Tuesday, October 20, 2015

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.
Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

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

Posté par AirLive.net sur lundi 19 octobre 2015

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.
 

NEWS Lufthansa, cabin crew fail to reach deal on pension scheme



The latest round of talks between German airline Lufthansa and its cabin crew workers has failed, with union UFO rejecting the German airline's latest offers as "missing the point". The German carrier is currently negotiating with staff from various parts of its business as it tries to cut costs to compete more effectively with low cost carriers and Gulf rivals. It has said in talks with union UFO, which represents around 19,000 flight attendants, that low interest rates meant it could no longer afford the retirement scheme it has been offering to cabin crew, which cost it 3.7 billion euros ($4.19 billion) last year and allowed workers to retire at the age of 55.

NEWS Air France increases Paris (Roissy)-Havana flights

AIRFRANCE in winter season plans to operate additional flights on Paris CDG – Havana route. From 25OCT15, AF will introduce 11th weekly service (compared to winter 2014/15 season), while adding a 12th weekly service from 22DEC15. The 12th weekly flight that operates on Tuesdays as AF4012/4013 is served as a charter flight, therefore reservation to general public is not available.

NEWS Air France keeping more cast members then planned



Air France will cut less than a third of the 2,900 job cuts it proposed in a 2016/2017 plan that triggered clashes with some staff, the chief executive of parent company Air France-KLM said on Sunday. The job cuts in 2016 would be voluntary and heavier job losses in 2017 could be avoided if talks with unions led to an agreement on alternative savings measures by the beginning of next year, Alexandre de Juniac said. “The ‘Plan B’ takes place over two years, 2016 and 2017. For 2016 it is under way,” he said in an interview on RTL radio and the LCI news channel.

BREAKING American Airlines #AA796 from Philadelphia to Tel-aviv is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE 07:50 UTC American Airlines #AA796 is landing at London Heathrow due to a passenger with severe chest pain.

Monday, October 19, 2015

VIDEO Emergency landing of Aer Lingus #EI576 in Dublin due to a possible loss of nose gear steering

NEWS Passenger allegedly choked for reclining her seat, Southwest flight makes emergency landing

A Southwest Airlines flight turned around and made an emergency landing in Los Angeles late Sunday after a woman aboard the plane allegedly claimed a man tried to choke her because of a reclined seat back, according to the airline and witnesses.
 

VIDEO Drone near miss to low flying fighter during airstrike in Harasta, Syria

BREAKING Norwegian #DY3606 from Copenhagen to Dublin is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE 11:21 UTC Norwegian #DY3606 is escorted to terminal.

UPDATE 11:20 UTC Norwegian #DY3606 safely landed in Dublin runway 28 with medical emergency on board.

VIDEO Timelapse of the fog rolling from the tower at Oslo airport this morning

BREAKING Monarch #ZB970 from Birmingham to Malaga is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE 8:00 UTC Monarch #ZB970 diverted to London Gatwick, due to a male passenger started to have a heart attack. A Dr was luckily on the flight. Paramedics now at the plane.
UPDATE 07:45 UTC Monarch #ZB970 safely landed at London Gatwick, now taxiing to the gate. More updates when we get news.


Sunday, October 18, 2015

PHOTOS All Nippon 787 Dreamliner in Star Wars #R2D2 livery arrives at Vancouver












BREAKING TAM flight #JJ8101 from Paris CDG to Sao Paulo is declaring an emergency. Live:

UPDATE 22:14 UTC TAM flight #JJ8101 returned to Paris CDG due to medical emergency on board.

UPDATE 21:53 UTC Confirmation TAM flight #JJ8101 safely landed at Paris CDG.



ALERT British woman hangs herself in Turkish airport after missing flight

A British woman has killed herself after missing a connection flight in Turkey apparently because she couldn’t afford a replacement ticket, local media reported.

The 50-year-old woman was travelling from London to the Kurdish Iraqi capital Erbil. She arrived in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Saturday and was due to depart two hour later, but missed her flight, according to Turkey’s Dogan News Agency.

She went into a restroom and hanged herself using the laces of her shoes, the Daily Hurriyet reported. Her body was discovered by three Russian passengers, who called paramedics, but they were too late to save the woman’s life.

