Virgin Orbit company has tried unsuccessfully to launch a rocket over the Pacific Ocean. The booster was released from under the wing of the 747 which had been specially converted for the task. The Launcher One should have ignited its engine seconds later but engineers had to terminate the flight. It’s not clear at this…
This Sunday morning (24th), two LATAM Boeing were involved in an incident at Sao Paulo Airport, Brazil. The incident occurred in the remote parking lot of Guarulhos International Airport, where several aircraft are stored due to the Coronavirus crisis. A LATAM Boeing 777-300ER (reg. PT-MUB) collided its wing with a Boeing 767-300ER (reg. PT-MSS). Important…
An Airbus team will arrive in the southern port city on Monday to investigate the recent crash of one of its own manufactured aircraft. Airbus will run an independent investigation into the plausible reasons for PIA A320 crash into a narrow residential street in Karachi on Friday. Due to the arrival of the Airbus team,…
The future of struggling Norwegian Air is looking brighter with a new investment from China. The airline, who was faced with possible bankruptcy after the coronavirus crisis wiped out the travel industry, just underwent a major restructuring. BOC Aviation, a Singapore-based company, which through an investment arm of Bank of China is owned by the…
Three warnings issued by the air traffic control to lower the altitude were ignored by the pilot of the ill-fated PIA plane that had crashed on Friday. According to a report from air traffic control, the flight left the Lahore airport at 01:05pm and was scheduled to land at the Jinnah International Aiport in Karachi…
