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TRAVEL ALERT Planned industrial action at Australian International Airports by employees of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection

News, PeopleBy Brendan Grainger March 31, 2016 Leave a comment

International flights in & out of Australia may be impacted over the next week as a result of industrial action by Customs and Border Protection Officers. International Passengers are advised to check-in as soon as possible and make their immediate way to the international departure doors. Wednesday 30 March 2016 Sydney Airport – midnight to 12.15 am and…

NEWS Norwegian Add’s 2 More B789’s To Orderbook!

NewsBy AIRLIVE March 30, 2016 Leave a comment

Norwegian have announced that they will be adding 2 more Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner’s to their order-book, on a leasing basis. Both of these aircraft are to be delivered in 2018 and the airline aims to have at least 40 Dreamliner’s in their long-haul fleet by 2020. The leasing agreement has been made between Norwegian and…

ALERT New French #ATCstrike tomorrow, check with your airline

NewsBy AIRLIVE March 30, 2016 Leave a comment

Short summary of tomorrow forecast (by Eurocontrol): Ryanair once again called on the European Commission to take action to prevent the strikes by French ATC unions, the 3rd time in 2 weeks and the 43rd time in 7 years. According to the Irish low-cost, this latest ‘unjustified action’ shows that ‘a tiny French union’ can hold Europe’s single…

EMERGENCY Jetblue Flight 29 suffered nose landing gear issue at Nassau Bahamas Airport

NewsBy AIRLIVE March 25, 2016 Leave a comment

JetBlue plane landing in the Bahamas’ Nassau airport this evening ran into trouble on the tarmac when the plane’s nose gear failed to function properly, according to an airport agent. According to a statement from the airliner, JetBlue flight 29 from Washington National Airport to Nassau, Bahamas reported a landing-gear malfunction prior to arrival. …

VIDEO World’s longest aircraft is ready for flight

NewsBy AIRLIVE March 25, 2016 Leave a comment

VIDEO The first Air Force One is being resurrected by a company in Virginia

NewsBy AIRLIVE March 25, 2016 Leave a comment

First Air Force One flies again The first plane to be called Air Force One is back in the air. http://cnn.it/1pKjdaC Posté par CNN International sur jeudi 24 mars 2016

NEWS JetBlue flight attendant who dropped two suitcases full of cocaine at Los Angeles turned herself in to authorities

NewsBy AIRLIVE March 24, 2016 Leave a comment

The flight attendant who dropped two suitcases full of cocaine at Los Angeles International Airport — along with her Gucci shoes — before fleeing in panic turned herself in to authorities in New York on Wednesday, sources said. The JetBlue flight attendant, a former beauty-pageant contestant was randomly stopped last Friday at a checkpoint for…

VIDEO SpiceJet surprised its passengers onboard with a pre-Holi bash

NewsBy AIRLIVE March 24, 2016 Leave a comment

BREAKING Three explosions at #Brussels airport tuesday just before 8 AM

NewsBy AIRLIVE March 23, 2016 Leave a comment

Two explosions at Brussels airport terminal just before 8 AM. The airport is locked down until further notice.

BREAKING Toulouse airport evacuated due to security reason

NewsBy AIRLIVE March 23, 2016 Leave a comment

Toulouse airport (France) is evacuated since 6:45 this morning. Officials said “The airport is evacuated due to security check”. Even passengers on board aircraft had to disembark. UPDATE End of security check, terminal reopens at 08:30 LT. According to our informations, Toulouse airport was evacuated due to a security breach, not an abandoned luggage.…

NEWS Thomas Cook reports an impact on bookings from security concerns

NewsBy harry March 22, 2016 Leave a comment

Thomas Cook has said the impact from terror attacks has reduced the number of summer holiday bookings – just as details emerged of the latest incident in Brussels. Shares in the travel operator fell more than 4% with Thomson and First Choice owner TUI down nearly 3%.. IAG shared fell too as well as low-cost rival Ryanair. Easyjet recovered to finish…

NEWS Malaysia Airlines is bringing back the Boeing 747 in retro livery

NewsBy AIRLIVE March 21, 2016 Leave a comment

As the A380s will soon be going through maintenance, Malaysia Airlines will be taking a 747 out of storage and using it as an A380 replacement.