PHOTO A new Star Alliance livery takes off into the skies. Air India’s 20th 787 VT-ANU in Star Alliance livery.
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ALERT Some British Airways Frequent Flier Accounts Hacked
Some British Airways frequent-flier accounts have been hacked, but the airline says that most personal information is safe. The London-based airline did not say how many accounts were compromised, but said they have been locked down and can no longer be accessed. British Airways is not aware of any access to any personal information within…
ALERT 3rd bomb threat for Turkish Airlines this week
FlightRadar24 3rd bomb threat for Turkish Airlines this week. After #TK52 and #TK15, today the flight #TK1759 from Istanbul to Lisbon had to return to Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport after bomb threat. An unaccompanied baggage found on board; all passengers taken to another aircraft.
NEWS Two Ryanair aircraft clipped each other at Dublin airport this morning
UPDATE More photos of the 2 Ryanair Boeing 737 which clipped each other at Dublin airport moments ago /@RYRNews pic.twitter.com/8jYFDavgj9— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) April 1, 2015 Two Ryanair aircraft clipped each other at Dublin airport this morning. A spokesperson for the airport said the incident happened on a taxiway area. They said they were not aware…
NEWS Air Passenger Duty reformed for long-haul flights in UK
Air Passenger Duty has been partially reformed in the UK as the new tax year begins. From April 1st, the two more expensive bands of APD are being abolished. Band ‘C’ affects people travelling over 4,000 miles, and band ‘D’ affects journeys over 6,000 miles.
NEWS EasyJet flight forced to make emergency landing in Rome after passenger punches stewardess because he was ‘waiting too long for sandwich’
An easyJet flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Rome after an infuriated passenger allegedly assaulted a flight stewardess ‘because he was waiting too long for a sandwich’. A male passenger on a flight travelling from Geneva to Pristina in Kosovo on Tuesday morning allegedly punched the female flight attendant and knocked her…
NEWS O’Toole takes over leadership role with MAG
MAG has announced the appointment of Ken O’Toole’s as the new managing director of Manchester Airport. O’Toole has been chief commercial officer with the company since 2012.
NEWS Air Passenger Duty reformed for long-haul flights in UK
Air Passenger Duty has been partially reformed in the UK as the new tax year begins. From April 1st, the two more expensive bands of APD are being abolished. Band ‘C’ affects people travelling over 4,000 miles, and band ‘D’ affects journeys over 6,000 miles.
ALERT We got report El Al flight #LY317 had to abord landing at Heathrow because of an aircraft was on the runway
© Didier Vittoz From report, El Al flight #LY317 from Tel Aviv had to abord landing yesterday at 10:15 pm to London Heathrow because of an aircraft was still on the runway. The Boeing 767 landed safely few minutes later.
BREAKING Paris Match Magazine has obtained video showing final moments of #Germanwings flight from inside the cabin
Paris Match and Bild obtained a video taken during the final seconds of the fated Germanwings flight 4U9525 and found among the wreckage by a source close to the investigation. Its origin – a cell phone – was clear. The scene was so chaotic that it was hard to identify people, but the sounds of…
NEWS Lufthansa cancels anniversary celebrations
Lufthansa has confirmed it will cancel its 60th anniversary celebrations, originally planned for next month. In a statement earlier the airline said live coverage of the memorial service at the Cologne Cathedral in memory of the victims of flight 4U 95245 would be broadcast instead. That event will take place on the April 17th.
