An Ivy League economist was pulled off an American Airlines regional jet from Philadelphia to Syracuse after a fellow passenger incorrectly identified the mathematical equations he was scrawling for foreign script, and suspected him of terrorism. An unidentified woman sitting next to him tried to strike up a conversation with Guido Menzio as they waited…
Lots of flights during May could be hit by strikes by cabin crew working for Thomas Cook. More than 1,000 crew began voting yesterday on industrial action over what they say are ‘dangerous’ cuts to break periods. Under the new rules by Thomas Cook, the cabin crews rest times have been halved to 20 minutes during an 11 hour…
Star Alliance partners Air Canada and Avianca Brasil announced today they have implemented the first stage of a codeshare agreement. Initially, Air Canada will sell, in all its channels, tickets for flights operated by its partner Avianca Brasil under the AC code, significantly expanding its distribution in the local Brazilian market. The agreement includes flights…
It is something every traveller is familiar with – turning off your phone when a plane is taking off or landing, or at least switching it to flight mode. But one British passenger found out the costly way of ignoring the crew’s request. Aaron McWilliam was flying from Amsterdam to Exeter last December on a Flybe jet when he refused…
A Qantas flight bound for Perth was delayed at Melbourne Airport on the weekend after a suspicious network was found. Security concerns were raised on Saturday at Melbourne Intl Airport after a Wi-Fi network called ‘Wi-Fi hot spot called ‘Mobile Detonation Device’ delays flight’ was found by a passenger. The Qantas flight from Melbourne…
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Airbus A350-900 for ETOPS (Extended-range Twin engine aircraft Operations) ‘beyond 180 minutes’ diversion time. This approval means that when the first FAA-affiliated operators start to take delivery of their A350s in 2017 they will be able to serve new direct non-limiting routings, compared with a standard…
Tonight, at 9:51 pm (BST), Sonic booms have been heard across the Leeds and Doncaster areas of West Yorkshire. We have confirmation the booms were from RAF Typhoon jets. A Quick Reaction Alert to escort CityJet flight #AF1558 to Newcastle. ATC asked twice for a response as to why they had changed course, it took 7 minutes for…
History was made on Monday when the very first Comair flight departed at 08:30 from OR Tambo International Airport to the remote Atlantic ocean island of Saint Helena. It landed at St Helena at 14:14 South African time, and is to depart for the return flight at 15:30, to land again at OR Tambo at…
Great inaugural flight from Gatwick @Monarch having confidence in #Gibraltar pic.twitter.com/XVYS54j98I — Steven Linares (@StevenLinares4) May 1, 2016
Emirates has today (1st May 2016) expanded the network of destinations served by its flagship A380 aircraft with the launch of new scheduled A380 services to Taipei and Prague, becoming the first and only airline to operate an A380 into these two cities. The A380 service from Dubai to Taipei landed at 16:50 local time…
The departure hall at Brussels international airport has partially reopened nearly six weeks after it was damaged during terrorist attacks on the Belgian capital. More than 30 people died in the March 22 terrorist attacks, in which suicide bombers blew themselves up in the airport departure hall and at the city’s Maelbeek underground railway…
The former CEO of United Airlines Jeff Smisek has received a $36.8 million severance package, following his resignation due to a federal corruption probe into United’s relationship with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Smirk’s pay included the $4.9 million severance, a $1.7 million reward as part of United’s annual incentive program…
