ALERT Violent brawl on Ryanair flight forces emergency landing in Pisa
Passengers on a Ryanair plane from Brussels to Malta had a rough flight when a violent brawl broke out at 30,000 feet, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Pisa (Italy). A video of the punch-up shows the chaos on board the flight that resulted in an air hostess taking a slap to…
ALERT Shooting at tIstanbul Ataturk Airport, two men arrested
Istanbul governor says police fired shots in the air at Istanbul’s main airport when two suspects on a motorcycle refused to stop. Governor Vasip Sahin tweeted early Sunday morning that the two suspects at Ataturk International Airport were detained and were not carrying any weapons or explosives. He says the airport remains open to passengers.
EMERGENCY China Southern Airlines Dreamliner #CZ336 just returned to Auckland due to engine issue
China Southern Airlines Dreamliner #CZ336 to Guangzhou just returned toAuckland International Airport after experiencing an engine issue. Flight CZ336, which took off just after 11am and was heading for China with 212 people on board, had to turn around after one of its engines lost power. The aircraft involved is a Boeing B787 Dreamliner, reg.…
VIDEO World’s shortest commercial flight (47 seconds) flies its one millionth passenger
The world’s shortest flight, a tiny hop between two remote British islands, celebrated Monday taking its millionth passenger on the route. The 2.7km (1.7-mile) flight between Westray and Papa Westray in the Orkney islands, off mainland Scotland’s northeast coast, holds the Guinness World Record as the shortest scheduled service.The flight, in an eight-seater Britten Norman…
NEWS British Airways pilot suspended for photos of him performing sex acts during flight
British Airways has suspended a pilot after pictures emerged of a man in stockings appearing to pleasure himself at the controls. Although father-of-one Colin Glover denies he is the person in the photos, the airline that has employed him for 26 years has seen fit to temporarily relieve him of his duties. The snaps reveal…
NEWS Airbus expects to sell around 670 jets in 2016
Airbus expects to sell around 670 aircraft this year, matching its planned deliveries, Mark Pearman-Wright, head of leasing and investor marketing, told the Airline Economics conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Airbus Group officially targets more than 650 commercial deliveries, but the company’s finance director last week told analysts that it actually would deliver more…
NEWS Emirates to launch world’s shortest A380 service
Emirates has announced what it says will be the world’s shortest scheduled A380 flight between Dubai and Doha, a distance of just 379km. The Gulf carrier will roster the superjumbo onto one of its nine daily frequencies on the route from December 1. The flight departs Dubai at 0745, arriving into Doha at 0805, with…