PHOTOS WestJet & Disney unveil their Disney Frozen livery.

WestJet - Disney Frozen Livery

EMERGENCY Monarch #ZB654 returned to Manchester due to part of the wing hanging off


Monarch Airlines Flight ZB654 to Malaga had to turn around somewhere near Gloucester after the pilot reportedly discovered a piece of wing had come loose - and a problem with the pressure in the aircraft.



Passengers on board were still sat on the runway at Manchester Airport at around 10am, waiting for another plane to get onto so they could set off again.
The flight left at 8am, due to land in Spain at around 11.30am.



A statement from Monarch Airlines said:
"Monarch flight ZB654 from Manchester to Malaga returned to Manchester shortly after take-off. The aircraft developed a technical fault and in line with standard procedure the Captain requested a priority landing.

"The flight, which was being operated on an Airbus A321 had 152 passengers, 2 infants and 7 crew including the Captain and First Officer on board, landed safely and without incident at Manchester Airport.

"Customers were transferred to another Monarch aircraft and the crew operated the flight from Manchester to Malaga with a minimal delay. Monarch would like to apologise to customers for the delay in their flight however, safety is our first priority.

NEWS Air hostesses stuffed into overhead cabins as ritual on Kunming Airlines


Kunming Airlines has been forced to apologize after images emerged showing female air hostesses being forced to lie in the overhead luggage compartment.

These pictures went viral over the weekend after being posted on WeChat. The SCMP reports that the original post alleges that almost all the cabin crew were forced into the overhead luggage compartment after completing 30-50 hours of service at the airline. It is also alleged that these incidents have been going on for the past 4-5 years.

The airline released a statement saying that these incidents happened without their knowledge, and that they will be conducting an investigation to find those responsible. The airline has also noted that no complaints have been made by the cabin crew.

Saturday, October 17, 2015

EMERGENCY Tigerair Australia flight #TR2638 returned to Singapour

Turbine cover of an Airbus A320 fell during flight. The Tigerair Australia flight TR2638 to Chennai returned to Singapore.



EMERGENCY Southwest flight #WN541 Bound for Seattle Returns to Denver Due to Smell of Smoke in Cabin

A Seattle-bound Southwest Airlines flight WN541 returned to Denver International Airport shortly after takeoff on Friday evening, an airport spokesman confirmed.

The pilot decided to fly back to the airport about 20 minutes after takeoff when the smell of smoke was detected in the cabin, Heath Montgomery, spokesperson for Denver International Airport, told NBC News.

The airline referred to it as "an electrical smell in the cabin". Firefighters responded to the scene after the plane landed and were unable to find any signs of smoke or fire, Montgomery said.

VIDEO The final US Airways flight took off from Philadelphia on Friday morning

NEWS Eva Air are expected to finalise an order for 24 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners

Eva Air, based in Taipei, is intending to purchase up to 24 Boeing 787-10s and two additional 777-300ER aircraft.

Valued at more then $8billion, the 787s will be one of the first airlines in the world to introduce the -10 version of the 787 family.


NEWS United Continental CEO Oscar Muñoz is in hospital following a heart attack (@CNBC)

United Continental CEO Oscar Munoz had a heart attack on Thursday and is currently in a Chicago hospital, Dow Jones reported Friday.

The report, citing a person familiar with the matter, said the company's directors were waiting to hear about the severity of the attack. Depending on that information, they would decide whether United would need an interim chief, according to Dow Jones. 

"We have been informed by Oscar's family that he was admitted to the hospital on Thursday, and we will provide further details as appropriate. In the meantime, we are continuing to operate normally," United said in a Friday afternoon statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and we are respecting their privacy."


NEWS Thomson and First Choice add thousands of UK jobs

Leading holiday brands, Thomson and First Choice have announced the addition of 2,000 new jobs across their overseas operation and airline for summer 2016. From today, prospective candidates will be able to apply for a broad range of opportunities from cabin crew to holiday advisors and childcare providers to football coaches.

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Friday, October 16, 2015

NEWS Flybe launches new FareCracker option on site

Flybe has launched a new customer initiative called Flybe FareCracker. Each month, Flybe will offer customers a five-day window of opportunity to buy low-cost fares for upcoming flights, a list of which is easily accessed via the special FareCracker icon.

