A Lufthansa transatlantic flight was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Gander on Tuesday after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit. The Boeing 747-400 aircraft was on a transatlantic flight as LH464 when the pilot’s noticed smoke in the cockpit. The flight’s departure was delayed by an hour for unknown reasons and eventually…
Greek authorities on Friday arrested a Russian woman arriving at Athens International Airport from Moscow carrying with her about 2.3 million euros that were undeclared. The incident occurred at 11.45 am on Friday at Greek customs upon the arrival of an Aeroflot flight from Moscow. When searched, customs officials found in her luggage and on…
Piloted by the only Bulgarian A380 Lufthansa pilot, Senior First Officer Mario Bakalov, the largest passenger aircraft of the world took off from Frankfurt as a special flight carrying a delegation of politicians, customers and media to the Bulgarian capital to introduce the Lufthansa A380 to customers and the general public in the country and…
A female flight attendant had various sexual encounters with other crew members, including pilots in the cockpit, during work hours, according to a journal she kept at home, her husband claims. He found the digital diary she kept about her extramarital affairs and is now threatening to publish the escapades in detail, the Telegraaf reports.”…
Gatwick Airport has welcomed a new agreement between the UK and Chinese governments to more than double the number of permitted flights between China and the UK, paving the way for further opportunities to increase flights between Gatwick and China. Under the new deal passenger flights can now increase from the current maximum of 40…
Boeing and China Southern Airlines today finalised an order of 12 787-9 Dreamliners, valued at $3.2 billion at current list prices. The new order strengthens China Southern’s expanding long-haul fleet. “The 787 Dreamliners have helped us to achieve initial success in implementing our internationalisation strategy in the past few years and enabled us to make…
An American Airlines flight from Shanghai has been forced to make an unexpected landing in Cold Bay after experiencing engine issues. American Airlines flight AA288 was travelling from Shanghai to Chicago when the crew got a indicator in the cockpit of a potential engine problem. The Boeing 787 landed in Cold Bay at 9:45 am…
Yesterday, a beautiful moment happent when the Ryanair flight from Lisbon landed at Warsaw Modlin airport. With the help of firefighters from the airport airport, passengers assisted at the engagement of a volunteer firefighter with a Ryanair stewardess.
Monarch has announced the biggest investment in its 48 year history as it seeks to allay concerns over its financial viability. The carrier has received a £165 million investment from its majority shareholder, Greybull Capital. As a result of this investment Monarch has successfully renewed its ATOL licences from the CAA for the next 12…
Investigations have been launched after a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300 was involved in a suspected “tail strike”. Singapore Airlines flight SQ238 was departing Melbourne Airport’s runway 34 on Sunday morning when the aircraft’s tail came in contact with the runway. Singapore Airlines have said the pilot’s did not receive any indications of a tail strike…
Qatar Airways announced an order for 30 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 777-300ERs, valued at $11.7 billion at list prices, validating the value, reliability and performance of Boeing’s twin-aisle airplanes. The airline also signed a Letter of Intent for up to 60 737 MAX 8s, valued at $6.9 billion at list prices. Today’s announcement builds on…
