The clip shows the man kicking and punching two officers who are incapable of subduing him at a Lufthansa check-in desk. Other travelers in the background boo and heckle but fail to intervene. The confrontation ends when the man suddenly drops to the floor. It is unclear whether he was tasered or whether he was…
An American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Seattle declared an emergency and returned to DFW Airport after fire was seen shooting out of one of its engines. The plane carried 130 passengers and a crew of six. Passengers saw flames shooting from an engine of the Airbus 321 aircraft after they heard “a boom”. American…
Yesterday, a SAS Scandinavian Airlines ATR-72 (reg. OY-JZA) flight #SK4567 from Bodö was hit by a catering vehicle at Trondheim airport in Norway. The passengers for the next flight were sent to an other gate.
The Boeing Company held their “100 Year Founders Day Centennial Celebration” at the Museum Of Flight, located at Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, for three days in July. Boeing’s corporate birthplace was in Seattle, Washington in 1916. Boeing reserved all of the museum’s facilities and parking lots for this event. Boeing’s event contractor erected a temporary…
London City Airport has today received planning permission for expansion from the UK Government which will enable the airport to welcome 6.5 million passengers by 2025 and inject £1.5 billion each year into the economy. The City Airport Development Programme (CADP) is a £344 million privately funded investment which includes plans for 7 new aircraft stands,…
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (Malaysia Airlines) announced today an order for 25 737 MAX 8 airplanes, valued at $2.75 billion dollars at current list prices. The order, previously attributed to an unidentified customer on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, also includes purchase rights for additional 737 MAX 8 and 737 MAX…
On Monday, July 25th, the A-26 Invader “Silver Dragon” suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. The crew had already executed a go around after hearing a pop while cycling the gear, and orbited to troubleshoot the problem. Eventually the decision was made to land on runway 36.
A plane skidded off the runway Tuesday afternoon while landing at an airport in Sugar Land, according to police. According to Sugar Land police spokesman Doug Adolph, the twin-engine jet was attempting to land at the Sugar Land Regional Airport when it slid off the north of end of the runway and into a creek.…
Plans for a £344m expansion of London’s City Airport have been given clearance by the Government. The decision, the Treasury said, would see the creation of 1,600 jobs and potentially add £1.5bn to the UK economy by 2025. It was made against the backdrop of local opposition on environmental grounds and furious debate over airport…
Security alert at Geneva airport after possible anonymous phone call. UPDATE 1356UTC Author of anonymous phone call admitted hoax to prevent the departure of her husband. UPDATE 1203UTC Gradual lifting of preventive controls at Geneva airport. Airport officials say: “Following received information, and in the current context of tighter controls, preventative security controls are in progress…
