British Airways cabin crew dances naked in toilet

BRITISH AIRWAYS AIRBUS A320-232 G-EUUF (MSN 1806)

A British Airways flight attendant was arrested after being found dancing naked in the business class toilet.

The incident occurred on the 24th of May 2025 on flight BA 284 from San Francisco (SFO/KSFO) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL)

According to the crew, the flight attendant went missing during meal service. The inflight supervisor went looking for him on the double-decker Airbus A380, which seats over 450 passengers, and found him in the business class restroom, completely naked and dancing.

Other crew members gave him spare pajamas and moved him to the First-Class cabin. The flight attendant is suspected of using drugs prior to the incident.

Upon arrival at London Heathrow, the flight attendant was arrested by police and removed from the aircraft in a wheelchair.

“We think the guy popped pills when he was meant to be working. It is an extraordinary thing to do,” one crew member who witnessed the incident said.

"The plane was cruising at 37,000 feet over the Atlantic, but this bloke seemed to be higher than anyone else,” they continued. “Not only is it really dangerous, but it is also a crazy way to end your British Airways career. This job can do ridiculous things to people, but staging a one-man disco in a Club World toilet is a new one on me.”

British Airways reportedly told the media that the employee has since been suspended while the investigation is ongoing.

Both police and British Airways are investigating.

Baby born on Jeju Air flight dies; police investigating

JEJU AIR BOEING 737-8JP HL-8336 (MSN 39016)

Police have launched an investigation after a newborn died aboard a flight from the Philippines to Incheon International Airport.

According to the Incheon International Airport Police on Sunday, a report was made to emergency services at 6:44 a.m. that “a baby born on the plane is not breathing.” The infant, a newborn boy, was found in cardiac arrest and rushed to a nearby hospital but was later pronounced dead.

The incident occurred on a Jeju Air flight that departed from Clark in the Philippines and landed at Incheon at 6:21 a.m.

Police said they plan to question the mother, a woman in her 30s and a Philippine national, about the circumstances of the birth and the cause of the baby’s death.

“As the baby was born and died on a Korean-flagged aircraft, Korean authorities will handle the investigation,” a police official said. “We will thoroughly examine the circumstances of the birth and what led to the child’s death.”

American Airlines flight attendants caught selling premium trips illegally

AMERICAN AIRLINES BOEING 737-823 N831NN (MSN 33211)

American Airlines has implemented a strict crackdown on flight attendants who use code words to unlawfully sell premium international trips. These unauthorized, often involving monetary transactions, have bypassed the airline's established seniority-based scheduling system.

The airline’s investigation revealed that some crew members were offering coveted trips like Paris (CDG), London (LHR), and Rome (FCO) to junior flight attendants at a price, undermining the fairness of the bidding process set by the Fort Worth-based carrier.

American Airlines utilizes a seniority-driven bidding system for assigning trips. Flight attendants with more years of service enjoy priority access to preferred international routes and schedules.

Flights to prominent destinations such as Paris (CDG), London (LHR), and Rome (FCO) are generally assigned to senior crew members. In contrast, junior flight attendants are often allocated less favorable domestic routes or placed on reserve status, with minimal control over their schedules.

In response, some have allegedly resorted to paying their senior colleagues for access to premium trips—an act explicitly prohibited by company policy.

To avoid detection, those involved reportedly used code words like “cookies,” “hugs,” “kisses,” or even “thanks” to discreetly signal that a trip trade involved monetary compensation. These terms were widely recognized within AA’s crew network as covert indicators of paid swaps.

An internal audit recently conducted by American Airlines specific patterns within the trip trading system. Consequently, airline issued a firm warning through an internal memo, emphasizing that "trips are not personal property" and "cannot be bought, sold, or brokered."

Remembering Air France Flight 447

AIR FRANCE AIRBUS A318-111 F-GUGQ (MSN 2972)

 

Air France Flight 447 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport (GIG/SBGL) to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG). On the 1st of June 2009, inconsistent airspeed readings led the pilots to inadvertently stall the Airbus A330 serving the flight. Unable to recover from the stall, the aircraft plunged into the mid-Atlantic Ocean at 02:14 UTC, claiming the lives of all 216 passengers and 12 crew members.

Within five days of the tragedy, the Brazilian Navy retrieved the first significant wreckage and two bodies from the ocean. However, the investigation by France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) faced early challenges due to the delayed recovery of the aircraft's flight recorders from the seabed in May 2011, almost two years post-accident.

On the 5th of July 2012, the BEA published its final report on the crash, corroborating earlier findings and adding further details and safety recommendations. The report concluded that the accident was a sequence of critical events: a temporary discrepancy in speed measurements, likely caused by ice crystals blocking the pitot tubes, which led to autopilot disconnection and a shift to "alternate law (ALT)" flight control mode. The crew's unsuitable control inputs destabilized the flight path. They did not adhere to the correct procedures for handling the loss of airspeed display, were slow to recognise and rectify the flight path deviation, lacked understanding of stall approach, and failed to realize the aircraft was in a stall, missing the opportunity to execute recovery maneuvers.

Aircraft Information:

Airline: Air France

Code: AF/AFR

Aircraft: Airbus A330-203

Registration: F-GZCP

Serial Number: 660

Engines: 2 x General Electric CF6-80E1A3

First Flew: 25th February 2005

Age: 4.4 Years

TAP denied an autistic girl's service dog access to board aircraft

TAP AIR PORTUGAL AIRBUS A320-214 CS-TNX (MSN 2822)

A TAP Air Portugal flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG /SBGL) to Lisbon (LIS/LPPT) flight was halted on the 24th of May 2025, after the airline refused to allow a 12-year-old girl with autism to board with her service dog, Tedy, despite a Brazilian court order authorizing the animal’s travel in the cabin. 

