Air Arabia Maroc A320 Diverts to Casablanca After Tangier Bird Strike
An Air Arabia Maroc A320-200 operating from Tangier to Barcelona diverted to Casablanca after suffering a bird strike after departure on 16 August.
Incident
Incident
Lufthansa A330-300 Reports Smoke in Cockpit on Approach to Lagos
- by Len Varley
- August 21, 2024
Lufthansa flight LH569, an Airbus A330-300 inbound from Malabo, reported smoke in the cockpit during the approach to Lagos (LOS) on 13 August.
Emergency
Wizz Air Flight W43072 Eindhoven-Bucharest Declares Emergency
- by Len Varley
- August 21, 2024
Wizz Air flight W43072 operating from Eindhoven to Bucharest has declared an emergency whilst enroute and is currently on diversion.
Emergency
Delta Air Lines DL9888 Nice-New York Declares Emergency
- by Len Varley
- August 21, 2024
Delta Air Lines flight DL9888, a Boeing 767-400ER from Nice to New York, has declared an emergency and is diverting to Paris Charles De Gaulle.
Airline
Thai AirAsia X to Return to Sydney-Bangkok with Boosted Flight Schedule
- by Len Varley
- August 21, 2024
Thai AirAsia X is set to return to its direct Sydney-Bangkok services for summer, with an increase to six weekly flights from 2 December.
Airline
Ibom Air Expands Fleet with Second Airbus A220-300
- by Len Varley
- August 21, 2024
Nigerian regional airline Ibom Air has further bolstered its fleet, officially welcoming the arrival of its second Airbus A220-300 aircraft.
Airline
Proposed Alaska Air, Hawaiian Airlines Merger Passes a Critical Waypoint
- by Len Varley
- August 21, 2024
Alaska Air has moved a step closer to its merger with Hawaiian Airlines with the US DOJ choosing not to challenge the $1 billion deal.
Airport
Abu Dhabi Airports: Passenger Traffic Nears 14 Million in H1 2024
- by Len Varley
- August 21, 2024
Abu Dhabi Airports, managing five airports in the emirate, enjoyed impressive passenger traffic results with a 35% increase to almost 14 million passengers in H1 2024
General Aviation
Skyports Unveils First Look at New UK Vertiport
- by Len Varley
- August 21, 2024
Skyports Infrastructure has unveiled it plans for the United Kingdom's first-ever permanent vertiport facility in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
Airport
Cardiff Airport: Successful Summer Rolls On
- by Len Varley
- August 21, 2024
Cardiff Airport has enjoyed a busy summer season, with a further busy period expected for the coming August bank holiday weekend.