Major Power Outage Shuts Down Heathrow Airport
A major power outage triggered by a fire at an electrical substation has forced the closure of London Heathrow Airport through Friday 21 March.
Incident
Incident
Hong Kong Airlines Flight Diverts to Fuzhou After In-Flight Fire Incident
- by Len Varley
- March 21, 2025
A Hong Kong Airlines flight bound for Hong Kong diverted to Fuzhou after a fire broke out in an overhead locker 15 minutes into the flight on 20 March.
Incident
Southwest Flight Aborts Takeoff Attempt from Taxiway at Orlando International Airport
- by Len Varley
- March 21, 2025
Quick action by an air traffic controller prevented a serious incident when a Southwest B737-800 attempted to takeoff from a taxiway at Orlando (MCO) on 20 March.
General Aviation
JetZero Taps Altair Technology for Blended-Wing Aircraft Development
- by Len Varley
- March 21, 2025
Aircraft designer JetZero has tapped Altair, a leader in computational intelligence, to assist in development of its first commercial blended-wing aircraft.
Airline
US Travel Warnings: UK and Germany Sound the Alarm for Air Travelers
- by Len Varley
- March 21, 2025
The UK and Germany have issued new US travel warnings after reports of nationals being detained, signaling a concerning shift in transatlantic air travel dynamics.
Manufacturer
Airbus Canada Rolls Out Sustainable Aviation Fuel
- by Len Varley
- March 21, 2025
All global Airbus sites are now using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for their internal operations, with Canada's A220 Mirabel facility now operational with SAF.