Aeroplane News

Flight attendant started fire to put it back out and 'play hero'

Minneapolis - In most cases, anybody who fights fire is deemed a hero. Not Eder Rojas though – a flight attendant from Woodbury, Minnesota. He started a fire during a route from Minneapolis to Regina, Saskatchewan, just so he could put it out and 'play the hero'.

In the Media by Christopher Bates

Op-Ed: Four transgender flight attendants hired by new Thai airline

Bangkok - If you're sick of traditional male and female cabin crew when flying to exotic locations around the world, then you should book a flight with PC Air, which recently hired a team of transgender flight attendants.

In the Media by Christopher Bates - 5 comments

Man arrested for making a complaint on his flight to Dublin

Dublin - Following an Aer Arran flight from Bristol to Dublin, an investigation is under way after a man was arrested for complaining that he didn't received the correct change.

In the Media by Christopher Bates - 3 comments

Qantas pilots put out cockpit fire in mid-flight emergency

Cairns - Qantas' safety woes continue with a Qantas Airbus flying from the Philippines to Sydney being forced to land at Cairns after two fires broke out in the plane's cockpit.

In the Media by Kimberley Pollock - 12 comments

US Capitol evacuated after unauthorized aircraft enters airspace

Buildings on Capitol Hill were evacuated after an aeroplane flew in to the protected airspace above Washington DC without authorization.

In the Media by Scott Campbell - 1 comment

The ILA, Berlin Air Show, celebrates its 100th birthday Special

Berlin - From June 8 to 13, the southern section of Berlin-Schönefeld Airport hosts the Internationale Luft-und Raumfahrtausstellung, the oldest aviation show in the world.

Digital Journal Report by Riccardo Valsecchi

End of ordeal for three "troublemaking" French seniors in Brazil

After more than two-and-a-half months away from families and friends, three French tourists detained by Brazilian authorities for "endangering" a São Paulo-Paris flight in early December last year are free to return home.

In the Media by Johnny Summerton

Finally, Woolmers body is being flown home after being held in legal limbo

The casket bearing Bob Woolmer's embalmed body left Jamaica early on Thursday morning and is expected to arrive in South Africa by Sunday. The body will be flown via London before landing in Cape Town.

In the Media by Janice Ambrose