Boeing announced today that the 737 MAX 9 has received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officially certifying the airplane for commercial service. Boeing’s new 737 MAX 9 has received FAA certification and is now being prepped for first delivery. Paul Weatherman photo. This certification marks the culmination of…
A man is accused of trying to lure two underage girls to New York with the promise of jobs in entertainment and modeling. But a quick-thinking American Airlines ticketing agent is being credited with keeping the girls safe after they were just one free flight away from meeting a suspected human trafficker met on…
A Small Planet Airlines aircraft drew a giant “100” in the sky of Lithuania to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the state. The Airbus A320 (reg. LY-SPD) took off from Palanga at 21h UTC and landed 2 hours later in Vilnius.
Norwegian is continuing its global expansion today by launching the UK’s first low fare route to South America, with a non-stop service from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires. The new year-round service of four weekly flights from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport breaks the monopoly on direct flights to Argentina with fares…
Aer Lingus #EI125 to Chicago took off at 14:17 UTC then entered holding pattern due to undercarriage issue. Landing gear was up but the crew received a possible warning alarm. The Airbus A330 (reg. EI-DUZ) burned fuel during more than one hour before returning to Dublin Airport. The aircraft safely landed runway 28 and was…
Love was in the air today as Virgin Airbus A330 made a special Valentine’s Day flight. The plane took off from London Gatwick at 11:37 UTC and headed straight to Cornwall, flying directly over Southampton. But after reaching Penzance it took a sudden turn right before flying in the shape of an enormous love heart…
In the morning of 11 February, a body of a stowaway was found in a Kenya Airways flight #KQ505 from Accra to Nairobi. Preliminary investigations revealed the man must have frozen to death. Police could not immediately identify the victim as there were no identification documents at the scene. His body was taken to the…
A crash between two vehicles on the airfield injured two members of staff. According to our information, a British Airways van and a airfield marshal car collided. One man, in his 40s, has been taken to a West London hospital and his condition is unknown. Another man was treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries.…
The cowling of engine #2 from a Boeing 777-200 blew off over the Pacific Ocean. Passengers of United flight #UA1175 from SFO heard a loud bang and felt the plane shake violently. Those seated on the right side looked out their windows and saw pieces of metal flying. By the time the plane touched down…
The transatlantic test flight is part of the certification programme. Airbus is aiming the jet at customers seeking a long-range single-aisle aircraft, pitching the A321LR as a replacement for the Boeing 757-200.
Russian experts say the accident may have been caused by ice on speed probes which led to faulty information on the craft’s airspeed. “A factor in the development of a special situation in the flight could be the wrong data about flight speed on pilots’ indicators which was likely due to iced pitot tubes (speed…
Passengers and crew members aboard a Southwest Airlines jet at John Wayne Airport were ordered to evacuate after smoke was detected in the cabin Monday, leading to minor injuries. The airline said flight #WN2123 was pushing back from the gate when the ground crew observed a possible fire near the rear exterior of the aircraft.…
