Watch live as a new era of human spaceflight gets underway when American astronauts are once again launched on an American rocket from American soil on a mission to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifting off on [read more]
A new series starting to UK television channel Quest this evening will show what happens when aircraft come to their end of their flying days. Plane Reclaimers follows the work of St Athan based end of life specialists eCube Solutions as they strip off all usable parts from airlines before [read more]
Local media in Pakistan is reporting that a Pakistan International Airways Airbus A320 has crashed in Karachi whilst attempting to land at Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OKPC). Flight PK8303 crashed in the Karachi’s Model-Colony district after reportedly developing a “technical fault”. Local reports suggest the aircraft hit 5 houses on the [read more]
A member of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Snowbirds has been tragically killed following a crash shortly after take-off yesterday from Kamloops airport. A video of the accident shows a pair of Canadair CT114 Tutors, the type used by the Snowbirds take off before one pitches up before appearing [read more]
The first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner for British Airways is due to arrive at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) on Thursday 21st May at around 8 am (local). The extended version of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be used on the London to Atlanta route and offers a 25% fuel saving on the [read more]
Air Canada will cut around half of its employees as it deals with the global crisis caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The cuts will begin on 7th June and will see at least 19,000 staff lose their jobs across the company but sources close to the airline warned the [read more]
Brussels Airlines (SN/BEL) has announced it will cut 1,000 jobs and reduce its fleet size by one-third as it restructures to deal with the global crisis caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Belgian airline suspended operations on the 21st March and has been losing €1m per day ever since. The [read more]
The organisers of the Bournemouth Air Festival have confirmed that this years show has been cancelled as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic. The UK’s largest air festival usually attracts thousands of visitors every year Bournemouth’s beaches to watch displays from aircraft of all types including the Red Arrows. [read more]
The UK’s biggest holiday company, TUI has given its latest update on travel affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The tour operator has now confirmed all holidays due to depart before the 11th June will not go ahead and are cancelled. If you were due to travel on or before that [read more]
From the end of May, passengers arriving into UK airports will be required to quarantine for 14 days to help stop the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The travel restriction will affect passengers from all countries except France and the Republic of Ireland and means that passengers will be required to [read more]
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