Anthonius Gunawan Agung was a young air traffic controller at Mutiara SIS Al-Jufri Airport in Palu, Central Sulawesi, who died on Friday evening (28/09) while jumping from a collapsing control tower shortly after ensuring that the last commercial flight cleared the runway just as a massive earthquake struck the area. Agung, who would have celebrated…
The Indigo Airline had to offload a passenger who was drunk as he tried to enter the cockpit of the plane to charge his mobile phone. Luckily, this incident took place when the plane was on the ground and so, the Low-cost Carrier Indigo reported the Business Standard that the man was immediately removed from…
Ryanair has cancelled 150 flights scheduled for Friday because of strikes by cabin crew in Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy and Germany. The flights represent 8% of the 2,400 originally scheduled. The airline said in a statement that all affected customers have received emails or text messages informing them of the cancellation. About 30,000…
A passenger has been taken off an Indian domestic flight after trying to enter the cockpit to charge his phone. The man, who some Indian media reports said was intoxicated, tried to enter the cockpit while the plane prepared to take off for Kolkata from the western city of Mumbai. “While an IndiGo aircraft was…
A passenger’s mobile phone started smoking onboard a Qantas A380 today. QF94 was about 2 hours from landing in Melbourne when the incident occurred. Local media report that the incident almost caused the flight to divert to Sydney, but it continued to Melbourne after the crew consulted with the operations centre. The phone had became…
There are many different forms of transport available to us. There are planes, of course, but there are also cars, lorries, trains, bicycles, buses, trams, and much more. Each of these modes of transport has its own place in the world, and each will be important to one group of people or another. Just what…
A violent passenger had to be removed from a red-eye flight after headbutting a flight attendant, according to Oklahoma City police. Early Friday, Derek Maas, a passenger on a Delta Airlines flight from Salt Lake City to Orlando, was arrested in Oklahoma City. The plane made an emergency landing at Will Rogers World Airport and…
Dutch pilots’ union VNV has announced it will join Ryanair cabin crew from 5 different countries, including the Netherlands, in striking for 24 hours on Friday 28 September. Ryanair will cancel 190 flights 30,000 customers likely to be affected. Pilots hope to win a pay deal which “guarantees fundamental workers’ rights,” the VNV union said…
An Indian passenger sparked panic in mid-air when he tried to open a plane door, apparently mistaking it for the toilet, the airline and reports said. The man was travelling on a GoAir flight from New Delhi to Patna on Saturday (Sept 22) when he attempted to open the aircraft’s rear exit, the carrier said.…
Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has just announced at the EXPO in Boston that it will be rolling out a new livery, corporate identity, and cabin crew uniforms next year. According to the airline, the re-branding process should begin in January and will take three years, aiming to have it completed by the end of…
London Stansted Airport traffic is building after a major road in to the busy airport was closed after a driver was rushed to hospital following a serious incident. A 63-year-old man has suffered life-threatening injuries after becoming trapped under his own car at Stansted Airport. Emergency services were called to the airport shortly after 4am…
