“Since the epidemiological situation in the UK has improved, the [Russian Covid-19] crisis center has decided not to extent the flight ban to the UK,” Russia’s government body coordinating the national response to the pandemic told journalists on Monday. Russian and British airlines would be able to fly between Moscow …
Read More »N-ice! New Russian passenger jet passes tests in freezing conditions (VIDEO)
The aircraft successfully completed certification tests under natural icing conditions in northern Russia, its manufacturer Irkut Corporation, part of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), revealed earlier this week. It made some 14 flights lasting from three to five hours over the coast of the White Sea, part of the Barents Sea …
Read More »Crash-afflicted Boeing 737 MAX resumes passenger flights in US with take-off from Miami
Two Boeing 737 MAX planes crashed within six months of each other, in October 2018 and March 2019, killing hundreds of people and prompting the widespread grounding of the fleet. American Airlines Flight 718 left Miami at around 10:40am (Eastern Time) for New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The airline is the …
Read More »Man arrested for invading tarmac & climbing on wing of packed passenger airliner in Las Vegas (VIDEO)
Video filmed by a passenger and first published by KTNV 13 Action News shows a man walking back and forth on a wing of Portland-bound Alaska Airlines passenger plane. At one point, the man gets down on one knee and makes a gesture known as a ‘hand heart’ to the …
Read More »Air passenger traffic won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at earliest, IATA warns
“This crisis is devastating and unrelenting. Airlines have cut costs by 45.8 percent, but revenues are down 60.9 percent. The result is that airlines will lose $66 for every passenger carried this year for a total net loss of $118.5 billion. This loss will be reduced sharply by $80 billion …
Read More »Ryanair boss slams UK government plan to shorten travel quarantine to five days if passenger tests negative for Covid-19
Michael O’Leary told BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday that the government should rethink its decision to shorten the travel quarantine to five days if the passenger tests negative. O’Leary said the plans aren’t well thought out, as they allow people with Covid-19 into the country. He claimed that “test before …
Read More »WATCH: Irate bus passenger kicks teenage girl IN THE FACE for not wearing mask, gets swift justice
The video begins with a middle-aged couple and a teenage girl embroiled in argument over masks, as the girl does not have hers on. At one point, prior to the beginning of the video, one of the pair allegedly told the girl to “go back to her own country.” “All …
Read More »In Kiev, the taxi driver stole a passenger’s bag with a large sum of currency
He declared the plan “Interception”. Monday, may 6, near the metro station “left Bank” taxi driver stole a passenger’s bag in which was a large sum of money. After the incident, the man fled the scene, and the police have introduced operational plan “Interception”. The incident occurred at about 17:30. …
Read More »On the highway Zhitomir – Mogilyov-Podolsk on fire a passenger bus. Video
From the bottom of the bus began to “crumble” sparks. Not far from Vinnitsa, on the highway Zhitomir – Mogilyov-Podolsk first began to smoke and caught on fire a passenger bus. It is noted that the bus driver was not injured, so managed to stop in time and ran from …
Read More »A fatal accident in the river: a truck rammed a passenger car
The driver died on the spot. March 12, at the intersection of Larionovskaya and Bukovina faced the Great Wall and the truck. The driver of the SUV died on the spot, and two passengers taken by ambulance. The accident happened at approximately 21:10. According to preliminary information, the Great Wall …
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