Head of the Russian Air Force, Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev has ordered the grounding of the country’s entire Su-27 fleet, until the reasons behind the crash that led to a pilot’s death on Thursday are clear, the TASS news agency reported. The Defense Ministry confirmed that the jet crashed while returning to the airbase after a…
UK Regional Airline Flybe has returned to profit after a tough period. The airline had a loss of £35.6m the previous year but have miraculously brought the airline back into profit with a pre-tax annual profit of £2.7m. Over the past year, the airline have launched 52 new routes, which helped the airline increase passenger…
New pieces of debris have been found in Madagascar by a man searching for parts of missing flight MH370. Blaine Gibson, who has already found possible debris in Mozambique, made the latest discovery on the east coast of Madagascar. Boeing 777 flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, had 239 people on board when it vanished…
A F-5 from Swiss demonstration team crashed near Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands prior to AirShow Friday and Saturday. Eyewitnesses say that a second aircraft was involved in the accident, but that can not yet be confirmed. UPDATE: the pilot was able to eject prior the crash. Video few mins after Swiss F-5…
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Hainan Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first 787-9 Dreamliner. Hainan becomes China’s first operator of both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family. Hainan Airlines, the largest privately owned airline in China, leased the airplane through an agreement with Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The delivery is…
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has announced its Brussels-Atlanta service will resume from March 2017, doubling its network from Belgium. The U.S. airline currently operates a daily year-round service between Brussels and New York-JFK. The service, which will begin on March 26, 2017, will be the only nonstop flight between the Belgian capital and Atlanta and…
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, is pleased to report that its third franchise partner, Blue Islands, took to the skies on Monday 6th June 2016 in its distinctive new operating colours. Vincent Hodder, Flybe’s Chief Revenue Officer said: “The start of Blue Islands’ Flybe franchise operation marks a significant milestone for both airlines, creating an…
Following the success of Delta Airlines’ Edinburgh Route, the US Carrier have announced plans to start a JFK-Glasgow Route starting in Summer 2017. The service will begin on May 25th, 2017, which will be the only nonstop flight between New York JFK and Glasgow and will operate daily throughout the Summer of 2017. “As a…
Ryanair flight from to Porto made an emergency landing Tuesday at about 17:00 in Cologne (Germany). The plane emergency landed after smoke was detected. Portuguese passengers told about a “burning smell” after takeoff. Source
Edinburgh Airport’s centenary celebrations continued with a Red Arrows flypast at the weekend – and the occasion was captured by two lucky plane-spotting competition winners. Ten Hawk aircraft from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team completed the pass over the airport. The jets flew in a wide formation known as the Wall, at a height of 500ft…
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…
