Google is revealing a new Google Assistant check in feature. Google Assistant will let you check in to your flights just by saying “Hey Google, check in to my flight.” You won’t need to burrow emails or ref number. Google Assistant will know what flight number it is. To simplify even more aspects of travel, the…
The Boeing 767 is no longer flying for Hawaiian Airlines, retiring after a run of more than 17 years at the carrier. The airline’s last 767 widebody was sent into retirement Monday after completing Hawaiian Airlines Flight 19 from Sacramento, California, to Honolulu. The airline commemorated the retirement with a ceremony at the gate, where…
An American Airlines passenger’s e-cigarette ignited a small fire shortly after landing in Chicago Friday night. A spokesman for American said flight attendants quickly extinguished the fire and the plane taxied to the gate. The incident occurred shortly after the Boeing 737-800 landed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. None of the 138 passengers or six crew…
Air New Zealand flight #NZ80 from Hong Kong to Auckland diverted to Cairns International Airport after a male passenger died on-board. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (reg. NZ-NZQ) landed at 02.30 local time. At the beginning, no ground crew were available to assist in the removal of the body at that time of the night. The…
London’s Heathrow Airport briefly halted departures Tuesday after a report of a drone sighting. London’s Metropolitan Police said it received reports of a drone sighting “in the vicinity of Heathrow airport” shortly after 17.00 local time. The airport said it resumed flights in the early evening after grounding planes following the report. UPDATE UK Aviation Minister…
Last Wednesday, a participant in a ski touring excursion at the Anterne Pass, in the Giffre Massif in Haute-Savoie, was injured on one knee and had to be evacuated by helicopter. Another skier, filmed the spectacular rescue mission of the PGHM Helicopter (Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne) of Chamonix.
Thailand’s immigration chief said they would not send a Saudi woman back to Kuwait due to safety concerns. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who says she’s abused by her family, barricaded herself in a hotel room to avoid being sent back home by Thai authorities The 18-year-old was meant to take a flight back to Kuwait City,…
Herb Kelleher, co-founder of Southwest Airlines, has died aged 87, the company has revealed in a brief statement. Launched in 1967, the low-cost US carrier went on to reshape global aviation. A statement from Southwest Airlines read: “Herb was a pioneer, a maverick, and an innovator. His vision revolutionised commercial aviation and democratised the skies.”
Engineers and mechanics at the Everett assembly plant are preparing the Boeing’s new jetliner for its maiden flight which is expected as early as February. The airframe of the first flying has already been assembled at the Everett assembly plant. According to Airlinerwatch, the primary systems are installed and powered for the first time. The…
A fire occurred overnight Dec. 27 at the Premium Aerotec at Augsburg, Germany facility. Premium Aerotec is a fabricator of composite parts and structures for the aerospace market, primarily for Airbus (Toulouse, France) producing completed fuselage and aircraft sections for Airbus defense and commercial offerings, including the A400M, Eurofighter Typhoon and A350. The company estimates at…
Access to the stunning Ha Long Bay in Vietnam just got easier with the opening of the Van Don International Airport this weekend. The single runway airport is currently served only by Vietnam Airlines. It is expected to receive up to 5 million passengers—mostly tourists—by 2030. Van Don International Airport will save a considerable…
London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defenses worth “several million pounds” after drones caused three days of disruption at Gatwick last month. Gatwick said it had spent £5m to prevent future attacks, but would not comment on the nature of the system. Gatwick said the new equipment had been in place for over…
