A MiG-31 interceptor-fighter of Kazakhstan’s Air Force crashed near the Karaganda airport, with the crew ejecting to safety, the republican Defense Ministry reported on Thursday. The military plane crashed “in the course of performing a planned combat duty training flight,” the ministry said. The incident occurred south of the Karaganda aerodrome. “After the take-off, a…
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 and a Boeing 777-300 were involved in a ground collision at Hong Kong airport. The winglet of an Airbus A350XWB has been damaged during a ground collision at Hong Kong airport today. The left horizontal stabiliser of a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER (reg. B-KPD) clipped the Airbus A350 right wing.…
In the coming weeks, Lufthansa will temporarily decommission the entire Airbus A340-600 fleet. Three aircraft of this type have already been flown to Teruel, in northeastern Spain. The long-haul aircraft will be parked at the airport there. Lufthansa plans to transfer the entire A340-600 fleet, equaling 17 aircraft, to Teruel where they will be decommissioned…
British Airways A380 G-XLED damaged the taxiway at Chateauroux Airport. When taxiing to it’s parking stand on a taxiway at Châteauroux Airport, France, a British Airways A380 sank into the pavement resulting in damage. The Airbus A380 (reg.G-XLED) left London Heathrow at 8:30 local time and arrived one hour later at Châteauroux Airport. All…
A helicopter (probably a Cougar) from the 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment (RHC) of Pau crashed this Wednesday afternoon around 4.30 pm, north of Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées. The Prefecture confirms an initial assessment of two dead and four injured in this accident. Two people are in absolute emergency and two people are in relative…
Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a scheduled passenger flight from Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Murmansk, Russia. On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operating the flight was climbing out when it was struck by lightning. The aircraft suffered an electrical failure and returned to Sheremetyevo for an emergency landing. It bounced on landing and touched down…
Pilots are prohibited within two days of flying from experimenting with two yet unproven medications to prevent coronavirus infection, the Federal Aviation Administration has determined. “Use of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine to prevent coronavirus infection is disqualifying while on the medication and for 48 hours after the last dose before reporting for flight or other safety…
A helicopter belonging to the Tunisian army verified compliance with the lockdown and the curfew imposed. A group of youth deiced to violate the lockdown by playing football however. The Tunisian army had a very creative way to disperse the match by using a Bell 205 helicopter for near proximity.
Boeing customers canceled a staggering number of 737 Max orders last month. Boeing on Tuesday posted 150 cancellations of its beleaguered 737 Max jets in March, the most in decades, the company said. Brazilian airline Gol canceled 34 of the narrow-body planes and leasing firm Avolon scrapped orders for 75 of them, a move it…
British Airways is retiring five Boeing 747-400s this week. G-CIVL took off this morning to Kemble for it’s very last flight after 23 years of service. London Heathrow live: cam.airlive.net/lhr
An Airbus A350 and a Boeing 777 have been damaged in ground collision at Dubai Airport. The British Airways Airbus A350K (reg. G-XWBA) and Emirates Boeing 777-300 (reg. A6-EBR) were damaged on the ground at Dubai International Airport (DXB). Both aircraft got their stabilizer damaged during the collision while the British Airways A350 was pushed-back.…
