As talk of "flygskam", or flight shame, reaches fever pitch, KLM has unveiled a new marketing campaign asking passengers to “fly responsibly”. The airline published an open letter from CE and president Pieter Elbers asking both passengers and the industry to “work together” to “truly create a sustainable future for aviation”. Moves suggested by Elbers include encouraging airlines to use KLM's carbon offset programme, as well as joining a biofuel programme. KLM also invites passengers to “make responsible decisions about flying”. Elbers said KLM would share its “best practices and tools” around sustainability with its competitors. The campaign is supported by a video, which asks air travellers: “Do you always have to meet face to face?”, and ”could you take the train instead?” <br/>
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A stowaway fell from the undercarriage of a jet as it approached Heathrow Airport after a 9-hour flight from Nairobi, landing in a south London garden, police and airline officials said Monday. The Metropolitan Police force said the body of an unidentified man was found in a residential garden in south London's Clapham area Sunday, and it's believed he fell from a plane. He has not yet been identified. Police said a post-mortem would be held to determine the cause of death. Kenya Airways said police traced the body to its Nairobi-London flight. A bag, water and food were discovered in the plane's landing-gear compartment after it landed. Experts believe roughly three-quarters of stowaways do not survive because of the extreme cold and lack of oxygen as the plane reaches cruising altitude. <br/>
Investigators searching snow-covered areas of Greenland for crucial engine parts from an Air France Airbus A380 have managed to recover some of the missing components. The A380 suffered a serious failure to its outboard starboard Engine Alliance GP7200 while en route to Los Angeles September 30, 2017. It lost its entire fan disc during the incident and the jet diverted to Goose Bay in Canada. But the investigation into the event has stalled as a result of the failure to locate key parts of the powerplant, which have been subjected to seasonal snowfall and buried. French investigation authority BEA says, however, that search efforts have been rewarded. "One of the sought-after engine parts was found," it says, adding that it will be sent to the USA to be examined by manufacturer Engine Alliance. <br/>