Watch this stunning aerial footage of 30 Dakota aircraft departures from Duxford to Normandy
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MUST WATCH: 97-year-old US paratrooper veteran, who served with the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, recreates his D-Day jump in Normandy 75 years later
Tom Rice was with the 101st Airborne Division on 6th June 1944 as they parachuted into Nazi-occupied France, at night and under fire.
Hoist carrying elderly woman spins out of control at Piestewa Peak (video)
Firefighters say a woman in her 70s was rescued after she was injured while hiking on Piestewa Peak. This happened Tuesday morning near 24th Street and Lincoln Drive. According to Capt. Rob McDade of the Phoenix Fire Department, “Firefighters made patient contact and decided that the best course of action was to fly the patient…
JetBlue in talks with Airbus on A321XLR plane to service Europe
JetBlue Airways Corp is in discussions with Airbus SE about the European planemaker’s plans for a longer-range version of its A321neo family as it prepares to jump into the transatlantic market, Chief Executive Robin Hayes said on Monday. The sixth-largest U.S. carrier has 85 A321neo aircraft on order, of which it has already decided to…
Delta retires last domestic Boeing 767-300
Delta Air Lines has phased out the last domestic Boeing 767-300 aircraft from its fleet, sending it to Blytheville, Arkansas. The 1993-delivered Boeing 767-332 (N1402A/MSN 25989/LN 506) flew from Atlanta (ATL) to Blytheville (BYH) after having performed its last revenue trip from Salt Lake City (SLC) to ATL the previous evening, as flight DL1802. This…
LOT Polish Airlines rules out cancelling Boeing 737 MAX order
LOT Polish Airlines on Tuesday ruled out cancelling an order for grounded Boeing Company 737 MAX jets but urged the U.S. planemaker to take steps to restore their credibility after two accidents. “If somebody is ready to cancel the MAX order because of what happens I think it is more of an emotional decision than…
ALERT FAA says Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes could lose braking and steering function – taking nearly 100 of the 787 jets out of the air for $5 million repairs
Boeing has been hit by new safety concerns affecting two further plane models and requiring million of dollars worth of repairs. According to the FAA the tires/wheels of the recently launched 787-9 and 787-8 ‘could be susceptible to damage, which could result in a loss of braking on one main landing gear truck, loss of…
ALERT Stratolaunch, world’s largest airplane, is grounded after a single flight
The aerospace company founded by Paul Allen, Stratolaunch, is closing operations according to a report by Reuters that cited anonymous sources. The company will cease its efforts to challenge traditional aerospace companies in a new “space race,” four people familiar with the matter told the wire service. A spokeswoman for the Seattle-based company replied, “We…
BREAKING An Indian Air Force An-32 has vanished from radar, search operations on going
An Indian Air Force transport aircraft that took off from Assam’s Jorhat earlier today with 13 people onboard has gone missing over over hilly terrain in the Northeast. UPDATE Indian Air Force Su-30 jets & a C-130J aircraft from Eastern Air Command deployed on search mission for missing IAF An-32. The Antonov An-32 took off…
ALERT Singaporean F-15SG fighter jets scrambled after bomb threat on Scoot flight
Two Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15SG jets were scrambled to escort a Scoot flight from Cebu to Singapore yesterday following a bomb threat. It was later discovered to be a hoax. A 13-year-old boy who was on the flight is allegedly behind the bomb scare. In a Facebook post on the incident, Defence Minister…
ALERT London Gatwick airport’s terminal has been evacuated over ‘man with knives in terminal’
Passengers were evacuated from Gatwick Airport baggage area after a suspected knifeman was spotted in the terminal. Passengers were evacuated from the luggage zone because of a knife-wielding man, according to two people on the scene. It is believed the man, who was apparently carrying two blades, was arrested just after the evacuation took place…
ALERT Up to 148 leading edge slat tracks of Boeing 737MAX and 737NG may have been ‘improperly manufactured’
Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX model, alongside its NG aircraft, has been hit by another safety issue as the plane manufacturer revealed that some aircraft parts were improperly manufactured and would need replacement. Up to 148 leading edge slat tracks – aerodynamic surfaces on a plane’s wings, which allow it to operate at a higher angle…
