Air France’s pilot unions have called on members to strike during the first week of the Euro 2016 soccer championship in a protest over pay, although the airline’s chief executive said fans could just drive or take the train. The unions said in a joint statement they planned to strike from June 11 until June…
Air Canada’s inaugural flight AC35, 787 Dreamliner service from Vancouver arrived in Brisbane Friday morning (3rd June 2016), marking the only non-stop service linking Canada and Queensland, Australia’s ‘Sunshine State’. These new flights between Vancouver and Brisbane ramp up to daily service on June 17, 2016. “We are delighted to launch the only non-stop, year-round…
Several media confirming Captain Jeff Kuss (opposite solo) didn’t eject and was killed in the crash. @NC5_JKnutson @NC5 pic.twitter.com/fhLTl9LpZd — Mark King (@kingmark32) 2 juin 2016 It happened around 3 p.m. The Blue Angels are performing this weekend on June 4 and 5 at the Smyrna airport. #BREAKING: Fire chief: 1 dead after Navy Blue…
A F-16 fighter of the Air Force Thunderbirds flying team crashed south of Colorado Springs minutes after wrapping up an airshow over Air Force Academy graduation. The pilot safely ejected safely about 1:15 p.m., according to the Colorado Springs Airport. The plane crashed in a field across from the First Baptist Church in the Security/Widefield…
Airport police have received an unspecified threat about a flight from London that landed in New Jersey. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police spokesman Joe Pentangelo says the flight, which is carrying 206 passengers and 13 crew members, arrived about 1 p.m. Thursday at Newark Liberty International Airport. The British Airways aircraft…
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, is celebrating the first anniversary of opening a two aircraft base at Cardiff Airport. Figures released show that 334,000 passengers flew with the airline from Wales’ national airport over the last 12 months, equating to a more than 600 per cent uplift in Flybe passenger numbers there over the year-long…
Egyptian national airliner EgyptAir canceled a Bangkok-bound flight early on Wednesday after receiving an anonymous tip claiming there was a bomb onboard the plane. After carrying out a search of the airplane with the help of bomb experts and sniffer dogs, in addition to investigating all of the 226 passengers onboard, the security team concluded…
LIVE Allegiant Airlines #G4844 met by emergency services at St. Pete-Clearwater. Watch: https://t.co/11pYV9hQAW pic.twitter.com/V6lcVqWdlp — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) June 2, 2016 Allegiant Flight G4844 safely returned to Stewart-Newburg Airport in New York. The plane reported hydraulic problems and was met by emergency services.
Three B-52 Stratofortress long-range bombers will take part in NATO’s maritime exercises that are set to take place across the Baltic from June 3 to June 19. The B-52s will be sent to the UK’s RAF Fainford airbase to “train and integrate” with US allies. US Strategic Command announced on Wednesday that the aircraft would depart…
Footage shows easyJet #U27193 after takeoff with gear and gear doors extended. ALERT Due to hydraulic fault, gear of easyJet #U27193 didn’t go up. It vacated the runway. UPDATE Runway 05R is closed at Manchester due to incident with easyJet #U27193. UPDATE easyJet #U27193 landed runway 05R at Manchester airport. UPDATE EMERGENCY easyJet #U27193 is…
