Details surrounding the future of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) were unveiled this weekend, with several proposals likely to raise eyebrows. Marinadelray.patch.com reports that ‘demolishing and replacing three terminals, moving runways and connecting LAX to the county’s light rail system’ were just some of the proposals raised in the document – which has taken more [...]

An 11-year old runaway boy managed to fly to Rome yesterday without a ticket or passport Liam Corcoran sneaked all the way through the security checks at Manchester airport and boarded Jet2.com flight LS791 by mingling with other passengers. The boy went all the way from Terminal 1 to the Boeing 737-300 aircraft without airport [...]

Ethiopian Airlines has signed on the dotted line for yet another Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range) Worldliner, eturbonews.com reports. The airline praised the 777-200LR, rumoured to cost the company the list price of $276 million (£175m), because of its ability to virtually connect any two cities in the world non-stop. In a statement, Ethiopian Airlines said [...]

The Olympic flame is once more flying first class on Firefly” – the specially painted British Airways ” A319 aircraft. At 07:22 this morning the Olympic Flame left the mainland and flew to Guernsey. We tracked the flight, Callsign BAW2012 (Flight Number BA2102), on Plane Finder: During today’s long distance relay the Olympic Flame will [...]

The Farnborough International Airshow has thus far been dominated by Richard Branson’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2). The trade exhibition part of the airshow, traditionally a chance for the big manufacturers to take orders, draws to a close today (Friday). However, this year’s show has definitely been stolen by the Virgin boss and a mock up of his [...]

We’re pleased to announce another important expansion of our ADS-B flight tracker network. You can see from the screenshot below that we have now improved our coverage of the Azores. We hope that you enjoy the ever expanding coverage in the Plane Finder apps and on planefinder.net Thank you to all of those that help, [...]

Cathay Pacific Airways has helped end an order drought for Airbus’ recently redesigned A350-1000s, bloomberg.com reports. The Hong Kong-based airline announced its intentions to order 10 A350-1000 jets while attending the second day of the Farnborough Air Show in Hampshire, UK. It also said it is to convert 16 of the 36 A350-900 jets it [...]

Last night US Airways Flight 720 from Charlotte, NC to Rome, Italy had to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia after passengers became sick. The foul smell aboard the aircraft made some passengers vomit and others feel ill. Five crew members were reported to have been taken to hospital for checkups. The image below from [...]

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has confirmed it is to build new A320 narrowbody planes in its biggest competitor’s back-yard – America. Airbus’ $600 million investment into its first-ever U.S. factory – in Mobile, Alabama – is sure to ruffle the feathers of Boeing, which has long had a monopoly on aircraft sales across its home [...]