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Spirit Airlines employees were injured during an attack by three women at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 16, 2020

Three airline employees were injured during an attack by three women that was captured on video Tuesday night at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. According to Spirit Airlines, the three employees suffered minor injuries when three guests “became combative following a delayed flight.” According to Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest reports, the three women hit the airplane…

Heathrow Airport is deploying ultraviolet robots to kill viruses at night

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 16, 2020

Heathrow Airport is introducing cleaning robots to try to reduce the risk of virus transmission as the country eases travel restrictions. The robots use ultraviolet rays to kill viruses and bacteria at night, according to a statement from the airport, which did not say how many of the machines were being deployed. Heathrow said 100…

After almost 4 months, Emirates resumed A380 operations to London and Paris

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 15, 2020

The Emirates A380 was back in the sky for the first time since the Dubai airline grounded its fleet of superjumbos in March. Flight #EK001 departed Dubai International Airport just before 8am this morning headed for London Heathrow. The world’s largest passenger landed in the UK just after midday, local time. It’s the first A380…

Papers resurfacing under the ice of a melting French glacier could be from Air India flight 101 which crashed in 1966

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 14, 2020

Air India flight 101 was flying from Mumbai – then known as Bombay – to London when it crashed near the summit of Mont Blanc on 24 January 1966. The flight had made two scheduled stops in Delhi and Beirut, Lebanon, and was on its way to another stop in Geneva, Switzerland. However, during the…

Ryanair is back again the busiest operator in Europe

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 13, 2020

Yesterday Ryanair was the busiest airline operating 1,273 flights according to Eurocontrol. Next busiest: Turkish Airlines with 607 flights Wizzair with 501 flights easyJet 415 flights

VIDEO A cow has been airlifted to safety by a RAF Puma helicopter after plunging down 150ft

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 13, 2020

A cow that plunged down a 150ft waterfall in Cumbria was airlifted to safety by an RAF helicopter five days later. A Puma helicopter operated by the 28 Squadron airlifted the cow back to safety.

Qantas performed its first Boeing 747 farewell flight

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 13, 2020

Qantas is operating three farewell flights. The Boeing 747-400 (reg. VH-OEJ) performed a farewell flight from Sydney. There will be two other flights: Brisbane (Wednesday 15th July) – 1015 Canberra (Friday July 17th) – 1200

Pakistan International Airlines banned from entering United States

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

The U.S. Department of Transportation has decided to ban Pakistan International Airlines from operating flights to the United States. The airline is struggling to recover from a fatal crash, years of losses, a collapse in global air travel and the stunning revelation that almost a third of the nation’s pilots obtained fake licenses. That latest…

Delivery of first Boeing 777X may be delayed to 2022

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

A top official at Emirates expects a combination of pandemic-related production slowdowns and an likely lengthy certification process will likely push deliveries into 2022. Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ chief operating officer, told Bloomberg in an interview that his airline is considering swapping some of the planes for smaller 787 Dreamliners. Emirates has 115 777Xs on…

British Airways to return to Gatwick Airport

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

British Airways is set to resume flights from London Gatwick, next weekend. British Airways will resume flights to London Gatwick Airport on July 18 as the airline continues the restart of its long- and short-haul flights. British Airways will resume routes to : Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI) Bermuda (BDA) St Lucia (UVF) Kingston (KIN) Antigua (ANU)

A hot air balloon made an emergency landing after a passenger lost consciousness in McHenry County, USA

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

A hot air balloon landed between two houses Wednesday morning in the northwest suburbs after a passenger had a medical emergency. The pilot called authorities about 7:15 a.m. and said an 80-year-old woman on board had lost consciousness, according to Al Schlick, deputy chief of the Huntley Fire Protection District. The pilot planned to land…

Finnair is increasing its traffic to 30 destinations

NewsBy AIRLIVE July 10, 2020

Finnish national carrier Finnair announced on Thursday that it is set to increase its traffic in July, as the Finnish government decided to lift travel restrictions for a raft of countries in and outside Europe. Finnair is increasing its traffic in July and serves more than 30 destinations in Europe and some Asian destinations, including…