Virgin Atlantic is opening the cabin doors to its last Boeing 747 for the final time. For one day only, the public will be able to purchase tickets for the ultimate 747 experience, including the opportunity to dine on-board, safely, in Upper Class. As the airline’s fleet of jumbos are retired to make way for…
American Airlines completed Boeing’s updated 737 MAX’s first flight with journalists onboard. Around 95 people were on board the aircraft. American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, with registration N308RD operated a short flight from Dallas, Tesla to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday. The flight is a part of public relations as the airline tries to restore confidence…
Ryanair is set to place a order for up to 75 additional Boeing 737 MAX jets. Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier has been negotiating for months with Boeing over whether to exercise an option for 75 jets, lifting its total MAX order as high as 210 aircraft, as part of a compensation deal for delays…
EasyJet customers who want to use overhead luggage lockers will have to buy more expensive tickets. Under the new policy, passengers who want to travel with an additional large bag as hand luggage must pay an extra fee, which will also enable them to select a seat either near the front of the plane or…
“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…
