Boeing resumed deliveries of its best-selling 737 MAX on Wednesday, following approval of a fix for an electrical grounding issue that sidelined dozens of jets, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Reuters reported on April 16 that Boeing stopped delivering its cash cow single-aisle 737 MAX after the electrical grounding problem – months…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched an Atlas V rocket into space today (May 18), marking the first launch of the year for the company. The two-stage rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41 here at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:37 p.m. EDT (1737 GMT), following a 24-hour delay due to…
Over 100 flights have landed in the UK from India since the country was placed on the red list on April 23. Analysis by LBC found that 110 flights had landed in the UK in the three and a half weeks since India was placed on the travel red list – a measure that was…
Air France-KLM, Total, Groupe ADP and Airbus have joined forces to carry out the first long-haul flight powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced in France. At 3:40 p.m. today, Air France Flight 342 took off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport’s Terminal 2E for Montreal with its tanks filled for the first time with sustainable…
United Airlines said it would add more than 400 daily flights to its July schedule and increase services to re-opened European destinations as easing pandemic restrictions spur summer travel demand. Summer travel bookings rose 214% from 2020 levels, the airline said, adding that it planned to fly 80% of its U.S. schedule compared to July…
An airline passenger who tried to open the cockpit door and hit a flight attendant in the face twice is facing the year’s largest fine from the Federal Aviation Administration: $52,500. The passenger on a December 23 Delta airlines flight from Honolulu to Seattle is one of four “unruly passengers” the agency announced Monday it…
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that it required all U.S. operators of the Boeing 737 Classic series planes to check for possible wire failures. This directive would impact 1,041 737 classic series airplanes. However, the newer 737 NG and 737 Max series airplanes are unaffected by the directive. The FAA is issuing…
Pilot who belly landed her plane without landing gear or cockpit canopy will be the first woman A-10 pilot to receive a coveted award. The US Air Force pilot who skillfully belly-landed her plane with the landing gear up and the cockpit canopy ripped off will become the first woman A-10 pilot to receive a…
UK airports are bracing for the busiest day of the year so far as coronavirus restrictions on foreign travel restrictions are finally eased in England. Many eager passengers were seen arriving at Heathrow Airport in west London and Gatwick Airport in West Sussex from 6am this morning as the Government’s ‘traffic light system’ based on…
Four people were injured, and 17 people were arrested after a mass fight broke out on Friday in an airport departure lounge at London Luton Airport. Three of the injured people are in hospital with serious injuries in the brawl. Bedfordshire Police were aware of the incident at 8 am on Friday. Those arrested were…
Qantas has launched a special scenic flight over Sydney to view the last super moon and lunar eclipse of 2021. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner will operate the flight on May 26th. The Dreamliner will depart Sydney on a three-hour scenic flight, beginning with a flyover over the Harbour before climbing to a cruising altitude of…
From now, the rules for vaccinated persons who enter Germany change. They do not need negative Corona test results anymore, nor do they have to go into quarantine, unless they recently have been to what the Germans call a “virus variant country”. Germany is facilitating travel in Europe for Germans and people with residence permits…
