On Jan. 29, 2018, a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian Su-27. This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the Su-27 closing to within five feet and crossing directly through the EP-3’s flight path, causing the EP-3 to fly through the Su-27’s…
Travel blog Live and Let Fly reported the unidentified woman reportedly tried to convince the airlines and offered to buy a separate ticket for the animal, but United Airlines denied all of her requests. “This animal did not meet guidelines for a number of reasons, including its weight and size. We explained this to the…
The first A321LR (Long Range) has taken off on its maiden flight from Hamburg Germany at 11:06 hrs local time, commencing its flight test programme. The aircraft, MSN7877, is powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines. The aircraft is now set to undergo a nearly 100 hour flight test programme, including transatlantic missions, for EASA and FAA…
A couple was arrested after landing in Minneapolis-St.Paul last week after allegedly engaging in oral sex on a flight from Las Vegas. According to the police report, passengers witnessed a woman appearing to perform oral sex on her partner, who covered her head with a blanket. A woman seated behind the couple said the act…
London City Airport’s getting a new control tower: but it’s just going to be a large mast with 14 high-definition cameras on it. The actual tower will be 80 miles away, in the headquarters of NATS near Swanwick.
Ryanair has a formal recognition agreement with the British Airline Pilots Association, who will now be the sole representative body for Ryanair employed pilots in the UK. This agreement follows extensive negotiations with BALPA since Ryanair’s December announcement that it was willing to recognise unions for collective bargaining purposes. While these recognition negotiations were continuing…
On Friday 26th January, operations were momentarily stopped after a fox was spotted on runwat 23L. The video shows the fox wander from the runway to a grassy area while airport officials launched capture attempts. “An animal on the runway can cause serious harm to the aircraft if struck whilst taking off operations were momentarily…
Norwegian’s flight from Oslo to Munich with 84 plumbers was interrupted because of a problem with the toilets. On January 27, Norwegian Boeing 737-800 (reg. LN-DYE) took off at 08:35 UTC but returned to Olso only 1 hour later to fix the problem. Acording to Dagbladet, there were 84 plumbers who were on their way…
Vietnam’s budget airline has apologised for sending scantily-clad models to join the country’s under-23 football squad on a flight home. Vietjet came under fire again for sending models in barely-there costumes to join the footballers heading home from China after Under-23 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Championship on Saturday. The players were treated to a rock…
A heavily modernized version of the iconic Il-78 aerial fuel tanker plane has performed its maiden flight. The plane boasts new engines and wings, as well as an increased flight range and fuel capacity. The new plane, named Il-78M-90A, successfully took to the skies for the very first time on January 25. The plane was…