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NEWS Austrian Airlines launches new route to Miami, Florida

Austrian Airlines has begun new, nonstop service from Miami, Florida to Vienna, Austria. The airline will operate five weekly, non-stop flights, with a Boeing 777 aircraft, from Miami to Vienna. Austrian Airlines chief commercial officer, Andreas Otto, said: “The addition of Miami shows that we are significantly expanding our service from North America, and now offer a total of 27 weekly flights from six destinations in the USA and Canada in our winter flight schedule.”

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NEWS Qatar Airways signs rental car partnerships

Qatar Airways signed new partnerships with Booking.com and Rentalcars.com, providing its passengers with an easy and cost-effective way to access competitively priced places to stay and car rentals when booking their flights via the Qatar Airways website. Under the partnerships, Qatar Airways’ passengers can book and pay online for accommodation at over 800,000 properties in nearly 83,000 exciting destinations, and rent from more than 40,000 car rental locations in 167 countries.

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VIDEO Amazing shooting for a new Emirates commercial earlier this week in Dubai

Amazing shooting for a new Emirates commercial earlier this week in Dubai.

Posted by AirLive.net on vendredi 16 octobre 2015

NEWS Lufthansa set to launch San Jose-Frankfurt route in 2016

Lufthansa has introduced a non-stop service between San Jose, California and Frankfurt, Germany. The new service, which will commence on April 29th, 2016, will be the first non-stop flight from Silicon Valley to the European gateway hub of Frankfurt. The five-times-weekly service will be operated using Airbus A340-300 equipment.

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NEWS SUN-AIR signs codeshare deal with Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways has signed a code-share agreement with Danish carrier SUN-AIR, a franchise of British Airways. From October, SUN-AIR and Qatar Airways will introduce code-share flights between Billund, Aalborg and Aarhus in Jutland, the Western part of Denmark, and several European destinations including Oslo, Brussels, Manchester and Munich.

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NEWS Chicago O'Hare airport opens new runway


Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) opened Runway 10R/28L Thursday October 15. The runway is 7,500 ft x 150 ft and will only handle 5 percent of all daytime flights annually over the next five years. The cost of the runway and two taxiways was $516 million, and planes are being controlled by a new 218-foot-tall airport tower that cost $41 million to build, according to the FAA and the Chicago Department of Aviation. Since the runway is several miles from the passenger terminal complex, the average taxi time per plane to the gate is estimated at about 20 minutes, FAA simulations show.

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NEWS New leadership for Cathay Pacific in Europe

Cathay Pacific Airways has announced the appointment of Neil Glenn as its general manager, Europe. Taking responsibility for the airline’s strategic planning and business development in Europe, Glenn will oversee the operation of the airline within the region. Having joined John Swire & Sons in 1990, Glenn most recently worked in Singapore as managing director of Swire Pacific Offshore Operations.

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BREAKING Unidentified aircraft has been shot down by Turkish warplanes near Syrian border

Turkey's air force shot down an unidentified aircraft that had entered Turkish airspace near the Syrian border, Turkish armed forces said in a statement Friday.
 The aircraft was shot down after it did not respond to three warnings from the Turkish air force, according to the statement.


ALERT French fighter jet intercepted Monarch Airlines flight #ZB983


It happened on Monday when Flight ZB983 from Madeira lost contact with air traffic control in French airspace.
Passengers aboard a Birmingham-bound flight have been surprised to see a French fighter jet by the window.
The Mirage 2000 was so close to the Monarch Airlines Airbus A321 that passengers said they could see the pilot’s face

VIDEO Painting the #R2D2ANAJET #AvGeek

Thursday, October 15, 2015

VIDEO Finnair A350 landing at London Heathrow

NEWS New leadership for Cathay Pacific in Europe

Cathay Pacific Airways has announced the appointment of Neil Glenn as its general manager, Europe. Taking responsibility for the airline’s strategic planning and business development in Europe, Glenn will oversee the operation of the airline within the region. Having joined John Swire & Sons in 1990, Glenn most recently worked in Singapore as managing director of Swire Pacific Offshore Operations.

