Delta Airlines recently announced that it has entered into a new partnership with Apple and AT&T to equip its 19,000+ flight attendants with new iPhone 12s. AT&T stated that it had reached a partnership with Delta to enhance the travel experience for all passengers with the power of AT&T’s nationwide 5G network. This new deal…
A dedicated terminal for passengers arriving in the UK from countries with a high risk of Covid has opened at Heathrow Airport. Travellers arriving on direct flights from red list nations will now transit through Terminal Three. Heathrow said its top priority was protecting the public and helping reduce the risk of new variants. There…
Air diver Luke Aikins breaks the world record by jumping from 7620 meters without a parachute.
Two cargo handlers who worked at Los Angeles International Airport for Alliance Ground International were arrested on Tuesday on charges of stealing four gold bars worth $56,000 each. Marlon Moody, 38, and Brian Benson, 35, were arrested by FBI agents. The two men allegedly took four god bars from a shipment of 2,000 gold bars.…
An undisciplined passenger was detained on board a GOL Linhas Aereas flight from Confins to Sao Paulo after setting fire to papers locking himself in the bathroom. The Boeing 737 MAX 8, with registration PR-XME, was operating flight G3-1471 from Confins in Minas Gerais to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport on 27th May. After the…
Lukashenko’s regime has been accused of having the Ryanair flight diverted to Minsk under the guise of a bomb threat. Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Belarus counterpart Alexander Lukashenko his support on Friday in the midst of the authoritarian leader’s clash with the West over the grounding of a Ryanair flight and subsequent arrest of…
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that Boeing had temporarily halted deliveries of 787 Dreamliners as the agency waits for more data to determine if the planemaker’s planned inspection method meets federal requirements. “Boeing still needs to show that its proposed inspection method would meet FAA’s federal safety regulations. The FAA is waiting for additional…
Australian Senator Jaquie Lambie has been banned from Qantas flights and lounges for 6 months. The ban comes after the Independent Senator from Tasmania ranted at Qantas staff in Melbourne 25 March. Nine Newspapers reported today that Senator Lambie went on a rant after being denied access to the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge in Melbourne.…
Air France has been forced to cancel its route between Paris and Moscow after the Russian authorities failed to approve a new routing to enter their territory. Air France’s flight AF1154 was cancelled on 26 and 27 May as it was scheduled to operate on a new route designed to bypass Belarusian airspace. The European…
An Emirates Boeing 777 had just one passenger on board in a recent flight from Mumbai to Dubai. He had paid Rs 18,000 for an economy class seat. The captain of flight EK501 gave the flight details in person rather than announcing them over the passenger address (PA) system as Bhavesh Javeri was the only…
LATAM expects to hire 750 crew members (pilots and flight attendants) in the coming months. Deliveries of new aircraft, increase of the network in the domestic market and hiring of crew members are movements in line with the company’s most optimistic vision for the coming months.
Ryanair Holdings Plc wants to have a deal by the end of the year to buy at least 100 737 Max 10 jets from Boeing Co. starting in 2026, Chief Executive Michael O’Leary told the Mail on Sunday. The planes carry 230 passengers each, versus 197 for Ryanair’s current fleet, according to the report. Ryanair…
