A British Airways pilot activated an emergency slide in a “rookie” error before take off. The blunder delayed a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Romania and reportedly cost the airline £50,000. BA said it apologised to passengers and arranged a replacement
It’s one thing to live on a flight path – it’s quite another to have a plane seem to barely miss your house as it flies past. Luckily, a video taken on Myrtle Avenue, near Heathrow in London, which appears to show
A British Airways flight from London to Prague was forced to land back in the UK after fumes were observed in the cockpit.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania on Monday announced it had withdrawn approval for neighboring Kenya’s flagship carrier Kenya Airways to operate a passenger service between the countries beginning next week. A statement from the Tanzanian Civil Aviation authority said the move was
US Airways Flight 1549 made a miraculous emergency landing in the Hudson River on this day in history, Jan. 15, 2009. The maneuver occurred shortly after the US Airways Airbus A320 aircraft left LaGuardia Airport in New York City for Charlotte, North
A British Airways pilot was kidnapped as he went shopping on his own on a stopover between flights where he was lured into a car. The First Officer was approached by a woman in a supermarket car park who claimed she needed
A British Airways crew member tragically died in front of passengers on a flight preparing to depart from London Heathrow. The 52-year-old is believed to have collapsed while on duty as the plane was about to take off for Hong Kong. Despite
A Virgin Atlantic plane bound for New York nearly crashed with a drone just moments after take-off, an investigation has concluded. Air collision investigators with UK Airprox Board (UKAB) concluded that a Boeing 787 Dreamliner came within 50ft of a “large black
British Airways has said it will listen to staff after advising cabin crew not to wear lacy or patterned bras under their new uniforms. Some flight attendants reportedly complained after passengers commented on their underwear seen through what have been described as
A British Airways crew who claimed they were mugged in Brazil allegedly spent the whole night drinking, forcing the flight to be cancelled. The crew was scheduled to fly back to Heathrow Airport in September, but the flight was delayed one day