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…
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. …
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
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…
Two explosions at Brussels airport terminal just before 8 AM. The airport is locked down until further notice.
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.…
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…
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.
The four men from Greater Manchester were caught taking pictures at Wilson Airport in the capital and have been in custody for more than a week. They remain in detention at the police cells at the main international airport until the fine is paid. The men said officials at the airport had given them permission…
Two separate investigations are underway into a plane crash in Co Longford that claimed the life of a man in his forties. William Hillick from Mullingar in Co Westmeath died when his single-seater aircraft came down at the Abbeyshrule Aerodrome off the N55 Athlone Road following an ‘acrobatic stunt show’ at around 6 o’clock yesterday evening. Both…
