NEWS JetBlue will have free satellite WiFi on every flight by fall 2016

JetBlue's plans to outfit its aircraft with fast satellite WiFi are most definitely on track. The airline has announced that it not only has Fly-Fi on all of its Airbus aircraft, but that it expects to have the free internet access aboard all its remaining flights by fall 2016. That's a big deal, particularly if you're a frequent flier -- it guarantees at least one carrier that will have relatively brisk (20Mbps per device) connections on every trip, whether it's a short hop or cross-country. JetBlue no doubt hopes that you'll use its expanding service to buy a few things, but it's hard to be too cynical about the company's motives when some other airlines charge you for WiFi that's virtually unusable.

NEWS An American F-16 was hit by small-arms fire over Afghanistan

An American F-16 took fire over Afghanistan last Tuesday, forcing the pilot to make an unscheduled landing. The Pentagon did not disclose the incident until media reports emerged. According to Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis, the plane was hit by small-arms fire, damaging one of the plane's stabilizers. That forced the pilot to jettison two external fuel tanks and three pieces of munitions before landing safely.

BREAKING A man died on board an Aer Lingus #EI485 this evening after being restrained

UPDATE Irish police have confirmed that a number of packages were found inside the body of a Brazilian man who died on board an Aer Lingus flight to Ireland from Portugal this week. It is believed the packages contained cocaine.

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UPDATE A woman who is believed to have been accompanying the man who died has been arrested and is being held in a police station in Ireland, reports the Irish Mirror.

A man died on board an Aer Lingus Airbus A320 flight EI485 from Lisbon to Dublin this evening.

The flight was diverted to Cork Airport after a 24-year-old man became agitated about an hour into the two hour journey. He bit another passenger before being restrained. He subsequently became unwell and then fell unconscious.



The captain of the flight declared a medical emergency and diverted the plane to Cork Airport, where it landed at around 5.40pm this evening.


It is not clear when the man died but he was pronounced dead on board the airplane and his body remains there.

The 170 passengers and crew members have been taken from the plane and are now being interviewed by gardaí about the incident

One man, injured during the flight, has been taken to hospital.
The passengers are expected to re-board the plane and fly to Dublin before midnight.

Source rte.ie

NEWS FAA Warning Flyers Not to Pack Lithium Batteries in Checked Bags

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a safety warning about spare lithium batteries and wants airlines to prohibit passengers from leaving them in checked luggage.

The batteries “present a risk of both igniting and fueling fires in aircraft cargo/baggage compartments,” the agency said in a statement.

The FAA also wants airlines to prohibit the batteries from checked bags and to remind passengers at the time of ticket purchase and again at check-in time not to pack them.

Passengers who need extra lithium batteries may however bring them in their carry-on bags.

VIDEO Impressive manual landing on board this Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 ‪#‎AvGeek‬

Manual landing on board this Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 #AvGeek

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EMERGENCY Plane lands safely in Canada after smoke reported in cockpit

Cape Breton Regional Police say a commercial aircraft carrying about 70 passengers has made an emergency landing in eastern Canada and no one is hurt. Police say emergency crews were called to the J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport in Sydney at around 5 p.m. after an aircraft reported smoke in the cockpit. Police say the plane was carrying about 70 passengers and landed safely. Staff Sgt. Phillip Ross said he did not have any other information about the incident.

VIDEO KLM releases new flight safety film

This new innovative flight Safety film emphasizes the amount of detail that KLM puts into a subject as important as flight safety. The film was made with over one thousand hand painted Delft Blue tiles. By photographing every tile using stop-motion technique, a unique flight safety film was born.