Every time we step on an airplane, we can't help think of all the things that could go wrong. Although usually it's all smooth sailing (or "flying") aside from some occasional turbulence, it seems like airplane workers do their best to cover up any mishaps. A recent Reddit chat asked pilots to reveal the craziest thing that's ever happened mid-flight, and their responses migh...
An Air Canada flight from Toronto to Calgary was forced to make an emergency landing in Lethbridge, Alta. Saturday afternoon after the aircraft's windshield was cracked by hail. Air Canada spokesperson Angela Mah told The Canadian Press in an email that Flight AC1159 was approaching Calgary when the A320 airbus with 144 passengers on board flew into the hail storm and sustained damage to it...
The number of passengers travelling through Sharjah International Airport increased by 11.55 per cent in the first half of the year, the Sharjah Airport Authority said on Sunday. The airport, home to regional low cost carrier Air Arabia, handled 5.35 million passengers in the six months to June 30 compared to 4.79 million a year earlier, the airport authority said in a statement. Aircraft la...
August 1st, SAS celebrates 70 years as pioneers in the sky. The first flight, Stockholm to New York, took place on September 17th the same year. August 1, 1946 was the starting point for Scandinavia’s preferred airline through the merger of the Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish international airline operations. On September 17 of the same year, 28 specially invited guests gathered...
Germany’s Fraport is selling a stake in the operator of the St Petersburg airport, which is ailing from low traveller numbers due to the weakness of the Russian rouble, to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The deal, from which Fraport expects to generate a gain of €30 million (Dh123.1m) to €40m, will help to offset weakening revenues at hubs such as Frankfurt and Antalya and...
The future of Piaggio’s Avanti twin turboprop pusher is in question, after the Italian airframer’s statement this week about a new “industrial plan” that will see the company focus primarily on military programs going forward. Annual deliveries for the civil version of the aircraft have dropped into the low single digits for the past several years. An unmanned patrol/reconn...
The Victorian Government will spend $11.1 million to secure four extra aircraft for the coming bushfire season. Two of the world's biggest firefighting air tankers will again be added to the state's fleet this summer, as well as an extra helicopter and support plane. The Government said the large air tankers were critical in stopping the spread of fires at Wye River, Scotsburn and Ba...
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has suddenly boosted its security in a move authorities there have linked to the "national threat level," snarling traffic as military police check cars coming to drop passengers off. An employee working at the airport told The Associated Press the move followed an unspecified threat. She spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized t...
BAE Systems has asked to be freed from anti-monopoly controls it signed up to when the defence giant was created through the merger British Aerospace and Marconi Systems 17 years ago. The FTSE 100 business was saddled with a list of undertakings at the time of the 1999 tie-up as regulators sought to ease concerns about the new company’s dominance of the UK defence market. These restric...
The company “Wargaming” has designed a branded Boeing 737-300 for Belavia, the state airline of Belarus; the vehicle is ready for its first flight. Wargaming, a Belarus-Cypriot company which designed the game World of Tanks, has given one of Belavia Airlines' Boeings a makeover. The country's best-known brands have joined forces to promote the image...
Alaska Airlines announced plans to build a new $40 million airplane maintenance facility at the site of the current Signature Flight Support building on Old International Airport Road. Located on the east side of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, the new hangar is located about a half mile from Alaska’s existing 37,500-square-foot facility. The company has hired local architec...
The Astralis Club has announced its plans to launch a highly exclusive and ultra- luxurious international air-services using specially configured, wide-body Boeing 747- 400 aircraft. U.K. based aviation entrepreneur and Astralis Managing Director, Tony Easton AMRAeS said:- “Air travel lost its glamour during the 1960s. Today, the endless queues, delays and fight for space render air trave...
