Pilots at Lufthansa are ready to sacrifice up to 45% of their salaries for more than two years to help cut costs, their union Cockpit said on Thursday, as the airline struggles with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “The concessions amount to more than 350 million euros and make a significant contribution to the…
British Airways has told staff its Gatwick airport operation may not reopen after the coronavirus pandemic passes. The admission came in a memo, written by the head of BA’s Gatwick hub and seen by BBC News. In a separate letter to pilots, BA said it cannot rule out suspending the rest of its Heathrow operation.…
On Tuesday around 4 PM, a Piper Cherokee took off from Harford County Airport near Churchville, Maryland. Over two hours, the pilot flew a complex path that took him as far west as Prettyboy Reservoir and back east as far as Perryville. When viewed end to end, his flight path, about 28 nautical miles end…
Captain Tom Moore has been made an honorary colonel on his 100th birthday. The birthday has also been marked by a flypast of a Spitfire and Hurricane from the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, based at RAF Coningsby, which made three passes of his house. The Ministry of Defence had said it would “celebrate…
From Monday, 4 May, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are asking all passengers to wear a mouth-nose cover on board their flights. In addition, the company recommends that passengers wear them throughout the entire journey, i.e. also before or after the flight at the airport, whenever the required minimum distance cannot be guaranteed without…
Passengers flying into Heathrow Airport could be quarantined for 14 days to stop the spread of coronavirus, it has been reported. According to the Mail on Sunday ministers agreed for new lockdown plans for passengers entering the country to be drawn up, which could begin next month. Imposing large fines and even criminal prosecution are among…
Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were launched today to intercept two Russian Tu-142. Unidentified aircraft were detected as they approached NATO’s area of interest. The ‘BEAR-F’ aircraft approached the UK. Norwegian Quick Reaction Alert were scrambled F-16s to identify the two Russian Tu-142s. RAF Typhoons were scrambled soon after as the Tu-142s tracked south towards the…
A NATO helicopter was reported missing in the Ionian Sea, west of the Greek mainland, on Wednesday evening. According to Greek Defense Ministry sources, the helicopter had taken off from a Canadian frigate. There were between three and six passengers in the helicopter. Please reload the page for updates Debris from the Canadian military helicopter…
Boeing grounded 737 MAX jet is expected to remain grounded until at least August as the manufacturer continues to grapple with software issues, people briefed on the matter told Reuters. The largest planemaker has signaled it now hopes to win regulatory approval in August for the plane’s return to service, but that could be pushed…
The Pentagon on Monday formally released three unclassified videos taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with “unidentified aerial phenomena.” One of the videos shows an incident from 2004, and the other two were recorded in January 2015, according to Sue Gough, a Defense Department spokeswoman. The videos became public after…
Air Mauritius went into voluntary administration on Wednesday due to the debilitating impact of travel bans to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Air Mauritius expects not to be able to meet its financial obligations “in the foreseeable future”. The board hopes that going into administration will safeguard the interest of the company and…
Bellingcat has identified a high-ranking figure whose identity was searched for by the Joint Investigation Team in connection with the downing of MH17 as Colonel General Andrey Burlaka, Operations Director of FSB’s Border Service. In November 2019, the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) announced the broadening of its criminal investigation into the shoot-down of MH17…