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NEWS Heathrow launches car rental comparison service

Heathrow has launched a dedicated online service to give passengers a convenient and transparent comparison of car hire options at Heathrow. The service was developed in partnership with online car hire comparison site carrentals.co.uk providing simple online access to a choice of car hire companies at the airport, including a selection of premium and supercars.

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BREAKING Kuwait Airways #KU104 from London LHR to Kuwait is declaring an emergency. Live:

BREAKING Section of Boeing 747 engine fell in the suburb of Tehran

A Boeing 747 with over 300 passengers had emergency landing in Tehran's MehrAbad Airport for failure in one of its engines which fell in the suburb of the city.

The passenger airplane was flying from Tehran to BandarAbbas. It has landed in MehrAbad Airport & all passengers are safe & sound.

SPOTTING Visit British Airways A318 cabin with Google Street!

British Airways and London City Airport (LCY) have teamed up to create the first airport airside tour on Google Street View. Google users may now take a virtual tour on one of the airline’s Airbus A318, specially configured in all Business Class to operate long-haul routes out of LCY.

Want to fly on board new Finnair A350? Take off tomorrow from London LHR. Book here:

To fly on board the only Airbus A350 flying in Europe, be sure to book for flight AY996 taking off at 19:35 from London Heathrow (LHR) this friday Oct 16.
Book here to be sure to have low fares and spend the week end in Helsinki.

VIDEO This guy jumps from plane without parachute!!!

This guy jumps from plane without parachute!!!

Posted by AirLive.net on mercredi 14 octobre 2015

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

NEWS British Airways launches long-haul services from Heathrow Terminal 3

British Airways will be offering a warm welcome to even more customers in a new look Heathrow Terminal 3 with the start of long-haul flights. A new check-in area has been created for customers during the last few months including a dedicated area for premium customers to use. The new additions to British Airways’ Terminal 3 schedule will include flights to Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Vancouver, Cape Town, Accra and Nairobi.

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NEWS Easyjet announces 1,100 new jobs with most at Gatwick

EasyJet announce 1,000 new jobs to be created. 
There will be 600 cabin crew based in the UK, with many at Gatwick. The others will be pilots and other staff. 
The airline is offering loans of £100,000 for women to train as pilots. It comes as figures show just one in 20 flight crew are women. 
It comes as the airline is launching its new European training centre at Gatwick.

NEWS Etihad Airways to welcome ABTA Travel Convention to Abu Dhabi

ABTA – The Travel Association, has revealed that Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and its national airline Etihad Airways, will host the association’s Travel Convention in 2016. The convention will take place from October 10th-12th, 2016, at the Yas Viceroy Hotel on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s hub of leisure, sports and retail activities.

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ALERT Seconds from disaster! Delta Connection plane forced to abort take off when car spotted on runway

A Delta Connection plane had 78 passengers and crew on board this flight from Los Angeles, when an airport vehicle entered the runway and drove towards the aircraft.

Air Traffic Control alerted the pilot after a runway incursion alarm had sounded.

The aircraft had stopped safely and had later continued onto Kansas.


NEWS Etihad Airways to welcome ABTA Travel Convention to Abu Dhabi

ABTA – The Travel Association, has revealed that Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and its national airline Etihad Airways, will host the association’s Travel Convention in 2016. The convention will take place from October 10th-12th, 2016, at the Yas Viceroy Hotel on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s hub of leisure, sports and retail activities.

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NEWS Delta Air Lines reports surge in quarterly profits

Delta Air Lines has reported financial results for the September 2015 quarter, including adjusted net income of $1.4 billion or $1.74 per diluted share, up 45 per cent from the September quarter of 2014. “Despite currency volatility and global economic uncertainty which drove a modest decline in revenues, we expanded operating margins by over five points to 21 per cent, grew earnings per share by 45 per cent, and generated $1.4 billion of free cash flow in the September quarter as demand remains solid and fuel prices have dropped materially,” said Richard Anderson, Delta chief executive.

