A burst water-main has caused widespread chaos at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport this morning. The airport wrote on twitter this morning: We’re working to rectify water supply issue @melair as quickly as we can. Thanks for your patience. Terminal toilets were working during the 3 hour water outage as the reserve water supply was used for…
Canadian low-cost operator CanJet ceased flying operations on Sept. 1, 2015. A division of Halifax-based IMP Group Limited, the Boeing 737-800 operator had but a single aircraft remaining in its fleet, which will now be managed by Air Transat. The airline ran into difficulties in April 2014, when a five-year contract to operate leisure charters…
Two Russian Defence Ministry cargo planes with aid supplies landed at Bashar al-Assad International Airport, in the city of Latakia, on Saturday. Aircraft carried food, water cisterns and equipment for building a camp for more than 1,000 refugees, said Defence Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov.
A passenger on a Portland, Oregon-bound JetBlue flight is accused of urinating on fellow travelers, seats and luggage. Jeff D. Rubin, 27, slept through most of the three-hour flight originating from Anchorage, Alaska, according to a Port of Portland police report. About 30 minutes before landing “he stood up and began urinating through the crack…
Emirates is reinforcing its commitment to Russia by upgrading the aircraft servicing the St Petersburg route to a Boeing 777-300ER, increasing capacity and offering an enhanced onboard experience. Details
Qatar Airways has engaged Dublin-based Arconics to implement an enterprise Corporate Document Management System (CDMS) for the global carrier. The 10-year agreement was recently signed in Doha by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, and Arconics CEO, Niall O’Sullivan. Details
A Los Angeles bound flight was diverted on Saturday afternoon following a medical emergency. United Flight 1822 from Dallas to Los Angeles was forced to land promptly after a passenger became very ill. The Aircraft landed in Denver around 12:15pm after the pilots of UAL1822 reported to ATC of a possible disturbance/medical emergency says spokesman…
Easyjet has placed its 2016 spring schedule on sale, with more than 22.5 million seats available. The low-cost carrier has now added an extra 136,000 flights to its schedule between March 21 and June 26. Details
Melbourne Airport on the 8th of September was pleased to announce that they will be welcoming Jetstar Airways into their new Terminal 4 from Tuesday 10 November. Jetstar’s move from Terminal 1 is a part of Melbourne Airport’s staged opening of their new Terminal 4 located south of Virgin Australia’s Terminal 3. The first step…
The fire suppression system has been triggered in the Air Transat hanger at Toronto Pearson airport in Canada. No news yet on injuries. Fire suppression system triggered in @airtransat hangar at @TorontoPearson #Toronto (pics by CDNpilot77) pic.twitter.com/eTGLSf2Au8— Tom Podolec CTV News (@TomPodolec) September 12, 2015
CNN Money suggests it seems that Russians can no longer afford to fly even with the budget airlines. This comes as Easyjet say they are to cancel its flights between Moscow and London on the 21st March in 2016. Service between Moscow and Manchester is to stop on the 22nd October of this year. The…
