Two Greek F16 fighter jets intercepted a Boeing 767-400ER of Delta Airlines plane after it strayed into its airspace in the Mediterranean Sea without identifying itself, according to Greek media. The civil aircraft reportedly belonged to Delta Airlines and was flying from Germany to Kuwait. But mystery surrounds why the pilots did not identify themselves…
Bomb hoax doesn’t fly, Businessman who forgot passport arrested for making plane turn around. A businessman who allegedly made a bomb hoax call that led to a Singapore-bound Firefly flight returning to the Subang Airport, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday was arrested by police yesterday (18May) here. He believed to have returned home to get his…
The arrival of flight AC1924 at London-Gatwick airport this morning (May 20th) marks the successful launch of Air Canada rouge’s newest route. The seasonal, non-stop service between Toronto and London-Gatwick will operate up to daily during the summer and give Air Canada customers even more choices when travelling to London and Europe. “London-Heathrow is already…
Passengers screamed and stood on their seats and flight attendants told people to cover their legs after two tarantulas were spotted loose in the cabin of an Air Transat flight. The spiders, which reportedly ranged from 10 to 20 centimetres in diameter, were aboard a Montreal-bound flight from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on April 18. The incident was reported to Radio-Canada by a passenger who wished to remain…
A US air marshal, who was armed with his service weapon, reportedly was removed from a passenger jet at Heathrow because he was allegedly intoxicated. Metropolitan police officers were called to a Los Angeles-bound plane at Terminal 2 after the United Airlines captain claimed a man was trying to board under the influence of alcohol.…
Due to a technical problem with one of the Airport’s passenger scanning machines, all passengers have been removed from the Departure Lounge and are currently in the process of being re-screened. There is no threat to passenger safety with this re-screening process necessary in order to ensure security compliance. Liverpool airport running smoothly today it…
The first step has been taken to enable Iberia to join British Airways, Finnair and Japan Airlines (JAL) in their successful joint business on flights between Europe and Japan. JAL has submitted its application to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) seeking antitrust immunity with Iberia to cooperate on flights between…
UPDATE3 We have confirmation CityJet #WX112 safely returned to DUB after reporting engine 1 shut down due to oil leak. UPDATE 2 CityJet #WX112 is returning to DUB, engine #1 shut down due to oil leak. Runway to be inspected for oil after landing. UPDATE 1 CityJet #WX112 is turning back to Ireland, holding 22,000ft.…
A B-52H Stratofortress bomber aborted takeoff and crashed at Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, the Air Force said Wednesday night. None of the seven people aboard was injured. The giant plane, part of the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, was on a routine…
Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a US military aircraft on Tuesday over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The Pentagon said on Wednesday that the incident took place in international airspace on Tuesday as the US maritime patrol aircraft carried out “a routine US patrol”. China’s Foreign…
