The man accused of making the bomb that was used to blow up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland is reportedly in the custody of US authorities after being handed over by Libyan militia. The US announced the charges against Abu Agila Masud two years ago saying that he had [read more]
Two Russian men and one Ukrainian have been found guilty of murdering 298 people by downing Malayasian Flight MH17 with a surface-to-air missile over Ukraine in 2014. The Boeing 777-200 was carrying 283 passengers and 15 crew when it was blown out of the sky by a Russian Buk missile, [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is launching flights from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Cincinnati (CVG/KCVG) from June 2023. The airline had been teasing for a few weeks about a new North American destination, but this can now be confirmed as a service to the city in Ohio state operating five times per [read more]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)have released the first images from the site of the fatal mid-air collision which happened at Dallas Executive Airport at the weekend. The crash happened when a Bell P-63F King Cobra collided with a Boeing B17G Flying Fortress at a display operated by the Commemorative [read more]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed the details of yesterday’s horror crash at Dallas Executive Airport, which saw two World War II aircraft collide in mid-air. The crash occurred yesterday afternoon and involved a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, the latter appearing to crash into [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) and Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) have both gained slots at London Heathrow (LHR.EGLL) according to data from Airport Coordination Ltd (ACL) – the UK’s airport slot regulator. Completed slot trades for both airlines show BA has leased (swapped) slots from fellow IAG airline Iberia and Virgin has purchased [read more]
UK holiday airline Jet2.com (LS/EXS) has boosted its earlier Airbus order by adding an incremental order for 35 A320neo aircraft, bringing the total to 98. Jet2.com originally placed an order for 36 Airbus A321neo aircraft just over a year ago and this was boosted shortly after with a further 15. [read more]
Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747-400 N744VG, known as “Cosmic Girl” has arrived at Newquay Cornwall airport ahead of the first-ever satellite launch from the UK. Cosmic Girl will be used as a launch platform for a rocket carrying nine satellites which will be launched into high-earth orbit next month. The Boeing [read more]
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has confirmed that its aircraft, operated by 2Excel Aviation, will relocate to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) following the closure of Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The OSRL Boeing 727 will move, along with all the related assets, to Cardiff before the 31st of October where it will continue [read more]
Passengers were forced to carry out an emergency evacuation of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 after its main landing gear overheated and caught fire at Antakya-Hatay Airport. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 had taken off from Istanbul for the short flight to Anatkia as TK2256 but after landing, the brakes [read more]
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