Reading Time: < 1 minute KrasAvia flight suffered a runway excursion after landing at Ufa International Airport in Bashkortostan, Russia, by 1,312 ft. (400 meters) Aug. 12, at 4:30 a.m. local time. The aircraft landed on runway 32R but failed to stop on the runway. There was a thunderstorm over the airport at the time of the incident which could be a […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Over 300 units of weaponry, military and special air defense equipment, including over 30 aircraft, has been provided to units and formations of the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces since the start of 2016, the Defense Ministry said on Friday. “Over 30 newest planes and helicopters were provided to Aerospace Defense Forces’ aviation units. Radio engineering forces’ […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Jet Blue Flight 429 from Boston was scheduled to land in Sacramento at 8.55pm but was forced to land at Rapid City, South Dakota, about 1300 miles away, to make an emergency landing. More than 20 people were injured on the flight with a flight attendant taken from the flight in a neck brace. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The first “Prime Air” flight Atlas Air Worldwide flew for the e-commerce giant Amazon landed at Wilmington Air Park Wednesday, cementing what appears to be a growing relationship between Amazon and Southwestern Ohio. It was the inaugural flight of the first of 20 B767-300 converted freighters provided to Amazon to support the expansion of Amazon’s […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a daughter company of the Czech Aeroholding Group providing aircraft maintenance services, entered into an Agreement with a fourth Chinese air carrier, Sichuan Airlines. CSAT will provide line maintenance for aircraft servicing the new direct scheduled connection between Prague and Chengdu which launches its operations on 12 August 2016. CSAT has […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Travellers are being urged to brace for delays at Australia’s major airports today, as strikes by immigration and border protection staff resume. Community and Public Sector Union members are continuing their long-running fight over pay and conditions with 24-hour strikes at some international airports now in place. According to the union, the walk offs began […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Gatwick Airport has achieved the busiest single month in its 80 year history as 4.6m passengers travelled through the airport in July, +6.9% on the same month last year. Long-haul routes continue their impressive growth at the airport, growing 23% collectively versus last July, against a backdrop of traffic growth stalling at other major European […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Thursday night flight carrying 222 passengers from New York City to Paris was forced to turn around after the crew realized the aircraft’s door might have been open. It turned out to be a false alarm. “Delta flight JFK to Paris. Two hours in, captain realizes that the cargo light is on because the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Airlander 10, known in Britain as “the Flying Bum” because of its unique structure, has slowly edged its way out of a hangar in central England ahead of its debut flight as a civilian aircraft. Purchased by Britain-based aviation company Hybrid Air Vehicles in 2013, the 92m helium-filled airship was originally developed for the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russian airlines taking part in Far East subsidy program have carried more than 238,000 passengers from April 1 through end of July 2016. The airlines have sold 390,000 subsidized tickets, worth RUB2.6 billion ($40.1 million), according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia. Nine airlines take part in the program, including Aeroflot, UTair and Ural […]