A Turkish Airlines aircraft at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport was being searched after a note threatening a bomb attack was found on board on Monday, an airline spokesman said. All 134 people, on board the Boeing 737-800 for the flight TK2014 from Istanbul to Kayseri had been evacuated. A note with a bomb threat was discovered in…
UPDATE3 We have confirmation #VS24 will continue to Heathrow. UPDATE2 Virgin Atlantic #VS24 declared an emergency due to sick passenger on board. UPDATE1 Virgin Atlantic #VS24 is still holding 35,000ft to Heathrow.
Hanoi based VietJet have announced a record order of 100 Boeing B737 MAX 200s at a list price of $11.3billion. This order makes this the biggest aircraft order in Vietnamese Aviation history. “Vietjet is efficiently operating a fleet of narrow body airplanes. Our investment in a fleet of B737 Max 200 will accommodate our strategy…
A Vancouver-bound Lufthansa flight was forced to divert from Munich to Hamburg after a passenger’s erratic behavior threatened safety, according to a fellow passenger. Lufthansa officials confirmed that a passenger was removed and flight LH476 was diverted and forced to land in Hamburg where police are investigating. “It was reported that there was a man in…
Two Greek F16 fighter jets intercepted a Boeing 767-400ER of Delta Airlines plane after it strayed into its airspace in the Mediterranean Sea without identifying itself, according to Greek media. The civil aircraft reportedly belonged to Delta Airlines and was flying from Germany to Kuwait. But mystery surrounds why the pilots did not identify themselves…
Bomb hoax doesn’t fly, Businessman who forgot passport arrested for making plane turn around. A businessman who allegedly made a bomb hoax call that led to a Singapore-bound Firefly flight returning to the Subang Airport, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday was arrested by police yesterday (18May) here. He believed to have returned home to get his…
The arrival of flight AC1924 at London-Gatwick airport this morning (May 20th) marks the successful launch of Air Canada rouge’s newest route. The seasonal, non-stop service between Toronto and London-Gatwick will operate up to daily during the summer and give Air Canada customers even more choices when travelling to London and Europe. “London-Heathrow is already…
Passengers screamed and stood on their seats and flight attendants told people to cover their legs after two tarantulas were spotted loose in the cabin of an Air Transat flight. The spiders, which reportedly ranged from 10 to 20 centimetres in diameter, were aboard a Montreal-bound flight from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on April 18. The incident was reported to Radio-Canada by a passenger who wished to remain…
A US air marshal, who was armed with his service weapon, reportedly was removed from a passenger jet at Heathrow because he was allegedly intoxicated. Metropolitan police officers were called to a Los Angeles-bound plane at Terminal 2 after the United Airlines captain claimed a man was trying to board under the influence of alcohol.…
