A Mriya An-225 pilot said NATO had warned Antonov in January about Russia’s imminent invasion. NATO recommended that the world’s biggest aircraft to be moved outside the country as a safety measure. In a YouTube video posted March 19, former An-225 pilot Dmytro Antonov said NATO had warned the aircraft’s owners in January about Russia’s…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found 90 SpiceJet pilots unfit to operate the Boeing 737 Max aircraft and has barred them from flying it until they successfully complete another round of training. “…we have barred these pilots from flying Max and they have to retrain successfully for flying MAX. We will take…
A new list has ranked the world’s top 10 busiest airports during the course of 2021. U.S. airports made up eight of the 10 busiest hubs around the world last year, according to new rankings released Monday, as a jump in domestic leisure travel displaced some of the world’s bustling international hubs during the COVID-19…
Pilots at Southwest Airlines say fatigue from poor scheduling is a growing problem and is raising safety concerns. Union officials say pilots of Southwest Airlines pilots are suffering through an epidemic of fatigue due to poor scheduling practices by the airline, and that it is raising safety concerns. Union leaders said in an open letter…
Boeing is likely to lose about 90 jet orders due to “geopolitical issues” related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the company said Tuesday. The aircraft maker said it is not canceling the orders — yet. But it has placed them in an accounting limbo which it uses when there are questions about whether jet orders…
A video shot aboard a JetBlue flight captured passenger clamoring to get off the plane in Newark – shouting that they were scared after several failed attempts to land at JFK Airport during bad weather. “I’m not going back in the air,” one passenger is heard yelling at officials in the cabin. Another man is…
More than 100 private jets owned by Russian oligarchs are stuck in Dubai after being flown there to escape sanctions. Private jets belonging to Russian oligarchs that flew to Dubai to seek refuge from sanctions, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are effectively stuck there, The Wall Street Journal reported. It’s caused a build-up of more than…
A man on a Southwest Airlines flight from Seattle to Phoenix is facing federal charges for pulling down his pants and masturbating at least four times in front of a female passenger. The incident started early on the Southwest flight 3814, when McGarity commenced his indelicate behavior. “McGarity was seated in seat 11F and the…
U.S. airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights Sunday as they tried to dig out of problems caused by severe thunderstorms in Florida and other disruptions that hit during the peak spring travel season. Southwest canceled 400 flights Sunday, or 10 percent of its total, down from approximately 600 scuttled flights as of late Saturday, according…
EasyJet has cancelled around 100 flights on Monday, including 62 from the UK, blaming higher than usual levels of staff absence due to Covid. It said it had been trying to tackle the problem by using standby crew, but added that it had “also decided to make some cancellations in advance”. It comes amid rising…
The An-225 was not the only aircraft victim at Gostomel Airport. Dmitry Antonov is the chief pilot of Antonov Airlines was able to reach Gostomel Airport. He was able to see for himself, Friday, April 1, 2022, the damage suffered by the An-225 “Mriya” during the fighting at Hostomel airport, north of Kiev, Ukraine. He…
The An-225 was not the only aircraft victim at Gostomel Airport. Besides the An-225 Mriya, the An-124 (reg. UR-82009) was also damaged in the battles of Gostomel Airport. Russian Forces have abandoned Gostomel (Antonov) Airport in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.