Ryanair, Europe’s leading airline, announced cancellations impacting over 300 flights due to the upcoming French air traffic control (ATC) strike scheduled for Thursday, April 25th. The airline blames France for failing to safeguard flights that simply overfly French airspace during national strikes. Strike Impact Beyond French Borders While the strike involves French ATC, the majority of affected passengers are not traveling to or from France. Their flights are impacted because they must reroute around French airspace to reach their final destinations (e.g., UK to Greece, Spain, Italy). Ryana ..read more

Earlier this week, an Aurigny flight suffered an overshoot incident on the runway after landing into Guernsey. Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand. Here is what we know so far… Aurigny Flight GR609 – London Gatwick-Guernsey… Data provided by RadarBox.com.Photo Credit: Karl Dittlbacher via Planespotters.net. Aurigny flight GR609 is a routine scheduled flight between London Gatwick and Guernsey Airport in the Channel Islands. Furthermore, the aircraft operating this flight was 9H-LWB. As per data from Planespotters.net, 9H-LWB is a 13.8 year old Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 ..read more

Last week, a Lufthansa Airbus A320neo operating a flight to London Heathrow made a emergency landing into Frankfurt due to a odour onboard. Information has been released pertinent to this incident. Here is what we know so far… Lufthansa LH1125 Frankfurt to London… Data provided by RadarBox.com.Photo Credit: Jamie Clarke/AviationSource Lufthansa flight LH1125, which was involved in the emergency landing, is a routine scheduled flight between Frankfurt and London Heathrow. The aircraft in question operating the flight was D-AINF. As per data from Planespotters.net, D-AINF is a 6.8 year old Airbu ..read more

Royal Air Maroc has now put out the feelers via a Request for Proposals (RFP) to make a 200-strong aircraft order. The Moroccan carrier becomes the latest to show interest in buying new aircraft for future growth. Without further ado, let’s get into it… Boeing, Airbus, ATR & Embraer In The Mix for Royal Air Maroc Order… Photo Credit: James Field/AviationSource Reuters reported today that the tender by Royal Air Maroc was launched on April 15. As per ch-aviation, it is understood that all four manufacturers, being Boeing, Embraer, ATR & Airbus, are able to provide their own proposals. I ..read more

Thai Airways has this week bid farewell to the Boeing 747 from it’s fleet via a celebratory event held in Bangkok. The carrier has been in the process of getting rid of older aircraft to make way for newer aircraft. Without further ado, let’s get into it… Thai Airways & The Boeing 747 in Bangkok… Photo Credit: Thai Airways. Thai Airways put a photo up on social media this week to detail the farewell of the Boeing 747 at an event in Bangkok. Pictured is HS-TGG, which has been seen without engines. As per data from Planespotters.net, HS-TGG is a 20.5 year old Boeing 747-400 that was delivere ..read more

In the last few hours, IndiGo has announced an order for 30 Airbus A350-900 widebody aircraft. This is the airline’s first direct order of widebody aircraft, as they acquire the taste for widebody operations. Without further ado, let’s get into it… IndiGo Orders Airbus A350-900: Details… Photo Credit: @aeroconcepts1 on X! The initial order made by IndiGo is for 30 of the Airbus A350-900 aircraft. It is understood configuration of the aircraft in terms of seats will be decided at a later date and that deliveries won’t take place until 2027. Furthermore, on top of the firm order for 30, the Indi ..read more

Earlier this week, an AirSial flight to Lahore suffered engine problems not long after departure from Karachi Airport, Pakistan. Information is limited regarding this incident. Here is what we know so far… AirSial PF141 – Karachi to Lahore… Data provided by RadarBox.com.Photo Credit: Hamza A. Mughal via Planespotters.net. AirSial flight PF141 is a routine scheduled flight between Karachi and Lahore. The aircraft involved in this incident is registered as AP-BOB. As per data from Planespotters.net, AP-BOB is a 15.9 year old Airbus A320 that started out life with TACA International Airlines in J ..read more

In the last few moments, a Southwest Airlines flight between Denver and San Antonio has declared an emergency and is diverting to Dallas Love. N793SA is the aircraft operating this flight. Follow below for updates. Live Emergency Updates: Southwest WN4195 Denver-San Antonio… Data provided by RadarBox.com. 49 min ago25/04/24 Welcome! Welcome! Updates will follow shortly. 45 min ago25/04/24 Descending into Dallas Love… Southwest Airlines flight WN4195 between Denver and San Antonio is continuing it’s descent into Dallas Love. DAL has been chosen as the airport where the emergency landing will ..read more

Earlier this week, a Air Nostrum flight bound for Madrid suffered a cracked windshield in Munich. Information has been released following this incident. Here is what we know so far… IB8715 – Munich to Madrid… Data provided by RadarBox.com.Photo Credit: James Field/AviationSource Air Nostrum was operating Iberia flight IB8715, which is a scheduled service between Munich and Madrid. The aircraft involved in the incident was EC-LKF. As per data from Planespotters.net, EC-LKF is a 13.4 year old Bombardier CRJ-1000 that was delivered to the operator in January 2011. Of the CRJ-1000 variant, Air Nos ..read more

GetJet Airlines has this week added another Airbus A320 to it’s fleet, bringing their count to eight aircraft. This comes in time for what is expected to be a busy Summer 2024 period for the Lithuanian charter carrier. Without further ado, let’s get into it… 8th Airbus A320 for GetJet Airlines… Photo Credit: James Field/AviationSource GetJet Airlines‘ eighth Airbus A320 appears to be registered as LY-CAP. As per data from Planespotters.net, this is a 18.0 year old airframe which started out life with Air Malta in May 2006. The aircraft did a stint with Tus Airways in July 2022, before being ha ..read more