Trump's 'America First' policies are catapulting Boeing into dangerous territory

For a company like Boeing, President Donald Trump's "America First" policies, which represent a sharp departure for the US, threaten the way the corporation does business. Take its 787 Dreamliner. (www.airlineboarding.net) More...

Terrifying moment a British Airways passenger spots a FIGHTER JET flying next to her window

This is the terrifying moment that a passenger travelling from Dubai to London spotted a fighter jet next to her window. Sabrina Fawaz was travelling with her husband on the British Airways flight BA108 on Saturday when the plane temporarily lost communications with air traffic control as it entered Hungarian air space causing two Hungarian Air Force Gripens to be scrambled. (www.dailymail.co.uk) More...

Boeing announces massive job losses

The US aircraft maker is planning to scrap more than 4,000 jobs by the middle of this year amid efforts to free up funding for future growth and a “healthy” business. Boeing aims to avoid involuntary layoffs. (airlinenews.in) More...

Pilot Captured A Thunderstorm From His Cockpit While Flying At 37,000 Feet & It’s Jaw-Dropping!

The world beyond the clouds still lays unexplored. Forget us earthlings who can’t fly that far; even those who regularly take flights above are left happily stunned by the beauty the heavens have to offer. Santiago Borja is an Ecuador Airlines pilot and while flying his aircraft over the Pacific Ocean near Panama, he chanced upon the most spectacular view of a thunderstorm brewing. And losing no time, he took these amazing captures. (airlinenews.in) More...

Stunning photos of airports from space (including a mysterious strip in Australia that could be a secret base)

From bustling commuter hubs in city centres to small landing strips on desert islands, this fascinating collection of images shows what airports around the globe look like from space. French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, 39, decided to show his love of aviation by documenting dozens of runways from an extreme vantage point, 250 miles up on the International Space Station. (www.ondtravel.net) More...

AA Pilot takes down unruly passenger: ‘You don’t put your hands on my flight attendant!’

LEXINGTON, KY Newly released video shows a Lexington, Ky. man being subdued by a pilot after a confrontation with the flight crew of an American Airlines flight to Charlotte. “You don’t put your hands on my flight attendant!” the pilot said as tackled the passenger. (www.stumbleupon.com) More...

KLM launches unboxing movie Boeing 787 Dreamliner

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today launched a light-heartedunboxing movie featuring the latest addition to its fleet: the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The short film shows the Boeing 787 Dreamliner being “unwrapped”, as it were. KLM is the world’s first airline to present a new aircraft in this way. (www.youtube.com) More...

Passenger is kicked off a plane at Chicago airport after he ‘asked Middle Eastern man if he had a bomb’

An unruly passenger has been thrown off a flight awaiting for departure after he asked a fellow passenger of ‘Middle Eastern appearance’ whether he was carrying a bomb in his bag. The incident, which took place in Chicago on board a United Airlines flight to Houston, was filmed by fellow passengers outraged over the apparently racist comments. (www.airlineboarding.net) More...

Pop-up hold wins Airbus' Fly Your Ideas 2017 contest

We've all endured the stress of not being able to cram our hand luggage into the plane's overhead lockers. But a new invention could change everything, in the shape of a pop-up compartment which sits under the seat in front, giving each passenger their own personal storage hold. The concept was designed by a team of students at the University of Hong Kong, and won a contest held by aircraft manufacturer Airbus. (www.aviationfigure.com) More...

Is your passport valid? British Airways and other airlines need to start following EU rules

“UK passports are valid for travel anywhere in the EU up to and including the expiry date. Airlines should know this.” That was what I tweeted on Monday morning, following yet another case in which passengers with valid UK passports were wrongly and distressingly turned away from their flight to Prague. Once again, British Airways staff insisted, incorrectly, that they needed three months’ validity on their passports for travel to the Czech capital. (www.airlineinfo.in) More...