Passengers Felt Like They Were 'Free Falling' After Pilots of …
Dec 13, 2024 · The pilots of a Hawaiian Airlines plane that was rocked by severe turbulence, injuring 25 passengers and crew during a December 2022 flight to Honolulu, knew that there was a risk of severe weather on their chosen flight path but decided to fly through the developing storm. The revelation emerged in the final accident report…
Southwest Airlines Orders Flight Attendants to Suspend Service …
Nov 26, 2024 · Southwest Airlines has ordered flight attendants to wrap up cabin service and prepare the cabin for landing earlier over rising fears that crewmembers could be seriously injured from turbulence. In an internal memo seen by View from the Wing, the Dallas-based carrier says it has made the decision based on years of research and numerous…
Airbus Wants to Install a Radio-Equipped Toilet in Airplane …
Nov 28, 2024 · European aircraft manufacturer Airbus wants to install a potty-style toilet right behind the Captain’s seat on its flagship A350 long-haul aircraft in an attempt to eliminate the need to have two pilots sitting at the controls of commercial passenger aircraft at any one time. The potty proposal by the European aerospace giant is part of…
Horror at Delta Air Crew Layover Hotel in New Orleans as Flight ...
Nov 26, 2024 · A Delta Air Lines flight attendant has reportedly been charged with attempted second-degree murder after stabbing a female coworker in the neck and arm in a horrific incident at the airline’s crew layover hotel in downtown New Orleans in the early hours of Monday morning. In a statement, the New Orleans Police Department confirmed that…
United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes emergency landing …
Oct 5, 2024 · A United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which was just about to cross the Atlantic Ocean, was forced to make an emergency landing on September 26 after the cockpit computer displays suddenly went blank and the flight management system entered a ‘degraded mode.’ The nine-year-old Boeing 787 (registration: N27958) had departed Los …
Flight Attendants Slam British Airways' Latest 'Cost-Cutting' Move …
Oct 19, 2024 · Airline breakfasts are rarely something that passengers look forward to… Dried-out eggs, suspect-looking sausages, frozen fruit, and soggy pancakes are just some of the horrors that make the ‘most important meal of the day’ one of the least favorite dishes that passengers can be served on a flight. That grim reality, however, hasn’t stopped British…
Finnair Cancels Flights After 'Illegal' Union Protest Called After Two ...
Dec 2, 2024 · Finnair was forced to cancel a slew of flights on Monday, and around one-fifth of the airline’s schedule was disrupted after a union that represents ground workers for the Finnish flag carrier at its Helsinki hub called an ‘illegal’ strike with just a few hours notice. The Finnish Aviation Union (IAU), which represents a wide…
Why Your 'Overzealous' Flight Attendant is Actually Just Doing …
Nov 25, 2024 · Crew Insider is our series of informative articles that answer some of the most common and less common questions about the aviation industry from the point of view of an industry insider. Our question answerer-in-chief is Mateusz Maszczynski, who has worked in the airline industry for nearly two decades and has honed his expertise in…
Southwest Airlines Passenger Writes Touching Letter to Seatmates …
4 days ago · A Southwest Airlines passenger has written a touching letter to seatmates who stepped up to save their life after they experienced a serious medical emergency shortly after the flight from Kona, Hawaii, in the lead-up to Christmas. Thankfully, the unnamed passenger is now in recovery, but their fate could have been very different if it…
European Air Safety Regulators Lift Ban On Pakistan International ...
Nov 29, 2024 · European air safety regulators have lifted a ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operating flights to the bloc after flights were suspended for nearly five years. Pakistani airlines were added to Europe’s so-called Air Safety List – a roster of some of the most dangerous airlines in the world – in June 2020 after it…