Emirates is asking staff to take unpaid leave for up to a month at a time due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has led to flight cancellations around the world. Emirates has canceled flights to Iran, Bahrain and to most of China because of the virus, and countries around the world have placed strict…
In the video, Sven Mestas, lead game designer at French studio Asobo reveals the astonishing work done by its airport team, which expanded on the 24,000 simulated airports in 2006’s FSX, to the hugely ambitious target set for this year’s game. Expect to see airports of all types, from small countryside airstrips to iconic international…
BA is cancelling 216 flights from 16-28 March from London to destinations including New York, Italy, France, Austria, Belgium, Germany and Ireland. The announcement came on Monday as the UK flag carrier slashed flights on routes across its short-haul network in addition to previously announced route suspensions and reductions to Italy, South Korea, and Singapore.…
Ryanair is cutting a quarter of flights to and from Italy for three weeks from the middle of this month as coronavirus hits bookings. The airline told passengers on Monday that it would cut its short-haul flight programme, mainly to and from Italy, by up to 25 per cent for three weeks from Tuesday, March…
A GoAir flight from Ahmedabad to Jaipur in India was delayed after two pigeons were flying inside the plane just as it was getting ready for take-off. The flight was able to depart after cabin crew members managed to get the birds to leave the aircraft by opening one of the plane’s doors. Video footage…
Hong Kong’s flagship airline keeping 120 planes out of the sky at any one time. Bosses say move is in response to market demand as fear of travelling increases. Cathay Pacific Group has 120 planes sitting on the tarmac at any given time, accounting for about half of its fleet, and has scrapped more than…
Lufthansa will cut the number of short- and medium-haul flights in response to the accelerated spread of the coronavirus. “Within the coming weeks, the number of short- and medium-haul flights will be reduced by up to 25%, depending on the further development of the spread of the coronavirus,” the airline said. The Lufthansa Group airlines,…
Easyjet has published an update to investors surrounding coronavirus and its impact on the business. The low-cost carrier said that it had seen “a significant softening of demand and load factors into and out of our Northern Italian bases”, as well “slower demand across our other European markets”. The airline said that as a result…
The Australian Tranport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released it’s preliminary report into the C-130 Large Tanker accident that fatally injured 3 aircrew from the US during aerial firefighting operations in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). A preliminary report is released about 1 month after the start of an investigation and contains only…
Heathrow Airport’s plans for a third runway face being blocked after a landmark Court of Appeal defeat over climate change. A group of councils in London affected by the expansion, environmental charities including Greenpeace, Friends Of The Earth and Plan B, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, brought legal action over the Government’s approval of the…
The final Airbus A380 convoy arrived to the Airbus A380 Final Assembly Line in the Jean-Luc Lagardere plant at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. Three huge sections of the aircraft are carried in three specially designed vessels, that carry six heavy components by sea, while the vertical tail fin flies from Hamburg to Toulouse. The wings were built…
The data of 80,000 Transavia passengers leaked out after an e-mail inbox containing the data was breached, the Dutch low-cost flyer said on Monday. The data that was released includes passengers’ full names, date of birth, flight information, booking number, luggage purchase, and additionally requested services like wheelchair assistance. Affected passengers include anyone who flew…
