Holidaymakers were left shocked at an airport in Africa, when a passenger checked in wearing nothing but his swimming trunks. Dressed in a tight pair of speedos and a pair of flip flops, the man was spotted checking in to a South African Airways flight at a Malawi airport. The flyer had been taking part…
An American Airlines passenger’s electronic cigarette “malfunctioned” Thursday and started a small fire aboard the aircraft, airline officials said. The small fire forced the flight from Dallas to Indianapolis to make an emergency landing at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein said none of the 137 passengers or five crew members…
United Airlines flight #UA441 from Orlando International Airport slid off the runway about 1:10 a.m. after landing at O’Hare, according to Chicago Police and the airline. When the plane turned to taxi on the runway, one of the tires went off the pavement, a spokeswoman for United Airlines said. No injuries were reported and passengers…
Stockholm will become the second Scandinavian city in Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) route network in May, when the Airline introduces flights to Sweden’s capital, via Moscow. Subject to regulatory approvals, flights to Stockholm will be launched on 30 May 2017 and will be operated with Airbus A350-900 aircraft – the latest addition to the SIA fleet.…
At 0314 UTC, six minutes after take off to Avoca, passengers heard one of the engine blow. The Boeing 717 reached 15,000ft and started descend at 0317 UTC for a safe landing 20 minutes later at Atlanta airport.
Russian defense ministry Ilyushin Il-18 aircraft with 32 passengers and seven crew members onboard, has crashed in the Bulunsky district of Siberia’s Yakutia, 27 kilometers from the Tiksi village. Reload the page for updates… UPDATE 0700 UTC At least 30 people taken to hospital. UPDATE 0610 UTC Russian defense ministry says sat least 16 people seriously…
British Airways cabin crew will strike on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in a row over pay, the airline has announced. The row involves around 4,500 so-called mixed fleet cabin crew who joined BA since 2010. Unite say they are on lower pay than other staff. BA, which employs around 16,000 cabin crew, said in…
Singapore Airlines will launch its new Airbus A350-900 aircraft on routes out of Manchester serving both Singapore and Houston. The flight will launch on January 17th next year and will be the first commercial A350 flight from Manchester Airport. Source
Passengers flying from Melbourne to Los Angeles will be the first to experience the Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner when the inaugural international service takes-off on December 15th next year. The Qantas Dreamliner will carry 236 passengers in a three-class configuration and complement the daily Airbus A380 service already flying from Melbourne to Los Angeles. Source
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has confirmed that it will exercise its call option on the outstanding 55% of the shares in SN Airholding, parent company of Brussels Airlines (as had been revealed earlier this year, in September), and also provided further details of the deal. Source
