “Unlike Dubai, where we’re 24/7, the airports in the UK are closed…
Anyone with a passion for aviation will have spent their time at airports, aircraft hangers and perhaps even on adventurous long-haul flights during which the journey itself is as exciting as the destination you’re about to reach. To extend this interest further, there’s plenty of other ways to take to the skies to delight in…
Some passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver suffered minor injuries when the plane appeared to suddenly lose cabin pressure as it neared Dallas. Flight WN861 had 120 people on board Saturday night when oxygen masks deployed and the pilots declared an emergency as the plane approached Dallas Love Field. A Southwest jetliner was…
Sichuan Airlines Flight #3U8633 suffered an incident from Chongqing for Lhasa. During cruising at over 32,000ft, part of the windshield blew off. The crew declared an emergency and decided to divert to the nearest airport Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU). The flight control unit in the cockpit were seriously deformed from the sudden decompression and some parts…
An Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 destroyed the tail of a Turkish Airlines A321 at Istanbul International Airport. The right wing of an Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 (reg. HL7792) destroyed the tail of a Turkish Airlines A321 (TC-JMM) on taxiway “Golf” at Istanbul Airport. No injuries reported but flight #OZ552 to Seoul-Incheon with 236 passengers on…
Fifty crocodiles have been seized at Heathrow airport after their transport conditions breached regulations. The year-old reptiles, which arrived on a flight from Malaysia, had fought each other during the journey due to their cramped circumstances. Each of the five transportation boxes used had room for four crocodiles – but 10 foot-long animals were in…
