An Indian flight attendant has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out nearly $500,000 out of the country. Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted a Jet Airways flight leaving Delhi for Hong Kong at 2am on Monday. Authorities searched the baggage belonging to the flight attendant and found nearly…
A cancer patient has requested Qantas return her 150,672 Frequent Flyer points that expired while she was recovering from Ovarian cancer. The number of points would allow an economy flight between Sydney and London. Qantas had emailed Dr Elizabeth Greenhalgh to warn her that her QFF points would expire at the end of October 2017…
The first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL rolled out from its assembly hangar in Toulouse, France this month. Once operational, a fleet of these next-generation airlifters will be used to transport completed sections of Airbus aircraft among the company’s European production sites and to its final assembly lines in France, Germany and Spain.…
Russian president Vladimir Putin has authorised commercial flights between Egypt and Russia to resume following a two-year suspension. The move is expected to place further pressure on the British government to review their own stance on flights to Egypt. “We are very pleased that flights between Egypt and Russia will now resume, as it’s a…
TAP Air Portugal flight #TP359 from London Heathrow to Lisbon diverted to Porto on November 28th, 2017, with superstar Madonna on board. The airline first stated to Airline Safety-Rating agency AviRate that the Airbus A319 diverted to Porto due to an in-flight fuel shortage, which is an incomprehensible statement according to the flight path. TAP later…
A massive winter storm forced an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger jet, to divert to a small New York airport around 1 p.m. ET on Thursday after heavy winds and whiteout conditions closed runways at its intended destination: John F. Kennedy International Airport. The 325 passengers aboard Singapore Airlines Flight #SQ26 from Frankfurt, Germany,…
Electro.Aero have begun testing Australia’s first electric passenger plane. The first flight occured 2 January 2018 with the Pipistrel Alpha Electro with two circuits in the traffic pattern at Perth Jandakot Airport. The Alpha Electro is a twin seater, single engine propellor driven aircraft made in Slovenia and is based on the Pipistrel Alpha petrol…
An Australian passenger on an Emirates Zurich-Dubai flight is being hailed a legend and Aussie hero after a video of her helping out a drunk passenger went viral. Grace Cheatley started filming when she first noticed Australian Boris Pascoe have trouble collecting his carry-on luggage and his pants starting to fall. He then stumbled on…
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Hong Kong had to be redirected to Alaska because of a passenger “smearing feces everywhere,” KTVA reports. United Airlines flight #UA895 was diverted to Anchorage Thursday when an adult male smeared his poop within a couple of bathrooms on the plane. The man also took off his shirt and…
Ocean Infinity, an American seabed exploration firm, is moving a vessel into position to conduct a private search for MH370. The Norweigian vessel, Seabed Constructor will be used. Seabed Constructor left Durban in South Africa 2 January 2018 and is expected in Perth Australia, 7 February 2018. Ocean Infinity expects to soon be awarded a…
Emirates Airlines resumed its flights to Tunisia after over two weeks of suspension, the Tunisian Ministry of Transport announced Thursday evening. An agreement has been drawn to stipulate the company to respect the world regulations in the aviation industry and the accord signed between the two countries in the area of civil aviation, said the…
Airbus has completed assembly of the first A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) at its facilities in Hamburg. The aircraft powered by CFM Leap-1A engines will undergo ground tests prior to its scheduled first flight in the coming weeks. First delivery of an A321neo ACF to a customer is scheduled for mid-2018. The A321neo ACF is the latest…
