Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 G-VROS ‘Forever Young’ to retire in 2 hours
The second-to-last Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 will be retired. G-VROS ‘Forever Young’ will depart at 12:00 tomorrow, today.
Jet2 cancels all flights to mainland Spain and Croatia due to COVID-19 fears
British leisure airline Jet2 has canceled all flights between the UK and Croatia along with Mainland Spain amid COVID uncertainty due to strict measures. This was announced after the introduction of restrictive measures for travelers coming from Croatia to the United Kingdom, which resulted in a significant drop in demand. In a statement released by…
What it looks to stand underneath F-15E final approach
Ruby Moores age 9 from Stoke-On-Trent is a thrill seeker for sure she is a BMX Racer and loves standing underneath large or fast jets as they are on final approach, the difference being with fighter jets is you never know when one is going to perform a missed approach so as you can tell…
ALERT Virgin Atlantic to cut 1,150 more jobs
Virgin Atlantic has completed a £1.2 billion recapitalisation. Having taken the final steps in the legal process, the airline is hoping to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis as a sustainably profitable carrier. However, the devastating impact of Covid-19 on global aviation continues unabated, and the airline said it must take further steps to ensure survival.…
BREAKING Norwegian Air reports 91% traffic fall amid search for more cash
Norwegian Air , which is attempting to secure a second round of financial restructuring, saw a 91% decline in August passenger volume from a year earlier. Norwegian flew 313,316 passengers in August compared to 3.5 million in August 2019. Only 62.1per cent of its seats were filled on average, down from 90per cent a year…
Saudi Arabia approves UAE routes request to fly over its skies
Saudi Arabia has announced on Wednesday that it will now allow flights from all countries to fly over its skies to reach the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to a statement by the General Authority for Civil Aviation, Riyadh approved a request of the United Arab Emirates to allow all flights from and to the…
LIVE Watch magician David Blaine flying under 52 helium balloons
Magician David Blaine took to the sky in his latest death-defying feat Ascension. Blaine is wearing a harness and is holding 52 helium-filled balloons. He is hoping to reach an altitude of 18,000. He didn’t even put his parachute on until he was approximately halfway up! The event is streaming exclusively on YouTube, which funded…
A mother has been blacklisted from flying after opening emergency door to walk on the wing
The mum-of-two from Ukraine was returning from a holiday in Turkey when she used the emergency doors to step out of the plane after it landed at Boryspil Airport in Kyiv. A woman shocked her fellow passengers when she walked out of a plane and onto the wing of the jet to cool down. Footage…
Passenger of Delta flight captured video of two women fighting on jet bridge at LaGuardia Airport
A wild brawl between a pair of women unfolded on the jet bridge to a Delta flight at La Guardia Airport Sunday — as they let loose with nails and fists before stunned fellow passengers, including one who captured it on video. The two women were about to board a flight to Atlanta when they…
Virgin Atlantic adds five new destinations in September
Virgin Atlantic has added five additional services as the carrier rebuilds its route network. As countries around the world start to relax travel restrictions, Virgin Atlantic will resume flying from London Heathrow to Delhi, Tel Aviv, Atlanta, Mumbai and Lagos throughout September. The recovery will continue through 2021, in line with customer demand. Juha Jarvinen,…
Entire TUI flight forced to quarantine after multiple passengers tested positive
All passengers on board TUI flight from Zante to Cardiff have been instructed to self-isolate after multiple passengers tested positive for coronavirus. Initially, seven people from three different parties were confirmed to have contracted Covid-19. However, the number has now increased to 16 passengers. The TUI flight TOM6215 from the island of Zante, Greece to…
ALERT A three-year-old girl was swung into the air during a kite festival in Taiwan
A child was swung into the air during a kite festival in Taiwan before falling to the ground amid a crowd of surprised onlookers. Local media reports said the three-year-old girl suffered minor cuts. The incident happened at a kite festival in Hsinchu, about 80km west of the capital Taipei. A Hsinchu city government official…
