Passengers had to evacuate a Jet2 aircraft on the tarmac at Glasgow Airport this morning. Jet2 Flight LS177 Jet2 flight LS177 to Alicante had taxied at 07:15 when smoke alarms triggered the emergency. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft, registration G-GDFJ, was evacuated via emergency shoots. Early reports indicate that 4 passengers have suffered minor injuries. Track … Continue reading “Emergency Evacuation at Glasgow Airport”

Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has waded into the third-runway debate for Heathrow, warning the UK economy faces catastrophe awaits if the government fails to act, reports ttgdigital.com. Aviation Club in London Speaking at a gathering of more than 250 global aviation industry professionals at the Aviation Club in London, Al Baker insisted that … Continue reading “Qatar Airways Catastrophe Over UK Airport Capacity”

New details have been announced regarding how British Airways (BA) will bring its Airbus A380s into service. The carrier has 12 of the planes on order, according to flightglobal.com, but the company must train up its crew before it can use the aircraft as normal. Although BA has not revealed which routes will be used … Continue reading “BA Introducing the Airbus A380s”

A lone yachtsman adrift 275 miles out from the Australian coastline has been rescued thanks in no small part to help from a commercial airliner. Air Canada flight AC033 to The Rescue Air Canada flight AC033 was approaching Sydney on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at 8:15am (local time) when the crew was asked to help … Continue reading “Commercial Planes Help Rescue Aussie Sailor”

Five terrorist suspects including Abu Hamza are currently bound for New York following extradition from the UK. Flight N977GA The five are aboard jet N977GA that left RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, England around 22:30 local time. A second jet, N332MC, left at the same time. Both aircraft are now bound for Westchester County Airport , New York. … Continue reading “Tracking Abu Hamza Extradition Flight”

Brazilian airline, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, has placed an order for 60 new Boeing 737 Max aircraft in what has become its largest ever deal, breakingtravelnews.com writes. Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes Boeing Deal Worth in the region of $6 billion (£3.7 billion), the deal will see the low-cost carrier, which flies to 75 destinations in South America and the … Continue reading “Gol Makes $6 Billion Order for Boeing 737 Max”

United Airlines has announced it finally took ownership of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner earlier this week, flightglobal.com reports. The first of five Dreamliners to be received this year, United is to fly the aircraft out of its Houston Intercontinental hub, where it will be used on domestic routes from early November. It is the first … Continue reading “United first US airline to receive Boeing Dreamliner”

A proposed merger between BAE Systems and Airbus owner, EADS – which could create one of the ‘largest and most powerful aviation companies in the world’ – is being contested by governments around the world, telegraph.co.uk reports. It appears that the £30 billion deal will now only go ahead after the two companies have ‘jumped … Continue reading “BAE and Airbus Merger Faces Political Inquiry”