Today on March 15, British Airways has revealed the launch of a third travel passport app through its check-in portal. Many airlines are asking the passengers to prove their COVID-19 status by showing the vaccinated certificate or negative test results before flying. The health passport apps allow such…

Shortly after midnight, a Transcarga International Airways Airbus A300-B4 freighter rejected takeoff from Bogotá following an uncontained engine failure. Initial reports say that the engine’s rotor disk ejected, sending pieces of metal onto a neighboring road. The pilots brought the plane to a standstill, and no one was…

GREENSBORO — A drone flying within Piedmont Triad International Airport's airspace Tuesday night caused one flight to be diverted and runways to be closed to other flights for 90 minutes. The FBI is now investigating what is a federal crime that disrupted airport operations and caused an emergency situation with…

China’s aviation regulator is looking into an alleged mid-air dispute between crew members on a recent Donghai Airlines domestic flight, it said late on Monday, vowing severe punishment for any action that endangered flight safety. Donghai Airlines said it had immediately suspended the crew members involved in the fight…

Sao Paulo’s runway 09R/27L was closed after a lightning strike impacted the asphalt. The lightning left a crater in the ground, as can be seen in a video posted on social media. What happened? On March 8, at around 15:38 local time, a lightning strike impacted runway 09R/27L. The…

A woman enters the face and iris-recognition gate to board a plane, during a media tour at Dubai Airport, in the United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 7, 2021. Dubai's airport, the world's busiest for international travel, has introduced an iris-scanner that verifies one's identity and eliminates the need…

Starting next week, Singapore Airlines will be the latest airline to pilot the new International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) mobile phone travel pass for digital health verification. The second phase of Singapore Airlines’ health verification trials, based on the IATA Travel Pass framework, will start with passengers traveling…

easyJet has launched a virtual pilot school visits programme as part of its Amy Johnson Initiative to encourage more girls to become an airline pilot. Teachers, schools and parents can request a virtual visit from an easyJet pilot, who will join classrooms and assemblies via video link, providing young…

A Batik Air A320-200 suffered nose gear issues as it took off from Jambi, Indonesia. When the plane landed back nearly half an hour later due to the issue, the nose gear was found to have rotated 90° and ground down. Let’s find out more about this bizarre…