Yesterday, a storm paralyzed the airport during one hour. Several flights were canceled, others delayed. At 21:47, a ramp agent was struck by lightning on the tarmac of Frankfurt Airport. The man he was rolling away a Boeing from the gate B45. The lighting struck his headset connected to the pilots when he was standing by the plane. The a 44…
A U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft flying Tuesday in international airspace over the East China Sea was intercepted in an “unsafe manner” by a Chinese J-10 fighter jet, several defense officials tell CNN. The Chinese jet was never closer than 100 feet to the U.S. aircraft, but it flew with a “high rate of…
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will bid farewell to its last Fokker 70 (F70) on 29 October 2017, after 20 years of faithful service. KLM Cityhopper is renewing its fleet, which will consist entirely of more economical Embraer 190s and 175s by the autumn of 2017. KLM Cityhopper is Europe’s largest regional carrier, operating approximately 100,000…
Two F-16 fighters collided and crashed in Georgia late Tuesday, officials said. The South Carolina Air National Guard said the jets were performing “routine night-flying operations” when the incident occurred at around 9:15 p.m. ET over a military operating area in Jefferson County, Georgia. “The pilots of each of the single-seat aircraft ejected safely,” it…
Reuters is reporting an EgyptAir flight to China was forced to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan few hours ago after the airline received a call claiming that there was a bomb on board, two Egyptian aviation officials said. The plane carrying 118 passengers to Beijing had been evacuated and searched. No explosives were found.
With a Government decision on airport expansion imminent, CEO of Birmingham Airport Paul Kehoe has today declared support for Gatwick Airport’s expansion plan. In a major intervention in the debate, Mr Kehoe said that a new Gatwick runway, when compared to the alternative Heathrow option, would lead to “greater competition and choice across the UK’s…
Video shows rescue of pilot in helicopter crash at Parks. Details on @FOX2now. pic.twitter.com/dIFrBZvZ7x — Joe Lamie (@GIJoter) 7 juin 2016
@airlivenet Dutch F-16 and F-35 above Amsterdam this afternoon pic.twitter.com/LeTvrPO4qC — Airportnieuws (@Airportnieuws) 7 juin 2016
A back-up system is now in place to let people who have landed at Luton through, but significant delays are still being reported. What a joke #london Luton 2 hour delay at passport control. I've seen cattle herded to market more efficiently pic.twitter.com/r6G9Vuf0gQ — Andrew Smith (@nosnopro) 7 juin 2016
UPDATE 19:58 UTC easyJet #U28366 landed at London Gatwick. UPDATE 19:18 UTC easyJet #U28366 is taking off from PARIS CDG to London Gatwick. UPDATE EMERGENCY easyJet #U28366 to London Gatwick is diverting to Paris CDG. BREAKING easyJet #U28366 to London Gatwick is declaring an emergency and diverting https://t.co/Pj5ntyYK0d pic.twitter.com/QawZsxXVXH — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) June 7, 2016
American Airlines is equipping a fleet of Boeing 737 MAX planes with in-flight WiFi other than Gogo’s. It has inked a deal with California-based company ViaSat, which also provides internet connection to some of Virgin America’s newest A320 planes. ViaSat promises an “at home” experience by providing you with a (12 Mbps) connection strong enough…
