The coronavirus pandemic has had a disastrous effect on the air industry with thousands of planes grounded worldwide. Many pilots have been forced out of work and are having to look at other options, like driving trains. In Switzerland, this idea has been on the table for months. Carlos Spruengli is one of the first…
British Airways has announced a new trial of the Verifly health passport app, allowing customers to verify Covid-19 test certificates before they leave home for their flights. The trial begins on February 4 on all of the carrier’s transatlantic routes between London and the US (currently New York JFK, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago,…
Boris Johnson pledges to enforce travel bans, including leaving the UK for holidays, at airports and ports. Holidaymakers will be ordered to return home, he says. The UK Prime Minister confirms in the Commons that hotel quarantine will come into force. Boris Johnson has announced new border restrictions for travellers arriving in the UK from…
Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320N landed at Basle Mulhouse Airport with its nosegear tilted 90 degrees. Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320N was performing flight #PC939 from Istanbul to Basle Mulhouse. The aircraft (reg. TC-NBH) landed on runway 15 at Basle Mulhouse Airport (LFSB), France with its nosegear tilted 90 degrees. The aircraft came to a safe stop…
A modified version of the Boeing 737 Max, incorporating multiple safety upgrades, has been approved to resume flights in Europe, the European aviation safety agency said. The decision follows nearly two years of reviews after the aircraft was involved in two deadly crashes that saw the planes grounded worldwide. Changes mandated by the European Union…
Germany mulls cutting inbound flights to near-zero. Berlin plans to cut almost all inbound flights to Germany to limit spread of coronavirus variants on its soil. The danger represented by the various mutations of the virus demands that we examine and discuss within the government drastic measures “, among which” the reduction of air traffic…
United flight 591 was going from Orlando to Los Angeles when it was diverted to New Orleans due to a medical emergency. Tony Aldapa (who is an EMT) and Steven Chang were both passengers on the plane. They worked together to perform CPR on the man for 45 minutes until they landed. During the emergency,…
Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden just signed an executive order to mandate masks when flying travelers but it’s clear that airlines haven’t been waiting on the government for guidance. New data from the country’s largest airlines reveal that more than 2,500 passengers have been banned since the spring for violating onboard mask policies, and the…
A man is in custody after he called in a false security threat on an Alaska Airlines flight. A spokesperson with the Port of Seattle says a man is in custody after he called in a false security threat on an Alaska Airlines flight departing from Seattle Saturday morning. The flight was bound for Ketchikan.…
Wrong Engine Shutdown Causes Global Express Fatal Crash. The fatal crash of a U.S. Air Force special-mission Bombardier Global Express on Jan. 27, 2020, was caused by the flight crew’s error in determining which Rolls-Royce BR710 engine had catastrophically failed and subsequently shutting down the working, right-hand-side powerplant, according to a USAF Aircraft Accident Investigation…
Greece has ordered 18 French Rafale fighter jets to upgrade its military. The aircraft will be deployed from next summer. The deal takes place as tensions remain high between Greece and Turkey over a territorial dispute in the Mediterranean. French Minister of Defence Florence Parly is to travel to Athens Monday to ink the deal…
Israel will ban foreign airlines from flying in and out of the country until January 31 to curtail the spread of new COVID-19 strains. The country’s cabinet on Sunday approved plans to freeze flights starting at midnight between Monday and Tuesday, Haaretz reported Sunday. Flights leaving the country will only be approved in rare instances.…
