ALERT Lisbon airport was closed for about 30 mins tonight
Lisbon airport was closed for about 30 minutes on Saturday, at about 2030LT due to an unidentified persons close to the runway. Five TAP flights were diverted to Porto and Faro. Source
NEWS Hot air balloon catches fire and crashes in Texas, 16 people dead
At least 16 people were feared dead after a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in a pasture near the central Texas city of Lockhart on Saturday morning in one of the deadliest balloon accidents on record. The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash occurred near Lockhart, about 30 miles (50 km) south…
NEWS First JetBlue flights to Cuba will launch next month beginning at $99 one-way
JetBlue’s first regularly scheduled flights to Cuba will begin next month, with fares beginning at $99 one-way. JetBlue’s first non-charter Cuba route will launch Aug. 31, when it begins nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and the central Cuban city of Santa Clara. JetBlue initially will operate three flights a week before going to daily service on…
VIDEO Belarusian Belavia airlines releases the black painted Boeing 737-300
In the beginning of the week the Belarusian air carrier Belavia and Wargaming, the developer of the popular online game World of Tanks, announced a demonstration of a unique branded airliner Boeing 737-300. The Boeing is painted in black, with the Belarusian ornament in orange on the fuselage and a white cornflower — one of…
NEWS Boeing considers ending production of 747
Boeing Co. said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it may stop production of the 747, ending nearly a half-century of producing the plane that became the aircraft of choice for the U.S. president and other heads of state. The prospect of ending 747 production after years of weak sales would close a chapter of…
NEWS Flight from ORD delayed for 6 hours, passengers luckily had a free concert on board
When a flight out of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport was delayed for six terrible hours, passengers luckily had the Haitian band Lakou Mizik on board to entertain them with some uplifting songs. Lakou Mizik is a multigenerational Haitian collective of musicians that formed after the tragic 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
ALERT Air Asia A330 comes within 152m of colliding with Jetstar A320 in Australia
A Jetstar and an AirAsia plane came dangerously close to a midair collision after taking off from the Gold Coast, China’s Xinhua news agency reported Australian authorities as saying. It was reported that the AirAsia Airbus A330 (flight D7206) on its way to New Zealand came within 152 metres of a Jetstar flight that was…
ALERT A car hit by a propeller of an ATR 72 at Algier Airport
A car was hit by an Air Algerie ATR 72-500 (reg.7T VUW) earlier today in Algier Houari Boumadien International Airport. First report says the car didn’t respect the security distance. No injuries were reported.
VIDEO Huge object entering atmosphere last night over Vegas (must watch)
The object seen over Vegas was actually the 2nd stage of CZ-7 rocket fired by China, which re-entered atmosphere over Nevada.
NEWS Man angry at his flight being delayed beat up two police officers at Frankfurt Airport
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…
