“This will be the largest and most complex logistical exercise ever,” said Alexandre de Juniac, chief executive officer of the International Air Transport Association, the industry’s chief lobby. “The world is counting on us.” IATA estimates that the equivalent of 8,000 loads in a 110-ton capacity Boeing 747 freighter will be needed for the airlift,…
Berlin Brandenburg Airport’s operator has confirmed that multiple short-term measures will be introduced due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg (FBB), the operator of the airport has planned to close its Terminal 5 for at least one year and move all operations to Terminal 1. In addition, the airport also plans to temporarily…
A TikTok user posted a video to TikTok, where he cooks a steak in a Delta plane lavatory. In the video, Marcus Munroe, a New York prankster, was seen putting a can in the toilet. Then he lights it and places an aluminum grilling sheet over the seat, puts the raw steak on the sheet…
British Airways’ Queens of the Skies will continue to inspire aviation enthusiasts across the UK for years to come, after permanent homes have been found for its remaining retro-liveried Boeing 747 aircraft – the last to leave the British Airways fleet. The aircraft, registrations G-BNLY and G-BYGC, are this month due to depart from British…
A swarm of bees attacked a Vistara Airlines Airbus A320 at Kolkata Airport. No passengers were onboard the aircraft as the bee attack was noticed before boarding. Fire-fighting personnel sprayed water from water cannons on the swarm of bees to disperse them away from the aircraft. “Within minutes, lakhs of bees had settled on the…
British Airways is investigating reports that one of its Heathrow-based stewardesses is selling sex – and her undergarments – during and in between flights. Photos of the flight attendant’s risqué advertisements on social media were first reported by The Sun. The photos show her in a variety of suggestive poses while in uniform on the plane. For $33…
United Airlines have already begun operating charter flights to position doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine across distribution hubs in the United States. The chartered flights between Brussels and Chicago reportedly began on Friday, the Wall Street Journal said. However, it is unclear how many doses were on board. As reported by the WSJ, the FAA…
Delta Air Lines, the Aeroporti di Roma and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have joined in a first-of-its-kind trans-Atlantic COVID-19 testing program that will enable quarantine-free entry into Italy, in accordance with a decree expected to be issued soon by the government of Italy. “Carefully designed COVID-19 testing protocols are the best path for resuming international…
SpiceJet has applied for permission with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate flights from Delhi to New York JFK. The low-cost airline wants to fly PPE and repatriation passenger flights between Delhi and New York JFK. SpiceJet was permitted to operate scheduled flights to the USA by the Indian Authorities back in July.…
Flight operations at Chennai airport were suspended for 12 hours starting from 7 p.m. on Wednesday till 7 a.m. on Thursday due to Cyclone Nivar. “Due to #CycloneNivar aircraft operations at #AAI #Chennaiairport will remain suspended from 1900hrs of 25.11.2020 to 0700hrs of 26.11.2020,” the airport said on its Twitter handle. “The decision has been…
Brazilian aviation regulator ANAC on Wednesday lifted the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, following U.S. clearance of the plane for flight. Brazil’s top regulator said Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, the only airline to operate the model in Brazil, is implementing the required measures to resume flights.
German Air Force’s new Airbus A350 operated world’s longest flight from Germany to Australia on Friday. The flight was completed in 19 hours and 13 minutes. However, there were no passengers or diplomats onboard the aircraft. The first ACJ350, with registration 10+03 was delivered to the German government from Airbus earlier this year. The A350…
