BREAKING An Israeli Air Force F-15 suddenly lost the canopy while flying at 30,000 feet
An Israel Air Force F-15 reportedly lost its canopy in a freak accident during a training flight at 30,000 feet. The pilots, suddenly exposed to the rarified atmosphere, managed to…
INCIDENT Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 #TK442 skidded off the runway at Lviv Airport, Ukraine
Turkish Airlines flight #TK442 to Istanbul left termac at Lviv Airport, Ukraine. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. TC-JVI) skidded off the left side of the runway while taxiing at Lviv, Ukraine at 08.30…
Southwest Airlines founder Kelleher dies at 87
Herb Kelleher, co-founder of Southwest Airlines, has died aged 87, the company has revealed in a brief statement. Launched in 1967, the low-cost US carrier went on to reshape global…
The Boeing 777X is nearly ready to fly!
Engineers and mechanics at the Everett assembly plant are preparing the Boeing's new jetliner for its maiden flight which is expected as early as February. The airframe of the first…
INCIDENT Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 suffered a maingear mishap on landing at Guadalajara, Mexico
An Aeromexico flight from Mexico City (MEX)suffered a maingear mishap on landing runway 28 at Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL). Flight AM120 was operated by a three-year-old Boeing 737-800 (reg. as XA-AMV).…
Fire at major subsidiary of Airbus to delay all production
A fire occurred overnight Dec. 27 at the Premium Aerotec at Augsburg, Germany facility. Premium Aerotec is a fabricator of composite parts and structures for the aerospace market, primarily for…
Vietnam opens new international airport near Ha Long Bay
Access to the stunning Ha Long Bay in Vietnam just got easier with the opening of the Van Don International Airport this weekend. The single runway airport is currently served…
London Gatwick & Heathrow airports order military-grade anti-drone equipment
London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defenses worth “several million pounds” after drones caused three days of disruption at Gatwick last month. Gatwick said it had spent…
Paraglider get caught in a dust devil in New South Wales, Australia (video)
An experienced paraglider in Australia suddenly found himself in quite a predicament as he was caught in a dust devil, with his wife helplessly watching on from the ground. The incident occurred on Mount Borah in New South…
Lion Air ends search for crashed Boeing 737 Max 8’s cockpit voice recorder
Lion Air has ended its search for the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from its Boeing 737 MAX jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, but Indonesian investigators said…
JetBlue Airways & U.S. start-up airline “Moxy” firms up order for 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft each
JetBlue Airways has firmed up an order for 60 A220-300 aircraft, the larger model of the new, industry-leading A220 series. JetBlue’s existing Airbus fleet includes 193 A320 and A321ceo…
An other ramp agent shows his dancer skills on early morning at Toronto Airport (video)
On December 23, a passenger captured footage of a ramp agent guiding the aircraft to taxi. The show happened as early as 5 am at Toronto Airport, Canada. Passengers of…