After the emergency landing of a passenger plane in a cornfield near Moscow, the two pilots have received top honours for courage and heroism. President Vladimir Putin ordered captain Damir Yusupov and co-pilot Georgy Murzin be given Russia’s highest state award, the Hero of Russia, said the Kremlin on Friday. He granted the Order of…
In an Australian first, Virgin Australia has relaxed it’s rules around baggage allowances for infants. The changes mean that 23kg of checked-in baggage will be included free for children 23 months and under, plus two infant items like baby capsules, prams or cots. An extra 7kg of carry on for essential baby products will also…
Boeing delayed the entry into service of an ultra-long-range version of its forthcoming 777X widebody. The delay in the slower-selling, longer-range 777-8 will hamper Boeing’s ability to provide a plane in line with the schedule for Qantas Airways Ltd’s plan for 21-hour non-stop Sydney-London flights. The Australian airline had hoped for first deliveries of the…
An incident at Shannon Airport involved a Boeing 767-300 aircraft. Emergency services are in attendance. All passengers and crew have disembarked. The Omni Air International jet Boeing 767-300 just was about to depart when the crew had to return to the terminal. Omni Air International is a civilian airline that transports personnel for the…
One man was able to pull off the ultimate family vacation thanks to amassing an incredible amount of airline mileage points — and his entire 33-member family benefitted from it. Sam Pratt was able to take his family, ranging from the ages of two to 72, to Hawaii for free after saving over a million…
Last week @Delta gave me my own private jet…kind of. pic.twitter.com/p14OGLw1jv — vincent peone (@vincentpeone) August 12, 2019 A man got to fly on a “private” jet last week when he turned out to be the only passenger booked on his Delta flight. Vincent Peone, a New York City-based writer and director, was taking a…
Norwegian Air is to axe its six routes from Dublin, Cork and Shannon to the US and Canada from September 15 this year. The airline has said the routes “are no longer commercially viable” and “several thousand customers” will be impacted by the route closures. Norwegian Air began operating routes between Dublin, Cork, Shannon and the…
A Ryanair passenger claimed he was injured by Portuguese police when he was hauled off a flight in Faro after a row with the cabin crew. Rafik Boutiche said he was accused of punching an air hostess, which he denies, and dragged off the London-bound plane before take-off in front of fellow passengers. The 20-year-old…
Boeing’s newest widebody 777X jet conducted a fresh round of taxi tests this week at the Everett factory. The 777X test aircraft underwent a series of ground tests, including several rounds of low speed passes down the runway as teams of Boeing workers verified the operation of integrated airplane systems and software.
The British Airlines Pilots Association (BALPA) has announced strike dates for UK-based Ryanair pilots during August and September. The pilots are set to walk out for a total of five days, as follows: From 0001 on August 22 until 2359 on August 23 From 0001 on September 2 until 2359 September 4 The planned industrial…
China’s aviation regulator on Friday demanded Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways suspend personnel who have engaged in illegal protests in the city from staffing flights into its airspace from August 10. Hong Kong has been embroiled in increasingly violent anti-government street protests for the past two months, which a top Chinese official described…
A flight attendant was arrested and fired after passengers said she was drunk and barely able to stand or speak during a brief trip from Chicago to South Bend, Indiana, officials said. Passengers on the morning flight quickly realized that something was not right with a flight attendant, who was part of an Air Wisconsin…
