Researchers at the University of Dayton Research Institute are showing what can happen when a small drone strikes the wing of an aircraft. The team mimicked a collision between a 2.1-pound DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter and a Mooney M20 aircraft. Video shows the drone ripping through the plane’s wing in conditions that simulate a crash…
US first lady Melania Trump’s plane was forced to return to a Washington area military base on Wednesday because of smoke in the cabin. According to TV reporters travelling with Mrs Trump, the flight was in the air for about 10 minutes when smoke filled the cabin, and then Secret Service agents rushed to the…
The largest Cyprus-based airline Cobalt airlines was expected to ground its flights as of midnight on Wednesday. The company failed to reach a deal with a potential European investor. According to Economy Today, the company has only €15 million its accounts, which are expected to be used to pay the employees. In statements on Wednesday…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says the flight crew of Rex flight RXA768 should be commended for their response after the right hand propeller of their Saab 340B sheared off near Sydney Airport on 17 March 2017. The Saab, registration VH-NRX, was flying between the regional town of Albury in the Australian state of…
Istanbul’s new airport will not open fully until the end of this year, a newspaper on Saturday cited the general manager as saying, two months later than an official opening scheduled for the end of this month. The imaginatively-named ‘Istanbul New Airport’ has been under construction since May 2015 and is a four-phase project that…
A flight attendant from an Air India plane before the scheduled to depart New Delhi from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. The 53 years old air hostess suffered serious injuries. After the incident, she was admitted to Nanavati Hospital. The incident took places on Air India flight AI864 that operates on Mumbai-Delhi route. Sources from…
Singapore Airlines is launching the world’s longest nonstop flight – nearly 19 hours in the air – from Singapore to New York. Singapore Airlines’ newest plane, the Airbus A350-900 ULR — for Ultra Long-Range — delivered last month, are handling the flights which will be the world’s longest nonstop air route (11,160 miles). The new…
The special flight to New York will be hosted by Tituss Burgess, who stars in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and will be staffed entirely by LGBT pilots and cabin crew. There’ll be a host of fun entertainment too including an on board DJ, Drag-Queen Bingo, Judy Garland singalongs, inter-seat speed dating and more. The flight will…
LIVE WIND MAP LIVE TRACKING MAP Hurricane Michael is now an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane and its outer rainbands are beginning to reach the coast. This is a life-threatening event for portions of the northeastern Gulf Coast. UPDATE #18A At 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Michael was located by…
Known as the Dutch national carrier, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on October 7 celebrates 99 years becoming the only airline in the world to reach this milestone. Since 1919, KLM has continued operating under its original name, making it one of a kind in the aviation industry. KLM carried a record 32.7 million passengers in…
Virgin Australia has announced it will be the first airline outside of North America to launch voice check-in with Alexa. From next week those that have linked their Virgin Velocity Frequent Flier membership will be able to say “Alexa, ask Virgin Australia to check me in.” Their boarding pass will then be sent to their…
A New Delhi-bound SpiceJet plane made an emergency landing in Varanasi today after a Thai national died on board from a heart attack, authorities said. The flight took off from Bangkok at 7:40 am with 189 passengers including a 22-member Thai group of tourists of which 53-year-old Atabot Thngcusorn was a member. Officials at the…
