Two Aeroflot Airbus A320 received minor damage when their wingtips collided at Moscow-Sheremetievo Airport, Russia. One aircraft arriving from Minsk taxied into its parking stand when it contacted the other A320.
SunExpress is exercising options for 10 additional Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes, the airline and Boeing announced today at the Dubai Airshow. The purchase, valued at $1.2 billion according to list prices, adds to a previous SunExpress order for 32 MAX airplanes. The airline, which specializes in offering direct connections between Europe, Turkey and popular…
Airbus and Emirates Airline have signed a purchase agreement for 50 A350-900s widebody aircraft. The order was signed at Dubai Airshow 2019 by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Guillaume Faury, Airbus Chief Executive Officer. HH Sheikh Ahmed said: “Today, we are pleased to sign a firm order for 50 A350 XWBs,…
Frankfurt Airport confirmed on Sunday morning that two passenger jets had collided on the taxiway “Mike” hours earlier. A Korean Air Boeing 777-300 (reg. HL7204) collided with an Air Namibia A330-200 (reg. V5-ANO) after landing on Saturday at 6:20 p.m. (1720 GMT). The horizontal stabilizer on the Korean jet and the wingtip of the Namibian…
A man has been charged with the preparation of terrorist acts following his arrest at Heathrow airport, the Metropolitan police said. Mamun Rashid, from east London, was charged on Sunday after a police investigation had concluded. He arrived back in the UK three days earlier from Turkey after the country said it had deported an…
A four-month-old girl died on board a SpiceJet Surat-Mumbai flight on Friday. A post-mortem investigation could not establish the cause of death and samples from body tissues have been sent to Sir JJ Hospital. Riya, who was with her mother and grandparents, could have lost consciousness on board without her family realising it, according to airline…
A private jet in taxi accidentally crashed into a parked plane at the San Antonio International Airport Friday afternoon. No one was injured in the wreck that occurred before 4 p.m., according to Joe Arrington, a spokesperson with the San Antonio Fire Department. Airport spokesperson Rich Stinson said a Cessna Citation CJ3 accidentally thrusted during…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has ordered an inquiry after an Airbus A320 flown by GoAir was forced to execute an unorthodox go-around at Bengaluru International Airport in poor weather conditions. The A320 jet had taken off from Nagpur on Monday with a reported 180 people on board and was scheduled to land…
The new Dreamliner was met by more than 1,000 Qantas employees to mark the flying kangaroo’s 99th birthday and kick off 12 months of celebrations as it heads towards its centenary. QF 7879 flight London to Sydney flight time was 19 hours and 19 minutes. Touch down at Sydney International airport was 12:28pm. The flight…
Police has confirmed there was a sudden death of a young child on an international flight, which prompted an emergency medical landing in St. John’s International Airport on Tuesday. Police and paramedics were dispatched to the airport where Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 35 had landed, shortly before noon. The RNC confirmed a two-year-old died. The…
The BelugaXL has received its Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) paving the way for entry-into-service by early 2020. The aircraft is an integral part of Airbus’ industrial system and a key enabler for production ramp-up requirements beyond 2019. The BelugaXL allows for 30% extra transport capacity being 7 metres longer and…
