A rash of safety concerns at carriers like Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, compounded by manufacturing problems at Boeing, have left travelers fearful.
The American Airlines pilots’ union is really concerned about a pattern of “problematic” things it has noticed happening at airports, suggesting that United Airlines soon might not be the only carrier having safety problems. A Boeing whistleblower continues to beat his drum about alleged defects with the 787 and 777 planes. And Boeing’s Wisk division is maybe taking its flying autonomous taxis to Asia by the end of the decade. Take a moment to catch up on what’s been happening in the world of...
bad weather throwing flight operations out of gear. Just in Delhi, 20 flights have been diverted and delayed due to bad weather. In fact, the child rights body chief complains of flight delays and how Children are suffering due to delays as well. Air India, meanwhile, has blamed this on change in weather, saying that the delays because of inclement weather here in the national capital and various other parts of India as well. In fact, right now on TV, we are being joined by two such passengers...
American Airlines is adding a new, nonstop flight from Charlotte to Quebec City that will launch in August.
Dubai, which usually experiences an arid climate and scorching temperatures, plunged into chaos on Tuesday as heavy rain battered the United Arab Emirates (UAE), disrupting air travel and prompting widespread flooding across the desert country.
Dubai's major international airport diverted scores of incoming flights on Tuesday as heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates, causing widespread flooding around the desert country.
Heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, flooding out portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai.
The union representing pilots at American Airlines says it is seeing a “significant spike” in safety issues on flights. The Allied Pilots Association is warning members of “problematic trends,” including tools being left in aircraft wheel wells, collisions involving planes being towed on the ground, and “pressure to return aircraft to line service to maintain on-time performance.” The new message comes as the spotlight is on commercial flights in the US and abroad following the January 5 door...
Southwest Airlines flights to Cozumel, Syracuse, Bellingham all cut. Flights cut to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Flights will continue to Houston's William P. Hobby Airport. Cuts down to delays in Boeing delivery after a year of aviation disasters
The pilot of the Birmingham to Belfast flight declared an emergency around ten minutes after take-off. After it landed safely on the runway, passengers were seen being bussed away.
Statistics show that the average delay for flights across all airports in 2023 was almost 20 minutes and 42 seconds. This was down from 23 minutes and 12 seconds in 2022, when the aviation sector struggled to cope with a surge in demand for holidays following the end of coronavirus travel restrictions. The analysis takes into account all scheduled and chartered departures from the 22 commercial UK airports with at least 1,000 outbound flights last year. Cancellations were not included in the...
Edinburgh has the fourth worst airport in the UK in terms of flight delays, according to new data based on figures for 2023. According to analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data by the PA news agency, Edinburgh Airport had an average flight delay of 21 minutes and 48 seconds last year, over a minute more than the average across the UK. The closest other major airport geographically, Glasgow, had an average delay time of 16 minutes and 36 seconds in 2023. Gatwick was the worst airport in...