AirlinesQantas Plane Flies Into Pitch Black Bushfire Cloud And Encounters Turbulence A routine Qantas flight flew through some weather caused by the bushfires raging across the continent. From inside the plane, passengers saw some varied scenes out the window as the aircraft flew through the weather and encountered some turbulence. Thankfully, however, the safety of passengers and crew was not compromised and the aircraft landed without incident in Canberra.
LinkHOP! Bombardier CRJ Diverts To Lyon After Cabin Pressure Loss On New Year’s Day, a HOP! Air France Bombardier CRJ-1000 was forced to divert to Lyon following a loss of cabin pressure.
Popular airline incident website the Aviation Herald has reported that HOP! Air France flight number flight AF-1360 from Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) was forced to divert to Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS).
LinkHow Much More Can Turkish Airlines Grow? Turkish Airlines is managing a really successful feat. The airline offers more destinations to its passengers than any other air carrier out there. That’s impressive but with such an extensive network, where is the room for Turkish Airlines to grow?
LinkPassengers Become Unruly On Air India Boeing 747 After Delay Crew aboard Air India flight AI 865 had to deal with a group of unruly passengers on Thursday 2nd January. Passengers started knocking on the cockpit door after their flight was delayed by a technical snag.
Air India started off the new year with an unusual incident aboard flight AI 865 on Thursday 2nd January.
LinkLOT Polish Airlines Poised For Major Growth LOT Polish Airlines has poised itself for major growth amid speculation of new aircraft and a flurry of network expansion announcements. The flag carrier of Poland could be on track for a successful 2020. It’s taking advantage of Polish aviation developments and setting impressive goals. Here’s how…
LinkBritish Airways Could Launch Long-Haul Flights From Manchester If you live in the UK and are loyal to British Airways you’ll know that the airline frustratingly flies almost all of its international flights out of its London airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, City). However, there’s now an unsubstantiated rumor circulating that the carrier wants to begin long-haul service out of Manchester.
LinkWheel Falls From Air Canada Jazz Dash 8 Prompting Emergency Landing Passengers aboard an Air Canada Jazz flight on January 3rd, 2020 were in for a bit of a harrowing ride. During takeoff, one of the wheels on the aircraft started to glow orange before falling off of the aircraft down to the runway. This then prompted the crew to make an emergency landing in Montreal.
LinkChina Eastern Debuts New Boeing 737 Business Class China Eastern Airlines has introduced a business class onboard Boeing 737 aircraft. These seats are a huge upgrade over traditional recliner-style seats in premium cabins. However, these seats strike up an interesting question.
LinkHere's Why Bahamasair Boeing 737-500s Are Banned From The US Some of Bahamasair’s aircraft are now banned from operating within the U.S. after the airline failed to adhere to a system update notice. The airline was given a 10-year deadline by the FAA to complete the installation of enhanced surveillance software. But due to its failure to comply, Bahamasair’s Boeing 737-500 cannot enter the United States.
LinkSecurity Concerns Behind Baghdad Flight Suspensions Middle Eastern airlines Royal Jordanian and Gulf Air have suspended flights to Baghdad International Airport (BGW) over security concerns. Royal Jordanian is the only commercial airline with regularly scheduled flights to Baghdad, with 18 scheduled flights between Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) in Amman and the Iraqi capital.
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