The pilot of the June 22 flight to Dalaman was forced to return to Stansted Airport. An RAF fighter response also responded to the mayday call – causing a sonic boom over the area. Two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Coningsby, Lincs, to intercept the Airbus 321 – which was packed with Brit holidaymakers.…
A series of cyber attacks on Airbus in the past few months was conducted via the computer systems of its suppliers and security sources suspect a link to China. China has repeatedly denied involvement in hacking and neither the foreign ministry nor China’s official cyber regulator responded to requests for comment on the report. An…
Eleven passengers of Emirates flight EK450 were injured after the plane made an emergency landing in Indonesia’s Bali, an airport spokesman said on Tuesday. “The plane encountered a clear air turbulence above Singapore at a height of 35,000 feet, making 11 passengers injuried,” said Arie Ahsanurrohim, spokesman of I Gusti Ngurah Rai international Airport in…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released it’s final report into the sounding of a cabin altitude alarm onboard a Tigerair 737-8FE on 12 July 2018. The TT229 crew consisted of a trainee First Officer (pilot flying) and training Captain. The crew followed the start engine checklist and turned off the air conditioning packs…
Paul Sant, a former baggage handler that made hoax calls to ATC and aircraft around Melbourne Airport in October 2016, has been sentenced. Mr Sant has previously pleaded guilty to three charges; endangering the safety of an aircraft in flight, transmitting a false mayday call knowing it was likely to endanger the safety of another…
A man was found dead in the hatchway of the landing gear of a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plane operating, on Sunday, a flight between Conakry (Guinea) and Casablanca, said the national company in a statement. Obviously, the man of Sub-Saharan origin, had reached the runway of Conakry airport in violation of the security rules…
Airbus has inaugurated its highly automated fuselage structure assembly line for A320 Family aircraft in Hamburg, showcasing an evolution in Airbus’ industrial production system. With a special focus on manufacturing longer sections for the A321LR, the new facility features 20 robots, a new logistics concept, automated positioning by laser measurement as well as a digital…
Wild video captured an American Airlines catering cart losing control on the tarmac at O’Hare International Airport Monday. A spokesperson for American Airlines said they believe an accelerator on the cart became stuck, causing it to lose control Video shot by a passenger waiting for their flight shows the car driving in circles, unmanned, as…
US aviation regulators have ordered inspections of Boeing 737 NG aircraft after cracks were found on some planes. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Boeing discovered the cracks “while conducting modifications on a heavily used aircraft”. Similar cracks were found in a small number of additional planes, the agency said. Boeing said 737 NG operators…
The Cathay Pacific group has fired 2 cabin crew over the sabotage of oxygen bottles onboard a Cathay Dragon flight. The bottles are used by cabin crew in the event of depressurisation in order to move around the cabin. The firings come after it was discovered a portable oxygen bottle on a Cathay Dragon KA730…
The airline has introduced an infant icon on the seat map while booking fares online. The icon shows up when the seat is taken by children between 8 days and 2 years old. The feature is only available for those booking individual domestic fares through the JAL website, and excludes awards fares. However, the system…
For the second time in the space of two years, the Civil Aviation Authority was secretly putting together its own rescue airline. With non-disclosure agreements signed, and handling firms and airline operations teams sounded out in commercial confidence, CAA officials in the Canary Wharf HQ had laid out a plan for almost 50 planes to…
