Kim Jong Nam, the older brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was attacked at a Kuala Lumpur airport and died on the way to a hospital, a senior Malaysian official said Tuesday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the incident’s diplomatic sensitivity, said Kim Jong Nam was attacked with…
Runway incursion today at Tel Aviv during easyJet flight on short final. At 1128 UTC, a Turkish Airlines A321 (reg.TC-JMH) flight #TK795 to Istanbul (IST) crossed runway 12 via taxiway R, on its way to depart from runway 26. At the same time, an easyJet A320 (reg.G-EZTK) flight U24783 from from Berlin (SXF) was about to land…
As part of its contribution to preserving aviation heritage, Airbus will be transferring Airbus A380 test aircraft to the Museum of Air and Space in Paris-Le Bourget. Airbus A380 MSN4 will arrive today afternoon at Le Bourget. Following the arrival and preparation for its display at the museum there, the iconic test aircraft will undergo a unique…
Ryanair has announced that it has issued a 6.5 year, €750 million Eurobond at a fixed coupon of 1.125 per cent. Ryanair is rated BBB+ (stable) by both Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings. These ratings reflect the ratings of Ryanair’s business model which as a long established track record of profitability, cash generation, and…
British Airways is to start flying from Birmingham and Bristol airports again with the launch of four new summer-only routes to popular European sunspots. From May the airline will begin direct flights from both Birmingham and Bristol to the popular Spanish destinations of Malaga, Ibiza and Palma and to the Italian city of Florence. They…
A pilot was removed from a United Airlines flight Saturday after she used the plane’s intercom system for comments about her divorce to thoughts on President Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The strange comments rattled passengers, prompting dozens to walk off the plane as it prepared for takeoff from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas. Witnesses said the…
Several people complained about respiratory irritation on Sunday afternoon, the airport had to be evacuated and flight operations were stopped. According to initial report, 50 passengers are injured. Reload the page for updates… UPDATE 1530 UTC The airport toxin could be pepper spray spread via air conditioning system. UPDATE 1356 UTC 68 people treated at the…
With huge delays of 30 minutes into Dublin, pilots and controllers were doing their best to clear the backlog. Aerlingus Airbus A320 from Milan flight #EI433 and Ryanair Boeing 737 from Venice Treviso flight #FR9451 came extremely close over Dublin. At their closest, the two aircraft were just under 1 mile apart laterally and 700…
