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Yesterday evening, a Jet2 flight returning to Manchester was forced to divert to London Stansted airport under a military escort after a potential bomb threat concerning the aircraft emerged. The plane touched down safely, but seemingly had to spend the night on the ground at Stansted. Let's take a look at what happened. Read More

A SpiceJet aircraft had to declare an emergency while descending into Hyderabad airport in South India after smoke filled the entire cabin. One person was reportedly injured during evacuation, and the incident is said to have caused several diversions at the airport. Read More Here: SpiceJet Dash 8 Makes Emergency Landing After Smoke Fills The

Boeing and Cargolux have finalized an order of 10 777-8 Freighters with options for six additional airplanes, with a signing ceremony at Cargolux’s headquarters in Luxembourg. The selection of Boeing’s newest freighter was previously announced at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow as Cargolux’s preferred choice as the replacement for its 747-400 Freighter fleet. (From L-R)

Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced the completion of passenger to freighter conversion of one of its three Boeing 767-300 aircraft.  Ethiopian partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and launched a Boeing 767-300ER freighter conversion line at Ethiopian MRO facilities in Addis Ababa. The airline introduced these aircraft models in 2004. The conversion is aimed at

In a stunning reversal of form announced today, Qantas has forecast it will return to profitability in the six months ending December 31, the first half of its 2022/23 financial year (1H23). Australia's flag carrier says its underlying profit for 1H23 will be between AU$1.2 billion and AU$1.3 billion ($752.9 – $815.6 million). Read More

On Monday 11th October, a Croatia Airlines Dash 8 Q400 aircraft had to return to Franjo Tuđman Airport Zagreb (ZAG) due to a cabin pressurization problem. The aircraft in question bears the registration 9A-CQA and was flying the evening rotation from Zagreb to Munich Airport (MUC) under flight number OU436. Read More Here: Croatia Airlines

Heathrow Airport's proposed third runway has received an endorsement right from the top, with the UK's Prime Minister Liz Truss indicating her support for the project. The airport's expansion plan has been a hotly debated topic for many years, with any argument of economic benefits being countered by the environmental impact it would have. Read

India’s full-service carrier Vistara is looking towards another airline under the Tata Group – AirAsia India – for its crew needs amid plans for a growing fleet. The airline will receive several new planes in the coming month and finds itself short of qualified pilots. The arrangement works as AirAsia India has a surplus crew

On Tuesday, Changi Airport Group reopened the southern wing of its newly upgraded Terminal 2 departures hall. This followed May's reopening of the arrivals hall as the airport moves to complete Terminal 2's transformation by 2024. Read More Here: Singapore Changi Adds Capacity With New Look Terminal 2 Reopened | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247