The Brazilian Federal Police intervened, grounding the flight when the crew denied boarding to the dog, even though all documentation was in order. TAP cited safety concerns, stating that the court order violated their flight operations manual, approved by Portuguese authorities. However, the airline offered to transport the dog in the cargo hold, which the guardian did not accept. This led to the flight's cancellation, and a TAP manager was charged with disobedience by Brazilian Federal Police. The child, who relies on the dog to manage anxiety and aggression, experienced a crisis upon learning Tedy could not travel.

The incident has sparked political and public criticism, with calls for clearer regulations and better training for airline staff regarding service animals. According to Folha do Leste, this dispute stemmed from a previous incident in April, when the same family attempted to travel to Portugal, and TAP also denied boarding to the emotional support animal without clear justification. As a result, the family sought legal action and successfully obtained a court order allowing the dog on board.

TAP replied with this statement:
"𝘛𝘈𝘗'𝘴 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘸. 𝘋𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘈𝘗 𝘈𝘪𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬, 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘛𝘗74.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦.
𝘛𝘈𝘗 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳."

How much does it cost to land a plane at an airport

Have you ever considered the cost associated with landing and parking an aircraft at an airport?

I have, so I thought I'd investigate.

Landing fees at airports vary significantly based on factors like airport, aircraft weight, and time of day. A general guideline is that landing fees can range from around $150 to $500 for a single landing, with some airports having more complex tiered systems. 

Charges at some airports are more complex than described here and may include charges that are not listed specifically. Charges for training activity, parking, night usage etc. may apply even if not specified. 

At Brisbane Airport, light planes at the airport are charged according to their maximum take-off weight (MTOW), starting at $33 for up to 5000kg.

Brisbane Airport also charges a minimum $60 landing fee plus a $1.13 security fee. 

Adelaide Airport has a minimum general aviation fee of $41.15 depending on the MTOW. 

Perth Airport charges $9.14 per tonne of MTOW so that equals around $8.91 for a small light aircraft.

There are also fees for landing during peak periods at some airports, for example Brisbane Airport charges $150 extra between 7am and 10am and 4pm and 7pm.

Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart airports are the most expensive airports for light planes.

At Sydney Airport there is a flat fee of $110 per day for light plane parking, compared to $56. A runway charge of $4.88 per day also applies.

At Melbourne Airport a plane parking charge of $40 per 15 minutes applies after the first 90 minutes. There is also a landing fee of $250.

Pilots get 12 hours free parking for their light planes at Hobart Airport, and after that a fee of $20 for per day applies. There is also a landing fee of $40, or $16 per tonne of MTOW.

The cost to land a plane at Sydney Airport (SYD/YSSY) varies significantly depending on the aircraft's weight and the type of operation. For general aviation (GA), there is a minimum landing fee of $9.09 per tonne, with a daily apron parking fee of $4.86 per tonne. For larger, commercial aircraft, the landing fee is $20.9090 per tonne. Additionally, there are fees for runway use, parking, and other services.

Key Details:

• Light Aircraft: A flat fee of $110 per day for light plane parking, and a runway charge of $4.88 per day.
• General Aviation (GA): $4.86 per tonne (minimum $25.00) for apron parking, and $9.09 per tonne for landing (minimum $9.09).
• Heavy Aircraft: $260.00 or $520.00 per night for apron parking, depending on the duration.
• Landing Fee: $20.9090 per tonne for commercial flights.

The ACCC monitors the prices of certain services provided by Australia’s major airports, but this doesn’t restrict them from increasing their fees.

Pacific Airshow Gold Coast Cancelled for 2025

BREAKING NEWS

                                        This is extremely sad news.

The Pacific Airshow Gold Coast 2025 has been canceled as a result of environmental challenges, including Cyclone Alfred and significant king tides.

The much-anticipated Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, originally scheduled for the 15th - 17th of August 2025 in Surfers Paradise, has been officially cancelled. The announcement came in a heartfelt message from the event's organiser citing significant environmental setbacks that have compromised public safety and event quality.

In a statement released to the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast community, organisers detailed the impact of successive natural events, including the aftermath of Cyclone Alfred and a series of powerful king tides, which have severely eroded the Surfers Paradise foreshore.

"Subsequent to putting Pacific Airshow Gold Coast on sale, Southeast Queensland has experienced several king tides with massive accompanying swell," the statement read. "This perfect storm' of weather has caused additional and significant erosion creating new safety concerns."

Back in April, organisers had expressed confidence that restoration work on the iconic Surfers Paradise beach would be completed in time. However, the recent combination of extreme weather events has dashed those hopes.

'I take my responsibility to our PA family and the Gold Coast Community very seriously," the organiser said, "I feel it is our obligation to deliver an experience that exceeds your expectations every time you attend."

The decision to cancel was described as "timely and decisive," with the organiser making it clear that delivering a substandard experience was not an option. Ticket holders for the 2025 event will receive emails outlining their options, including a full refund

Despite the cancellation, the announcement concluded with an optimistic outlook. Organizers confirmed that the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast would be returning on the 14th - 16th of August 2026, with a promise of a show that will be 

"BIGGER, FASTER & LOUDER."