Reading Time: < 1 minute A British airways plane had to be taken out of service due to a infestation of bed bugs, it has emerged. Cabin crew reported the issue on the Boeing 747 travelling from the US to Heathrow last week. One passenger was bitten at 30,000 feet while other travellers reported seeing the critters and their eggs, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Flightworthiness tests have been conducted in Las Vegas on a British Airways jet that was damaged by an engine fire while passengers escaped an aborted takeoff almost six months ago, officials said Friday. An airline official wouldn’t say when the repaired Boeing 777 will be flown out of McCarran International Airport, or where it will […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two people, the pilot and co-pilot, of a small plane carrying 9 passengers are feared to have been killed when it crash landed in Kalikot district of western Nepal on Friday afternoon. The single engine aircraft belonging to Air Kasthmandap was on its way from Nepaganj to Jumla when it crashed at Chilkhaya village. This […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Green-energy company Cella and the Argyll-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) have together achieved what is thought to be the world’s first hydrogen-fuelled flight. The drone aircraft took off from Oban Airport for a 10-minute test run at 200ft before a successful landing, having raised the bar on potential applications for hydrogen fuel-cell technology. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Epic Flight Academy has partnered with Trans States Airlines (TSA) and will accept its first class of students into its Airline Pilot Career Sponsorship training programme starting on April 7, 2016. Epic and Trans States Airlines developed the accelerated programme to provide financial assistance to students and pilots. The programme is the first of its kind, offering domestic […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes Every year, SleepingInAirports conducts a survey asking travellers to rate their airport experiences based on the services and facilities available within the terminal, cleanliness, customer service, comfort and their overall airport experience. Looking worldwide, there are a lot of airports that didn’t quite make the grade. Those that top our charts for worst airports in […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Getting your first professional pilot job is something that’s hard to describe. Anyone who has put the effort in getting their ATPL qualification is going to be thrilled to be finally working as an airline pilot. For many, the road will have been long and sometimes both emotionally and physically exhausting. When you finally get it… oh […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lufthansa Technik has adapted its well-established Total Component Support TCS® one-stop component solution to customs regulations and supply chain requirements in Russia and the Eurasian Customs Union. This custom-tailored TCS® product for the region is provided through Lufthansa Technik Vostok Services, the Moscow-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik. “The valuable new features we have added […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Philippines is increasing security at Ninoy Aquino International Airport after the Department of Foreign Affairs received intelligence that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards are allegedly preparing to mount an attack against a Saudi Arabian aircraft. The intelligence was sent to the Philippine government by the Saudi Arabian embassy in Manila, indicating that the threat of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer is increasing the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) and wingspan of its E195-E2 jet, adding 450 nm of maximum range in standard performance. Embraer COO-commercial aviation Luis Carlos Affonso announced the change while speaking to reporters and analysts gathered at Embraer’s headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, for the Feb. 25 rollout of its […]