UK foreign secretary William Hague told a press conference today that the UK Government is “urgently seeking landing permission from the Libyan Government” for a charter aircraft to airlift stranded British citizens out of the country. It is also beleived to be sending a warship to help in the evacuations. Meanwhile About 3,000 Turks left [...]
Oman Air, has reported 2010 as its most successful year to date, with outstanding performances in many areas of the airline’s business operations. Presenting the Omani carrier’s annual results, Abdulrazaq bin Juma Al Raisi, the airline’s chief commercial officer gave the highlights as: Cargo revenues have increased by 238% Air cargo has increased by 99% [...]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken an IndiGo Airlines pilot off duty after its investigation found that she had landed the plane on its fragile nose wheel on several occasions. The DGCA, which was surprised to find the wrong landing many times, has told the carrier to send the pilot — Captain [...]
A Delta Air Lines flight suffered engine failure over Florida and made an emergency landing on Sunday, with no injuries to the 125 passengers and crew on board, authorities said. Delta spokesman Anthony Black said Delta Flight 1846, a Boeing 737-800 with 119 passengers and six crew on board bound for Minneapolis, suffered engine failure [...]
Boeing and Saudi Arabian Airlines have teamed to modernize the flag carrier’s 777 fleet to enhance the passenger experience and environment. The project involves modifying the interiors of 22 of Saudi Arabian Airlines’ 23 Boeing 777-200ERs (extended range). The passenger cabin modification program began in early 2009 after certification of the new Business Market seating [...]
A Kuala Lumpur-bound Malaysia Airline MH173 made an emergency landing at Delhi`s Indira Gandhi International Airport Shortly after taking off at about 02:00pm Indian time. The flight landed safely and all the 200+ passengers are safe. After taking off the pilot noticed some difficulties with the engine , it later on came clear that the engine [...]
Two planes were struck by lightning Friday, according to officials at JetBlue.The flights, each bound for Boston’s Logan Airport, hit a patch of storms around the 9 p.m. hour. A Massport spokesperson said the first plane, from Tampa, Fla., landed safely just before 9:30 p.m. Pilots had reported smelling smoke in the cockpit. The second [...]
A New Jersey flight bound for Ireland has been diverted to Boston after a burning odor was detected onboard. Massachusetts Port Authority spokeswoman Lisa Langone says the plane landed without incident at 9:40 p.m. Saturday at Boston’s Logan International Airport. None of the 191 people on board was injured. Langone says Continental Flight 24 had [...]