An American Airlines flight has been forced to make an emergency landing today following a hydraulic issue. American Airlines flight AA86 from Chicago to Heathrow made an emergency landing in Chicago on Sunday, after the crew noticed a problem with the aircraft’s hydraulics. The aircraft, a Boeing 767-300 was only an hour into its journey…
An Emirates flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in Adelaide overnight after experiencing engine problems. Emirates flight EK432 from Dubai to Brisbane was diverted to Adelaide after the left engine started causing worries for the pilots. The aircraft was believed to be a Boeing 777-300ER carrying 328 people when it landed…
An ambitious recruitment programme is launched this month to find both direct entry captains and first officers to join BA CityFlyer, the wholly owned British Airways’ subsidiary that operates from the Docklands airport to more than 30 business and leisure destinations across Europe. The new recruits will join over 200 existing pilots who currently fly…
Customers who book a Club World (business class) seat for travel between September 7 and December 11, 2016 will have the opportunity to upgrade to First one-way for free. Customers who would like to take up the offer can do so by contacting their travel agent, or calling the British Airways contact centre on 0344 493…
A United Airlines flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in Nashville overnight after a passenger caused a disturbance. United Airlines flight flight UA3550 from Houston to the Grand Rapids was diverted to Nashville after an intoxicated passenger became a hand-full for the crew on the flight. Passenger Mohammed Nasser Aldoseri allegedly broke through…
Passenger traffic at Dubai International has exceeded all previous records in July surging to an historic high of 7.6 million, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger numbers in July totalled 7,616,792 compared to the 6,682,676 handled in July 2015, a significant increase of 14 per cent.
Ms Al Mansouri watched brother Ali earn his flying credentials and join Abu Dhabi Police, then saw her sister, Maj Mariam Al Mansouri, make headlines as she led the UAE mission against ISIL in Iraq. Ms Al Mansouri said that she also dreamt of becoming a pilot and realised her dream when she graduated from…
A Southwest Flight Attendant added a welcome bit of pep to a flight to Chicago with an stunning impersonation of a dozen Looney Tunes characters. Take a bow sir. H/T: Joe.ie
British Airways is reporting problems with its computer system as passengers at multiple airports complain of delays and long lines. “Our IT teams are working as hard as they can to quickly fix a problem with our check-in system,” the airline said in a statement. “We’re sorry for the delays some customers are experiencing as…
JetBlue is investigating after two boys traveling alone separately from the Dominican Republic ended up flying to the wrong cities. On Aug. 17, 5-year-old Andy Martinez was returning home in the custody of JetBlue from a family visit and was put on the wrong flight in Santiago, attorney Sanford Rubenstein said. Andy ended up in…
