The A400M is impressive for its size, but the smaller Alpha jets which make up the Patrouille de France display team are impressive for their stunning aerobatics. Here’s the team’s arrival at an airshow in Gatineau, in Quebec, Canada. This was a special moment for all the airshow attendees, as this marked the Patrouille de…
A number of Afghan security forces servicemen have been killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan, according to a statement issued by the US military. The friendly-fire incident occurred in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province late on Friday afternoon, the US military said in a statement. “During a US supported ANDSF [Afghan National Defense and Security Forces]…
JustPlanes produced its second film of AIR ARABIA in 2016 with 8 flights in the cockpit of the Airbus A320. Each roundtrip flight departed Sharjah UAE to Beirut LEBANON, Madinah SAUDI ARABIA, Mashhad IRAN and in this case Peshawar PAKISTAN. The film is 4 and a half hours long. Details at http://www.worldairroutes.com/arabia.html
JetBlue is disputing family members’ characterization of an episode that prompted their removal from a June 21 flight and said it is considering barring the family from flying with the airline. Through a press release from their attorney, Tamir Raanan and Mandy Ifrah said they were returning home to New York from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with…
A man from Middlesbrough has slammed an airline after his oxygen mask failed to drop during a plane’s 30,000ft dive to an emergency landing. John Hatfield was forced to frantically rip down a metal panel to access his safety mask when the Jet2 plane he was travelling on was forced to land 35 minutes into…
An Emirates Airbus A380, flying from Dubai to Mauritius last Friday, had been cleared to descend to 38,000 feet by Air Traffic Control on its approach to the Indian Ocean island, with an Air Seychelles Airbus A330, Flight #HM54, having taken off from Mauritius travelling in the opposite direction. However, the crew of the Emirates…
