Jet2 has delayed the resume of flight operations until July 1st. A spokesperson said: “The health and safety of our customers and colleagues is our absolute priority, and we are continuing to monitor the situation very closely.” A statement continued: “Our commitment to working in partnership with independent travel agents has never been stronger, and…
Pakistan International Airlines PK8303 had “lost the engines” and was attempting “belly landing” before it crashed in a residential area in Karachi on Friday, an audio clip of the ATC’s conversation with the pilot has revealed. Based on the audio clip, the plane went on a go-around. The tower can be heard warning the pilot…
This is the first time that American strategic long-range bombers are exercising in Swedish airspace, Dagens Nyheter reports. Norway’s Defense command says Wednesday’s exercise is “one of the largest of its kind, and several allied and partners trained along with the US B-1B.” The B-1B bomber is one of the three types of US strategic…
An investigation is under way after the rear door of an Air Corps helicopter detached and fell more than 250m into the grounds of a Dublin secondary school. The crew of the AW139 aircraft had successfully completed a life-saving mission to a Dublin hospital and were returning to Baldonnel Aerodrome for fuel when the incident…
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft A320 near Jinnah international airport Karachi. PIA spokesperson Abdul Sattar confirmed the crash and added that Flight 8303 was carrying 90 passengers and 8 crew members from Lahore to Karachi. Please upload for updates… UPDATE Both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of PIA A320 have been…
Ryanair’s Laudamotion said today it would close its main base in Vienna after the transport union refused to accept pay cuts for employees of the carrier hard hit by the coronavirus crisis. “Lauda deeply regrets the loss of more than 300 jobs for its A320-team and the closing of Lauda’s A320 base in Vienna on…
The flight operations resumed at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Thursday noon after Cyclone Amphan had completely left the runway inundated. The operations resumed from 12 noon on Thursday after the cyclone ravaged the airport at a wind speed of 130 kmph. The first flight, a Russian chartered plane landed…
A Boeing 737-800 was spotted landing with missing part. A Swift Air Boeing 737-800 was spotted landing with missing part of its vertical stabilizer missing at San Diego International Airport. The plane was spotted by Doug Kempf on May 19th who psted his photo on Twitter. N820TJ Boeing 737-8Q8 operating as Swift Air/iAero Airways SWQ3518…
Brussels Airlines pilots union offer a “significant” reduction, up to 45%. Brussels Airlines pilots union offer the management of the airline a “significant” reduction, up to 45%, of their working time and their salary, until 2023, which would allow savings of up to 100 million euros by 2023. “By doing so, the proposed savings are…
Brand new British Airways Boeing 787-10 is due in Sunday morning at London Heathrow. The first Boeing 787-10 for British Airways (reg. G-ZBLA) will arrive from Charleston. UPDATE The delivery is now delayed to Sunday 31 May. You can watch London Heathrow live at cam.airlive.net/lhr British Airways has so far revealed a few of their…
EasyJet says it plans to resume a small number of flights next month with strict safety protocols for passengers and crew alike. The airline said passengers wil have to wear a face masks. The company said it would likely operate domestic flights within the UK and France from 15 June with the only international service…
