“While taxiing for takeoff at Dallas Love Field Airport, Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 was reportedly struck by gunfire near the cockpit,” a statement on the FAA’s website said. “The Boeing 737-800 returned to the gate, where passengers deplaned.” The incident happened at around 8:30 pm Friday (0230 GMT Saturday), with the flight headed from Dallas, […]
According to details, the PIA’s Jeddah-Karachi flight landed at Jinnah International Airport without luggage of over 60 passengers. The passengers said they were informed about leaving their luggage behind at the Jeddah airport upon arrival at the Karachi airport. Meanwhile, the PIA spokesperson said the luggage of the passengers was left behind due to space […]
Flights to and from Tel Aviv will be suspended through Oct. 31, while flights to and from Beirut and Tehran will be suspended through Nov. 30 and Oct. 14, respectively, the group said in a statement. Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings are all part of the Lufthansa Group. Israel said on Tuesday […]
The carrier said it had canceled 24 return flights operating until the end of Tuesday, and that several aircraft would be out of service for several days while the process, which it described as precautionary, was completed. An Airbus spokesperson referred questions to the airline and to engine maker Rolls-Royce, which did not immediately respond […]
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-308 from Karachi to Islamabad was delayed by over seven hours. PIA flight PK-309 from Islamabad to Karachi has been delayed by four hours. The Karachi to Multan flight has also been delayed by four hours. Similarly, International flights have also been affected as a private airline’s flight from Karachi […]
The agreement, yet to be ratified by the Associate of Flight Attendants union members, is also the first to make boarding pay legally binding for unionized flight attendants, the union said on Tuesday. Flight attendants in the US are usually paid an hourly rate after the flight cabin doors close and it does not include […]
A high-level delegation of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) headed by the CAA secretary briefed the European agency in Brussels on the measures related to the restoration of flights by Pakistani airlines to European countries, sources said. The delegation departed for the country following the conclusion of the meeting that is likely to result in […]
Emirates, the world’s largest long-haul airline, plans to hire 3,000 cabin crew and 500 airport services staff in the next six months in order to increase operations in response to recovering travel demand. The positions will be based in Dubai and will have direct customer contact, the airline said on Thursday. For “friendly, energetic and […]
NASA miniature Robot Helicopter Ingenuity performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars Early on Monday; achieving the 1st Powered, controlled Flight by an Aircraft over the surface of another World, the US 🇺🇸 Space agency said. NASA Expects to receive images and videos of the Flight that mission Engineers hope to capture using cameras […]
UAE: first ever passenger flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel has landed near Tel Aviv, a month after the countries signed an agreement normalizing ties. Etihad Airways Flight 9607 landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion international airport just after 7am on Monday. Etihad said it plans regular passenger flights between the countries in the future […]