A Small Planet Airlines aircraft drew a giant “100” in the sky of Lithuania to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the state. The Airbus A320 (reg. LY-SPD) took off from Palanga at 21h UTC and landed 2 hours later in Vilnius.
Norwegian is continuing its global expansion today by launching the UK’s first low fare route to South America, with a non-stop service from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires. The new year-round service of four weekly flights from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport breaks the monopoly on direct flights to Argentina with fares…
A leaping elk has brought down a low flying helicopter in Utah. The helicopter was flying at a height of about 3 metres (9.4 feet). The helicopter crew had tried to throw a net over the elk and sedate it in order to place a tracking collar on it. After the attempt failed the pilot…
Virgin Australia has hosted Australia’s first “Runway in the Sky” on 13 February. The fashion event included Australian Victoria’s Secret model Kelly Gale strutting down the aisles of one of the airline’s A330 aircraft. Ms Gale and other models wore designs from an Australian fashion label. The flight was a Melbourne-Sydney flight. The fashion show…
The transatlantic test flight is part of the certification programme. Airbus is aiming the jet at customers seeking a long-range single-aisle aircraft, pitching the A321LR as a replacement for the Boeing 757-200.
London’s Heathrow Airport has apologised for a promotion at a duty-free stores that required Chinese shoppers to spend a higher amount than other travellers to enjoy a special discount. At World Duty Free store, Chinese travellers were asked to pay a minimum spend of £1,000 ($1,381) to receive a 20% discount, while other shoppers paid…
A plane carrying the French Rugby Team has been stopped from leaving Edinburgh Airport as police question a number of players. The French squad had been due to depart Edinburgh Airport on Monday morning. After the France was beaten in the Six Nations 36-32 at Scotlands home Murrayfield , the players left the following day aboard…
Emirates and Airbus firmed up an earlier Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and signed a contract for the 20 additional A380s with a further 16 options to be confirmed at a later date. The total agreement for 36 aircraft is valued at US$16 bn based on latest list prices. Deliveries are to start as early as…
London City Airport is closed today as disposal experts work to make safe a WWII bomb which was found in the Thames nearby. UPDATE Arrivals unavailable till 2200 UTC. UPDATE All City Jet flights flights will operate to Southend Airport today. The German 500kg fused device was found on Sunday and a cordon put up late…
Israel’s main airport briefly halted all departures and delayed some landings Saturday morning due to military clashes along the northern border. Flights at Ben Gurion International Airport were delayed for around an hour starting at 9 a.m. following a security assessment. Regular air traffic later resumed. The airport is considered a strategic location that could…
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un’s sister Kim Yo-jong landed in South Korea as part a high-level delegation for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The Ilyushin-62 aircraft, marked in Korean script “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, the North’s official name, and its tailfin emblazoned with a Northern emblem, touched down at Incheon airport near Seoul. Pyongyang notified…
Authorities are looking for a mother who they believe abandoned her newborn baby at Tucson International Airport with a handwritten note pleading, “I just want what is best for him and it is not me.” The woman, seen on security footage carrying something wrapped in a blanket and walking with an awkward gait, may have…
