Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic moves to return to space race, following a fatal accident 18 months ago, which killed the test pilot Michael Alsbury and after months of preparation in the Mojave desert in California. The plan was to take tourists into space on a “sub-orbital” flights with longer orbital flight in the future.…
Virgin Atlantic flight VS025 heading to New York was turned back to London Heathrow , at 20:13 GMT on Sunday February 14, 2016, after a ‘laser beam incident. A crew member is recorded saying to Irish air traffic control that they had a ‘medical issue with one of the pilots after a laser incident after…
Alaska Airlines Flight 769 from Boston to San Diego was forced to land at Denver on Tuesday 9th February , 2016, evening after a male passenger became “disruptive” saying “ We are all going to die”. According another passenger Clair Conroy the man was upset because the flight attendants would not let him drink alcohol…
Ethiopian Airline made aviation history by dispatching its first-ever all-female crew from Addis Ababa to Bangkok, Thailand. Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said: “ Attracting more women to aviation jobs is one of the reasons for hosting the all-female flight, together with empowering women.. It is going to be very inspiring for all the women…
Jet Airways 9W-070, Boeing 737 aircraft from Mumbai to Bangkok, makes emergency landing at Mayanmar’s Yangon, on January 5, 2016, at 14:10 hours local time. This incident forced the airline to cancel its flights to Ho Chi Minh City from and to Bangkok. According to a statement alternative travel arrangements for guest travelling between Bangkok…
Air India flight AI131 Mumbai-London was forced to turn back mid-flight after a rat was spotted on board when flying over Iran on Wednesday 30 December 2015. Passengers continued their journey on a replacement aircraft later. According to Air India the plane was fumigated and the presence of a rodent was thoroughly investigated. The stowaway…
Ryanair passenger, Ronald Furlong 33, from Esmonde Road Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, has won a payout after claiming his genitals were scorched when an air hostess spilled a boiling cup of tea on his crotch. He was suing Ryanair for £28, 000 after he was badly injured on a flight from Dublin to London in August…
Ravi Subramanian, an Air India technician, got sucked into the engine of Air India AI619 Hyderabad bound A 319 aircraft, was being pushed back from the parkjng bay 28 before take-off at the Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji domestic airport on Wednesday 16th December 2015 at around 15:15 GMT 20:40pm local time. The mishap occurred when the…
On 13th November 2015Sachin Tendulkar’s fans blasted British Airways on twitter after the airlines asked the airlines asked his full name. Sachin Tweeted “ Angry, disappointed and frustrated .. #BAdserviceBA family member’s waitlisted ticket not confirmed despite seats being available and luggage being tagged by @British-Airways to wrong destination and don’t care attitude. At 5.52…