Australia Declines Increase Qatar Airways Flights Due To Strip Searches In 2020
Australia announced, today September 7, 2023, that a strip-search of women at Qatar’s main airport in 2020 played a part in its decision this year to stop Qatar Airways from…
Ethiopian Airlines is moving to Mexico City’s new airport
On September 2, 2023, Ethiopian Cargo repositioned its operations from Mexico City International Airport (MEX) to the new Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU). This move was prompted by a Mexican…
UK ATC technical glitch is a “One in 15 Million” event
A technical glitch in the UK’s air traffic control system caused the cancellation of 1,500 flights on August 28, 2023. The glitch was caused by a single flight plan that…
Boeing and Aviation Capital Group have placed an order for 13 737 MAX planes
On September 5, 2023, Boeing and Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG) announced that they had finalized an order for 13 737 MAX jets, increasing the lessor’s order book to 47…
Israel requested 25 extra F-35 fighters from the United States
On September 3, 2023, Israel officially requested an additional 25 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from the US to create a third squadron of the aircraft in the Israeli Air…
Air France AF378 to Detroit declares emergency, diverting
Air France flight AF378 from Paris CDG to Detroit declared an emergency and diverted to Reykjavik, Iceland on September 4, 2023. The Boeing 777-200ER (reg. F-GSPX) was about 4 hours…
Pilot dies in Piper’s left wing collapse during gender reveal ceremony
On September 2, 2023, a small plane crashed during a gender reveal ceremony in San Pedro, Sinaloa, Mexico. The Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee aircraft (reg. XB-ABM) collapsed its left wing and…
INCIDENT| Delta Airlines 767 Right Engine Smokes Right After Takeoff From Prague
On September 1, 2023, a Delta Airlines Boeing 767 aircraft made an emergency landing in Prague, Czech Republic, with one of its engines engulfed in flames. The incident occurred as…
Nigeria Air launch halt due to corruption probe
Nigeria Air, a new airline project backed by the Nigerian government, faces an uncertain future after the country’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered its suspension.…