Norwegian have announced that they will be adding 2 more Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner’s to their order-book, on a leasing basis. Both of these aircraft are to be delivered in 2018 and the airline aims to have at least 40 Dreamliner’s in their long-haul fleet by 2020. The leasing agreement has been made between Norwegian and…
Short summary of tomorrow forecast (by Eurocontrol): Ryanair once again called on the European Commission to take action to prevent the strikes by French ATC unions, the 3rd time in 2 weeks and the 43rd time in 7 years. According to the Irish low-cost, this latest ‘unjustified action’ shows that ‘a tiny French union’ can hold Europe’s single…
Examination and analysis of two parts found on the east African coast was carried out in Australia by international experts, the Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) announced in an update. The Malaysian ICAO Safety Investigation Team has advised that: the dimensions, materials and construction of both parts conform to the specifications of a Boeing 777…
On Tuesday shockwaves were felt around the world when news broke of a man hijacking an EgyptAir flight. Bizarrely, one passenger was game enough to get a selfie with the offender. Smiling proudly into the camera, 26-year-old Ben Innes looks as if he’s just met a childhood hero. But the man he’s standing next to…
Hijacked EgyptAir Airbus 320 (flight MS181)pilot Omar al Gamal called about threat from passenger who had an explosive belt, forced pilot to land in Cyprus.
Terminal H12 of Miami International Airport was reportedly evacuated around 4 p.m. Airport officials said the they got a call about a suspicious package and are taking the proper precautions. #BREAKING NOW @CBS12: #Miami International airport terminal evacuated due to security concern. #MIA pic.twitter.com/XpAaznb2B5 — Michele Wright (@michelewrightTV) 28 mars 2016 UPDATE: Incident all clear, operations…
A Bek Air Fokker 100, registration UP-F1012 performing flight Z9-2041 from Kzyl-Orda to Astana (Kazakhstan) with 116 passengers and 5 crew, was on approach to Astana when the crew could not extend the nose gear and went around. The aircraft needed to land on runway 22 without nose gear about 50 minutes after the first…
An EasyJet flight from Vienna to London was halted just before takeoff on Saturday because a passenger believed the man sitting next to her might be an Islamic extremist, authorities said. All passengers had to disembark the plane as luggage was searched after the woman raised the alarm yesterday. The plane then took off after…
A Norwegian aircraft that was on its way to Stockholm Arlanda Airport was forced to make an emergency landing at Stavanger in Norway this morning. LIVE: Norwegian #DY4464 has declared an emergency pic.twitter.com/aqHeG6664o – @NikPhillips666 — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) March 27, 2016 According to the Expressen report, the cabin was filled with smoke and the aircraft…
