Qatar’s main Hamad International Airport is adding a $10 fee for all passengers departing from the airport, including on connection flights. The decision, announced on Sunday, comes after the Middle East’s busiest airport in Dubai added similar fees earlier this year. The measure helps boost revenue in Gulf countries following a slump in the price…
A delta flight inbound to Atlanta made a diversion to Orlando International Airport after a flap mechanical issue occurred shortly after take-off according to OIA officials. Delta Airlines flight DL1827 from Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta landed safely in Orlando at 15:05 EDT and no injuries were reported. As a safety precaution, the Aviation Rescue Fire…
A co-pilot about to fly out of Cherry Capital Airport was stopped for possibly being intoxicated. Police found the man had a blood alcohol level of .30 and arrested him. The Talon Air charter plane was scheduled to leave from the general aviation runaway on the north side of Cherry Capital Airport. As the crew was…
The @easyJet captain is explaining why we’re being delayed! This is unreal. 2 crew members being offloaded!! pic.twitter.com/59oNzv3uHV — Dan Lobb (@danlobb) August 24, 2016 An easyJet flight from London’s Gatwick Airport to Belfast has faced an hourlong delay after two crew members got into an epic shouting match. Shocked passengers tweeted about the argument…
Japanese carrier ANA said on Thursday it needs to replace damaged compressor blades in the Rolls-Royce engines powering its Boeing 787s, forcing it to cancel some Dreamliners flights over the coming weeks. The carrier said that under certain flying conditions the compressor blades in the engine’s interior showed corrosion. It said it will cancel nine…
Aeromexico has added live television to its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. This new service will initially offer two channels – Sport 24 for live sporting action from around the world, and CNN International. In partnership with Panasonic Avionics, the service will be available to passengers from both the seatback inflight entertainment and communications system and…
Pilot and stewardess of Air New Zealand suspended over photos, including a picture of a pilot posing with a blow-up doll in the cockpit. The photos, which were believed to have been taken about a year ago, were reportedly shared to Facebook and Instagram after staff sent them to Snapchat. A spokeswoman for Air New Zealand…
Try HoloFlight and use HoloLens’ groundbreaking technology to visualize real flight data in 3D as holograms. The user can walk around and explore various parts of the visualized flight space. Simply gaze at airplanes to see detailed flight information or even hear ATC conversations with spatial sound. Different zoom levels of the terrain allow the…
Mariah Carey will appear in a series of concerts at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas this month but you probably won’t see any ads for her shows at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. The Airport Authority, which runs the facility, decided last week that a proposed ad for the top-selling singer showed a little…
Low-cost airline Norwegian continues its UK expansion, by putting on sale two new routes from London Gatwick to Keflavik, Iceland and Rovaniemi, Finland. From October 30th, Norwegian will add its first UK service to the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik. Three weekly flights will operate direct to Keflavik throughout winter on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays –…
