The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, Werner Gustav Doehner, who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him and his brother from the burning airship, has died. Doehner, the last among 62 passengers and crew who escaped the May 6, 1937 fire, was 90. The…
TARMAC Aerosave has completed the first A380 dismantling project, which was launched at the beginning of this year. TARMAC Aerosave managed this project in collaboration with the aircraft owner, the German Dr Peters company, and the end of life manager, the American company VAS Aero Services for the sale of the spare parts. This A380…
British airline Virgin Atlantic on Tuesday said that it will start a second daily flight on the London-Delhi route from March 29. The new flights to Delhi will go on sale on November 23. “Virgin Atlantic will introduce a second daily service between Heathrow (at London) and Delhi, offering 1,08,000 additional seats for summer 2020,”…
Qantas has asked Airbus and Boeing for a better deal on planes capable of non-stop Sydney-London flights before deciding whether to place an order. “We asked them to go back and re-look at that to sharpen their pencils because there still was a gap there,” Qantas International Chief Executive Tino La Spina told an investor…
Boeing and Emirates announced today they have finalized a purchase agreement for 30 787-9 Dreamliner airplanes, valued at $8.8 billion according to list prices. The agreement, signed at the Dubai Airshow, culminates discussions between the two companies on the best 787 Dreamliner model to meet the requirements of one of the world’s leading airlines. Emirates…
A plane with Hillary Clinton on board was grounded before take off in New York after the pilot ‘felt the aircraft shake and saw smoke’. The American Airlines aircraft was returned to its gate at LaGuardia Airport yesterday afternoon for the unknown mechanical problem. Just before the flight, which was heading to Washington DC’s Reagan…
Air Astana intends to order 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes to serve as the backbone of its new low-cost airline FlyArystan, the Kazakh flag carrier and Boeing announced at the Dubai Airshow. The companies today signed a letter of intent for the 30 airplanes with a list price value of $3.6 billion. Since beginning…
Boeing is exerting pressure on the Federal Aviation Administration to speed up the approval of its 737 Max jet to fly again, according to multiple reports say the Business Insider. The approval process centers on proposed fixes to an automated flight control system which malfunctioned in the two crashes. It has taken far longer than…
A Boeing 737-800 from Santa Clara to Toronto declared a mid-air emergency and was forced to divert due to a problem with one of the engines. Air Transat flight #TS691 diverted to Orlando after the crew of the Boeing 737-800 (reg. C-GTQC) experienced an issue forced the crew to shut down one of the engines…
On 21 October 2019 an American Airlines Airbus A330 departed from Heathrow at 11.14am, destination Philadelphia. Flight #AA729 was about 80 minutes into the flight and 200 miles southwest of Ireland when it turned around and landed at Dublin. The cause: fumes in the cabin, which caused a burning sensation in the eyes and throat,…
An Etihad Airways pilot accidentally smuggled his cat into Sydney, Australia according to a report. This embarrassing incident all started when the First Officer was packing for his trip Down Under. It would appear that his cat jumped into his suitcase and somehow went undiscovered when it came time to lock up and set off…
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.
