An Air France passenger thought that by getting a seat with extra legroom she had made a wise choice. But in fact, Lizzie Thompson may have chosen the worst seat on her flight. She was waiting on board an Air France aeroplane when a man on a seat on the opposite side of the aisle…
A search for the pilot of a plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala which crashed in the Channel last month is set to resume next week, his family said on Tuesday. The fundraising page, which has so far raised nearly £250,000 (287,000 euros, $327,000), said there would also be “helicopter searches of the coastal areas”. The…
British Midland Regional Limited, the East Midlands-based airline which operates as flybmi, has today announced that it has ceased operations and is filing for administration. ALL FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT BOTH FROM AND TO THE UK AND WITHIN EUROPE. All flights have been cancelled with effect from today. Customers who booked directly…
Airbus announces the end of the A380 program. Following a review of its operations, and in light of developments in aircraft and engine technologies, Emirates is reducing its A380 orderbook from 162 to 123 aircraft. Emirates will take delivery of 14 further A380s over the next two years. As a consequence, Airbus will cease deliveries…
Lufthansa has taken a passenger, who didn’t show up for the last leg of his ticketed journey, to court in an apparent bid to clamp down on “hidden city” ticketing. The practice involves passengers leaving their journey at a layover point, instead of making a final connection. According to a court document, an unnamed male…
Airbus is nearing a decision to stop production of the world’s largest airliner and may give an update with full-year earnings on Feb. 14, sources said. Australian carrier Qantas announced the cancellation of an order for eight Airbus A380. Also, the negotiations between Airbus and Emirates leaked to the press about the possibility to cancel…
Belgian trade unions have called a national strike on 13 February after disagreement on a framework wage agreement for the next two years. Airspace below an altitude of 7,500 meters will be closed for 24 hours from 21.00 UTC on Tuesday, according the Belgian air navigation service provider. In a statement, Skeyes said: “Despite all…
A Singapore Airlines captain has been grounded since Feb 1 after he allowed a flight attendant to sit on the first officer’s chair and took a photo for her. The flight attendant has also been grounded. Confirming the incident, SIA said it happened on Jan 12 during SIA Flight #SQ207 to Melbourne. At the time,…
Jet2 flight #LS155 to Tenerife had their flight cut short because there was no water for teas or coffees on board. The flight, which took off from Glasgow, Scotland, at 8.55am, was bound for the Canary Island when it was forced to divert to Manchester less than an hour from take off. The #LS155 flight…
Qantas has admitted to an “embarrassing bungle” that has resulted in 55 employees being underpaid by $A8000 ($5670, £4385, €5003) per year, while another 165 were overpaid by $12000 ($8504, £6576, €7505). The error was found as part of a review according to Fairfax Media. PwC has since been brought in to go over Qantas…
At least one worker was driving the tug and two “wing walkers” were standing either side of the Hong Kong Airlines plane when the explosion took place. It happened only seconds after the aircraft began pushing back from the departure gate for its flight to Seoul. Closed-circuit television footage shows the tyre and an unidentified…
