Venezuela will sell 15 tonnes of gold from central bank vaults to the United Arab Emirates in coming days in return for euros in cash, a senior official with knowledge of the plan said. According to Reuters, the sale this year of gold reserves that back the bolivar currency began with a shipment on Jan.…
A Russian Air Force pilot has released this video showing how a RuAF Su-27P (from 72nd Guards AvB) dangerously banked in front of a USAF F-15C of 493rd Fighter Squadron. This incident happened while the F-15 was patrolling over Baltic Sea as a part of NATO Baltic Air-policing mission.
Russian authorities have moved to quash suspicions that 20 tonnes of gold are about to be moved from the Venezuela’s national bank to Moscow. Allegations that a Russian jet which landed in Caracas was due to load an $840 million portion of the country’s gold reserves surfaced early on Wednesday. Venezuela’s opposition-controlled parliament, sidelined by the Maduro regime, said in…
An abandoned passenger plane has been sitting dormant at a Madrid airport for years, and now officials want the owner to come forward and claim the aircraft. The aircraft presence on the tarmac has become such a nuisance that now the government is getting involved. Airport director Elena Mayoral recently submitted a notice to Spain’s…
A co-pilot scheduled to fly a commercial flight departing Schiphol on Sunday was stopped by police for alcohol consumption. The 51-year-old man was detained at the airport and issued a spot fine of 3,400 euros after breath tests showed an alcohol content three times higher than the legal limit for flight crews. “Because the aircraft…
Airbus detected a cyber incident on Airbus “Commercial Aircraft business” information systems, which resulted in unauthorised access to data. This incident is being investigated by experts who have taken actions to reinforce existing security measures and to mitigate its potential impact, as well as determining its origins. Investigations are ongoing but some personal data was accessed. This is…
A cargo plane incident at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport closed the main runway on Monday night. Kalitta Charters II aircraft sustained damage when it landed with its nose gear retracted on runway 22 at Tuscaloosa Airport. The Boeing 727-200 (reg. N724CK) is 39 years old. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox confirmed on Twitter that the crew is…
Two seat cushions have been found which are likely to have come from the plane carrying missing Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said in a statement: ‘On the morning of Monday January 28, we were advised by the Bureau d’Enquetes & d’Analyses, the French…
The new Istanbul airport, which partially opened in October last year, will begin full passenger operations on March 3, operating company IAG said. The new airport will replace the current Istanbul Atatürk Airport when it becomes fully operational, at which time the old airport will close for scheduled passenger flights. “We are all ready for…
On December 14, a Norwegian 737 MAX 8 flying from Dubai to Oslo suffered an engine problem and was forced to perform an emergency descent from 32,000 feet to land in Iran. The aircraft (reg. LN-BKE) had to circle to burn fuel and shut down one of the engines prior lading at Shiraz International Airport,…
Hawaiian Airlines flight #HA458 from Tokyo Haneda to Honolulu was taxiing for departure when it crossed active runway. The Airbus A330-200 (reg. N381HA) was taxing at Tokyo Haneda take off runway 16L to Honolulu when it crossed the active runway 22. At least 2 flights on final approach to runway 22 were instructed to go…
Japan Airlines has announced that they will be using a new Airbus A350-900 on a domestic route in Japan, between the cities of Haneda and Fukuoka. It is the first time an A350-900 to be used in an exclusive domestic capacity. Japan Airlines plans to replace its 777-200 fleet with 14 A350-900s over the next…
