NEWSMar 04, 2024Plane Takes King Harald V Back to Norway After Medical Procedure in MalaysiaEurope's oldest reigning monarch, 87-year-old Norwegian King Harald V, has returned home to Norway after receiving a pacemaker while on vacation in Malaysia. On February 28, Scandinavian Airlines' dedicated Boeing 737-700 medevac (air ambulance) aircraft took off from Oslo Airport (OSL) bound for Langkawi (LGK). On March 3, the SAS medevac aircraft began its return to Oslo, carrying King Harald.Read More →
NEWSMar 02, 2024As Pressure Mounts, Boeing May be Forced to Purchase its Fuselage Supplier Spirit AeroSystemsIn the spotlight to improve its safety, Boeing is in discussions to acquire Spirit AeroSystems Inc., to reclaim control of its challenged former aerostructures unit and the main supplier that makes the bodies of the troubled 737 MAX planes.Read More →
NEWSMar 01, 2024Woman Dies After Getting Ill on American Airlines Flight From Punta CanaA 41-year-old female passenger suddenly fell ill on an American Airlines flight from Punta Cana (PUJ) to Charlotte (CLT). The aircraft made an emergency landing in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (PLS) on February 28.Read More →
NEWSMar 01, 2024Asiana Airlines to Retire Its Last Boeing 747-400 Aircraft After 25 YearsThe COVID-19 pandemic has seen several aircraft being retired earlier than expected. It was expected that Asiana Airlines would retire their Boeing 747-400s permanently. One sole aircraft, HL7428, made it through the pandemic and is still flying for Asiana. However, with HL7428 nearing 25 years of operation, Asiana has announced that the aircraft will retire on March 25.Read More →
NEWSFeb 29, 2024U.S. Justice Department Launches Investigation into Boeing's Door Plug IncidentIn January, just days before the expiration of a crucial deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Department of Justice (DOJ), a mid-air incident involving an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 reignited concerns about the company's safety practices and compliance with the agreement.Read More →
NEWSFeb 28, 2024SunExpress Becomes First Airline to Implement AMOSeTL TechnologyOn January 10, Swiss Aviation Software (Swiss-AS) confirmed that a SunExpress Boeing 737 aircraft departed from Antalya (AYT) with the company's AMOSeTL software. SunExpress became the first airline to incorporate AMOSeTL technology into its operations. Read More →
NEWSFeb 27, 2024Ryanair Flight Diverted to London-Gatwick Amid Flap MalfunctionDue to a flap malfunction, Ryanair flight FR 3945, operated with a Boeing 737-800, diverted to London-Gatwick (LGW) instead of its intended destination, Bournemouth (BOH). The flight departed from Faro at 7:20 p.m. local time before heading to Bournemouth's Hurn airport. While approaching the destination, the aircraft started a go-around and proceeded immediately to London Gatwick for emergency purposes.Read More →
NEWSFeb 26, 2024Unruly Passenger Restrained After Fighting With Crew on Emirates Flight to IslamabadOn February 24, an unruly passenger forced the cabin crew to intervene because of his violent actions on an Emirates Boeing B777-300 ER. The crew restrained him using cable ties during Emirates flight EK 614 from Dubai (DXB) to Islamabad (ISB). Emirates also confirmed the event's occurrence in an official statement.Read More →
NEWSFeb 25, 2024Southwest Airlines Transfers Lone Star One Livery to Boeing 737-800Southwest Airlines is keeping the "Lone Star One" representing its home state, Texas. The low-cost carrier has transferred its livery - the set of symbols, insignia colors, and identifiers that aircraft are painted or vinyl coated with - from older Boeing 737-700s to bigger and younger 737-800 aircraft. Southwest has transferred six liveries showcasing the state where it initiated its first flight in 1971.Read More →
NEWSFeb 25, 2024Ethiopian Airlines and Qatar Airways Planes Nearly Collide Over SomaliaA mid-air collision was barely avoided over the skies of Somalia following a miscommunication from Air Traffic Control (ATC) on February 24. This incident involved a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and an Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900.Read More →