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NEWS Air Astana launches Astana Expo 2017 livery overhaul

An Air Astana Embraer 190 has become one of the first of 30 aircraft in the fleet to feature the distinctive Astana Expo 2017 logo on both sides of the fuselage. “Astana Expo 2017 will strongly focus on the eco-friendly energy, with exhibitors in the fields of demand, innovation and practical solutions expected to take a high profile at the event,” said Peter Foster, president, Air Astana.

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NEWS Alitalia on course to return to black in 2017

Alitalia has unveiled a series of customer service enhancements that will improve the travel experience for air passengers. The national airline of Italy also confirmed that its three-year business plan was on track for profitability by 2017. Alitalia chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo and vice chairman of James Hogan earlier revealed the details of a range of new initiatives that will be introduced in the next few weeks.

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NEWS Manchester Airport welcomes record passenger numbers in September

A record-breaking total of 2,430,142 people travelled through Manchester Airport in September 2015, making it the busiest September in the airport’s 77 year history. The year-on-year total was up 5.44 per cent on the same month last year, which moved the rolling annual total for the North’s major international airport to a new all-time high of 22,875,884.

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NEWS Etihad Airways to welcome ABTA Travel Convention to Abu Dhabi

ABTA – The Travel Association, has revealed that Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and its national airline Etihad Airways, will host the association’s Travel Convention in 2016. The convention will take place from October 10th-12th, 2016, at the Yas Viceroy Hotel on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s hub of leisure, sports and retail activities.

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NEWS Singapore Airlines to welcome long-range Airbus A350-900 to fleet

Singapore Airlines has selected Airbus’ newly launched Ultra-Long Range version of the A350-900 for non-stop flights to the US. Under an amendment to the carrier’s existing order for 63 A350-900s, seven of the aircraft will now be delivered with an Ultra-Long Range capability for flights of up to 19 hours.

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ALERT First pictures of the F/A-18 Swiss jet crash in France

The 38 year old pilot ejected from the jet. Aware, he was medicalized locally by firefighters, awaiting transport by helicopter to University Hospital of Besancon, France.

The F/A-18 Hornet was flying with two Swiss F-5 Tiger aircraft in a routine exercise when the crash occurred, a spokesman for the Swiss defense dept. said.

VIDEO Sky Airline flight #H2112 lost cowling during takeoff from Santiago

Turbine cover of an Airbus A319 fell during take off. The SkyAirline flight H2112 was taking off from Santiago (SCL) to Copiapo (CPO). It immediately returned to Santiago.


VIDEO Woman gives birth at 9,000m on long-haul China Airlines flight!

A baby girl was born last Thursday (Oct 8) on board a China Airlines flight from Taipei to Los Angeles, after her Taiwanese mother unexpectedly went into labour.
The woman, whom the carrier said was not yet 32 weeks pregnant, informed the crew six hours into the 19-hour flight that her water had broken.

According to the China Post, the pilot immediately diverted to Alaska’s Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport but the woman, who was alone, gave birth 30 minutes before the plane landed.

A doctor who happened to be on board helped to deliver the baby.

BREAKING Air France #AF990 from Paris CDG to Johannesburg declared an emergency







Air France flight #AF990 scheduled to take off yesterday at 23:30 finally took off at around 9:30 today. The flight declared an emergency and returned to Paris CDG due to not matching passengers/bags list. According to our source, 2 passengers were missing on board.

Air France confirms AirLive.net that the crew of flight AF990A from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Johannesburg (JNB) on 14 October decided to apply the precautionary principle and return to Paris CDG after 45 minutes flight time for checks linked to the matching of the passenger list and the baggage loaded in the hold. Flight safety is Air France's priority and was never questioned, as the 4 bags concerned had been scanned on departure from London Heathrow (LHR) and were in transit through Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG). The aircraft landed safely at 11:09am at Paris CDG and the flight is scheduled to leave as soon as possible.
Live updates:

UPDATE Air France A380 #AF990 just landed runway 08L at CDG, heading to gate.
UPDATE #AF990 on approach to CDG for checks linked to matching of passengers list and bag.




UPDATE #AF990 was scheduled to take off at 2330 yesterday, delayed due to tech issue.


UPDATE #AF990 A380 is returning to Paris CDG due to 2 passengers missing on board
(checks linked to matching of passengers list and loaded bag in line with the precautionary principle).