A newly hired TSA officer with 10 years of EMT experience saved the life of a choking infant at Newark Liberty International Airport. TSA Officer Cecilia Morales heard people screaming for help and knew she had to act quickly. As a mom lifted her 2-month-old son from his car seat carrier to take him through…
Travelling over Christmas weekend has proven chaotic as a spike in Covid-19 cases caused thousands of flight cancellations. Flight cancellations have continued into Boxing Day as airlines struggle to cope with surging Covid-19 cases that are causing staff shortages. More than 2,200 flights were cancelled on Sunday, a number that’s grown throughout the day, adding…
Wizz Air has revealed that it will increase its presence at London Gatwick after successfully acquiring slots from Norwegian Air. The low-cost carrier has acquired 15 pairs of daily slots at Gatwick airport from Norwegian Air Shuttle. Wizz Air has also allocated new aircraft to operate in and out of Gatwick. Wizz Air UK will…
Australian travellers faced multiple airline cancellations Christmas Eve. Sydney Airport has told local media at least 80 of 500 flights that were scheduled to depart or arrive the airport today were cancelled. The Guardian Australia reports a total of 117 flight between Melbourne and Sydney were cancelled. Pre-pandemic SYD-MEL was the second busiest domestic air…
Belgian actor François Damiens was disembarked from a Brussels Airlines plane after he sounded quite noisy, probably under the influence of alcohol. The actor was supposed to fly from Toulouse-Blagnac to Brussels onboard Brussels Airlines flight SN3676 on 14th December at around 7 a.m. when he was taken off the Brussels Airlines Airbus A319. The…
Travelers clashed with police after a brawl broke out Monday night at Miami International Airport, authorities said. Two people were taken into custody. The scuffle broke out after police were called to Gate H8 shortly after 6:30 p.m. over a disturbance surrounding a delayed charter flight, the Miami-Dade Police Department told NBC Miami. Officers found…
33 years ago the #AN225 Mriya rose into the sky firstly. On 21 December 1988, the world biggest aircraft Antonov An-225 “Mriya” performed its maiden flight. AN-225 aircraft set 240 world records.
Covid-related staff shortages are today bringing Britain to a grinding halt, causing huge disruption for airline passengers. Passengers say they were told to go home and leave luggage at Heathrow Airport due to baggage delays. Staffing shortages at British Airways – blamed on Covid and self-isolation rules – have today caused pre-Christmas travel ‘chaos’ at…
Qatar Airways announced on Monday that it had issued legal proceedings in a UK court against Airbus. The Gulf carrier issued the legal proceedings in the Technology and Construction division of the High Court in London in a move to solve its dispute with the manufacturer over surface degradation flaws on A350 passenger jets. Qatar…
A drone carrying packages with cellphones inside flew over the fencing at Kern Valley State Prison before crashing. A drone carrying packages with cellphones inside flew over lethal electrified perimeter fencing at a South Valley prison before crashing within the Delano facility this summer, according to a Bakersfield television station. Citing recently-filed court documents, KGET,…
Air France-KLM and Qantas have signed a multi-billion dollar deal with Airbus for hundreds of aircraft, including the Airbus A350F, to renew their fleet. Air France-KLM has ordered 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft to renew the fleet of its subsidiaries, with deliveries beginning in the second half of 2023. The deal also includes purchase rights…
