British Airways has applied to use Qatar Airways planes and crew to help the airline to fly all passengers to their destinations during planned strikes by some of its cabin staff next month. British Airways’ mixed fleet cabin crew are set to go on strike for two weeks from July 1 over sanctions on union…
The 2017 Paris Air Show (PAS) is in the books for global aircraft manufacturing giants Boeing and Airbus, and transaction volume at the show exceeded even that of the most optimistic pre-show prognostications. Airbus and Boeing together announced 937 new orders and commitments (including memoranda of understanding [MoU] but excluding purchase options) for aircraft during…
An easyJet flight full of holidaymakers was forced into an emergency landing in London after two women had a mid-air bust-up. Sam Tinsly, 22, from Bootle, witnessed the moment the “disruptive” pair started “shouting and swearing” on a easyjet flight from Manchester to Antalya, Turkey yesterday. Two women were met by police officers on the…
Officials have confirmed a man attacked a police officer with a knife today at Bishop Airport. The airport was evacuated at about 9:40 a.m. today, June 21, after the stabbing of an on-duty officer. A witness at the airport said he saw a police officer bleeding from the neck and a knife laying nearby before the…
A tropical storm warning has been issued for a section of Louisiana’s coast as a weather system approaches from the Gulf of Mexico. The system’s maximum sustained winds early Tuesday are near 40 mph (64 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says some slight strengthening is possible before the system reaches the coast, either late…
The extreme heat forecast for Phoenix on Tuesday now has caused the cancellation of nearly 50 American Airlines regional airline flights out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. According to a statement from American Airlines, the American Eagle regional flights use the Bombardier CRJ aircraft, which has a maximum operating temperature of 118 °F (48 °C). Tuesday’s forecast…
Qantas will use a A380 super jumbo for the trip to the Ice this new years eve. CEO Allan Joyce said due to the popular polar flight route ad increasing demand for passengers they have decided to put this aircraft to the test.
A baby boy, born 35,000 feet above sea level on a Jet Airways plane from Saudi Arabia to India on Sunday, has received a free lifetime pass from the airline as his first birthday gift. Jet Airways flight #9W569 took off from Dammam for Kochi at 2.55 am on Sunday and when an expectant mother travelling…
Airbus is presenting a development study for an enhanced A380, the “A380plus”. The study includes aerodynamic improvements in particular new, large winglets and other wing refinements that allow for up to 4% fuel burn savings. Added to an optimised A380 maintenance programme and the enhanced cabin features first shown at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in…
Shocking video filmed on a Turkish airlines flight shows an Afghan man being hit and restrained while the plane is still on the tarmac. In distress, the man exclaims he is being deported despite having Italian documents. “I can’t breathe honestly,” the passenger can be heard saying as a man restrains him. The video was…
China’s civil aviation authority fined Dubai-based Emirates airline and barred it from adding new routes in the country over the next six months after two of its flights were cited for unsafe operations. An Emirates plane on April 17 flew at the wrong height, and a plane on May 18 temporarily lost contact with air…
TSA’s new biometric fingerprint tech could make air travel a more pleasant experience for most people. Starting this week, the Transportation Security Administration’s fingerprint sensors will go through proof-of-concept testing at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and at Denver International Airport. The test will last for four weeks, and you can try it out for yourself…
