NEWS British Airways #BA285 to SFO delayed 4 hours due to mouse on the plane
A British Airways flight from Heathrow to San Francisco has been delayed after a mouse was spotted on the plane. Passengers on board the Boeing 777-200ER were strapped in and waiting to takeoff when the cancellation was announced. by the crew: “a rather unusual occurrence has occurred”. All passengers had to disembark. An another plane had been…
NEWS Antonov An-225 may become a regular visitor of London Stansted Airport
The world’s largest plane is set to become a regular visitor to the UK after its operator opened a new base at Stansted Airport. The six-engined Antonov An-225 Mriya – which can transport the equivalent of ten battle tanks – is expected to make frequent appearances at airports in Britain. Its Ukrainian operators want to…
EMERGENCY Flybe #BE851 made emergency landing at Edinburgh airport due to front gear issue
Flybe Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (reg.G-ECOA) faced problems with its front wheels as it travelled from Birmingham to Edinburgh at around 7pm on Tuesday. The airline said emergency services rushed to Edinburgh Airport as a precautionary measure to meet flight BE851. A spokeswoman said: “Flybe can confirm that the above flight landed without incident at…
NEWS #MH370 Pilot’s ‘Murder-Suicide’ Angle ‘Most Plausible Scenario,’ Australia’s Ex-Prime Minister Says
Just days before the third anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Australia’s former Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the search for the missing plane should continue at a location further south of where investigators believe the plane went down. The multimillion-dollar search for the Boeing 777-200 was suspended in January after no…
NEWS Qantas first WiFi trials deliver 12 Mbps per device!
Qantas has completed its first real-world ‘tech trial’ of the airline’s inflight Internet system, during a three hour flight along the east coast between Sydney and Brisbane. The special charter flight came ahead of the Boeing 737 starting public trials in the coming weeks, and the results were promising, with Qantas reporting typical download speeds…
NEWS SpaceX announces flight to the moon next year!
SpaceX statement: We are excited to announce that SpaceX has been approached to fly two private citizens on a trip around the moon late next year. They have already paid a significant deposit to do a moon mission. Like the Apollo astronauts before them, these individuals will travel into space carrying the hopes and…
VIDEO Today, Air Caraïbes received its first A350-900 to become the world’s 11th customer of this widebody aircraft
With this latest delivery, Air Caraïbes becomes the first French airline to operate the A350 XWB. The aircraft, leased from AerCap, was delivered during a ceremony held at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse on 28 February. It will take off at 14:00 heading for Paris Orly Sud before embarking on its first commercial flight…
NEWS Heathrow sees record 75.7m passengers in 2016
Heathrow welcomed a record 75.7 million passengers in 2016, up one per cent on the previous year. Passenger charges fell by one per cent at the UK’s largest airport, as Heathrow retained its position as Europe’s best hub for the third year running. Source
