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…
The report said that some residents experienced up to 75dB. In a report published a week ago by the London Assembly Environment Committee, it said that some households already suffered noise levels about two thirds higher than the maximum recommended by the World Health Organisation, which says that aircraft noise above 45 decibels can be…
Military authorities say US Air Force and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to escort two Russian bombers that were traveling near the North American coastline. The North American Aerospace Defense Command says two F-22 and two CF-18 fighter jets identified two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers that were entering an area patrolled by the Royal…
Russian Defence Ministry issued a statement saying that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet scrambled to intercept a US Boeing P-8A Poseidon military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, however, without mentioning the date and time of the incident. The Russian Defence Ministry has released a video online showing how a Su-27 escorts a US Boeing P-8A Poseidon…
The US-Bangla aircraft crash that occurred in March last year, took place as the pilot, who was in charge of the flight had smoked inside the cockpit despite restrictions. The PIC (pilot in command) was a smoker as per information received by the commission. The commission concluded from CVR (cockpit voice recorder) record that PIC…
Flight #BA191 to Austin declared an emergency and diverted to Glasgow. British Airways #BA191 declared an emergency on Saturday January 26th about 2h after takeoff from London Heathrow. The flight was due to land in Austin at 16.00 UTC but the crew had to divert to Glasgow due to a medical emergency. Sadly, a man…
Two crew members of a Tu-22M3 have died and two more were injured during a hard landing in Russia’s Murmansk region. “On 22 January, the Tu-22M3, after completing a scheduled training flight in the Murmansk region, made a hard landing when it encountered heavy snow” the ministry said in a statement. According to a report, 1 crew was taken…
A flight from Hawaii to New York was forced to make an emergency landing at SFO late Thursday night after a flight attendant suffered a medical emergency mid-flight and died. Hawaiian Airlines officials said Flight 50 left Honolulu bound for JFK airport in New York around 4:20 p.m. Hawaii time (6:20 p.m. Pacific.) About three…
The second tornado in three days struck Turkey’s southern Antalya province Saturday, flipping buses and causing damage to planes and the city’s international airport. The tornado pushed around several parked aircraft. At least 11 people were injured. At least 2 aircraft suffered damage: Airbus A321-231 belonging to Onur Air Boeing 737-MAX8 (reg. TC-MKS) belonging to…
The FAA announcement that it halted flights into LaGuardia Airport due to air traffic control staffing shortages came the day after airline executives warned the shutdown is pushing the U.S. Aviation system to the “tipping point.” There is a Traffic Management Program in effect for traffic arriving La Guardia Airport, New York, NY (LGA).…
Spokesmanof the group Orano (ex-Areva) said two drones flew over over nuclear plant of La Hague, France. The action has been claimed by Greenpeace France: “Greenpeace has demonstrated, once again, that French nuclear facilities are not sufficiently protected against the risks of external aggression,” said Alix Mazounie. The agency has published photos of the orange smoke…
Transavia flight #TO411f rom Paris to Tunis was forced to divert to Nice (South of France) in the afternoon of Thursday, January 24, to disembark a violent passenger. A passenger (around 30 years old) has been violent towards the flights attendant and tried to enter the cockpit. The Tunisian man also tried to make a prayer and shouted “allahu…
