Following the previously announced changes to the A380 and A400M delivery plans, Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR) confirms the formal adjustment of production rates for its A380 and A400M programmes. The new plan, which was presented to the European Works Council today, involves the production of six A380s per year starting from 2020 and eight…
A passenger jet was forced to carry out an emergency landing after one of its engines exploded just half an hour after takeoff. The Tez Jet airline British Aerospace RJ-85 returned to Manas International Airport in the capital of the ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan after the alarming incident. In footage, part of the broken engine…
All people on board of the aircraft, including 26 passengers and six crew members died in the incident, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian An-26 plane crashed near Syrian Hmeimin base on Tuesday when landing, according to the ministry of defense. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 1359 UTC According to preliminary information, the incident could have been…
Part of a roof at Nanchang Changbei International Airport in China collapsed on Sunday (Mar 4) amid strong winds and a torrential downpour, local media reports said. No one was injured in the incident, which took place at the entrance of the airport’s Terminal 2 arrival hall at around 3.30pm, according to the China News Service…
A senior Iranian official announced on Monday that the country will likely transfer the black box of the crashed Aseman airline ATR-72 plane to France for further investigation. “The black box of the ATR plane was found and is under preliminary studies by experts,” Managing-Director of Atiyeh Saba holding company Vali Azarnoush, whose firm is…
A passenger has tried to enter the cockpit of an EgyptAir plane, which was en route from Oman to Cairo. According to the news portal “Yoom7”, an attempt to break into the cabin occurred on the 26th minute of the flight. One of the passengers attacked the flight attendants and tried to break into the…
Iranian officials announced on Saturday that the flight recorder, also known as the black box from Tehran-Yasuj passenger plane, which crashed on Feb. 18, was found by the searchers. Fourteen days after Tehran-Yasuj flight crashed in the mountains within 14 miles of destination landing port, the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, known as…
A man in his 20s fell to his death from the sixth floor of a car park at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal and was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was removed by the ambulance crew and taken to the mortuary at the East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where a post mortem examination was…
There are many different reasons why people decide to become airline pilots. Whether it’s a desire to travel the world, or an appreciation for the machines and technology that make this possible, working as an airline pilot is an enticing career that attracts a broad range of people. While many of those who apply for…
Living with a medical device that you need to use constantly can make even the most benign aspects of modern life much more challenging. If you or someone close to you has such a need, then you will already no doubt understand from first-hand experience just how difficult things can become. Flying is an activity,…
The first Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB has rolled out of the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse. The latest variant of the best-selling A350 XWB Family will be able to fly further than any other commercial airliner and will enter service with launch operator Singapore Airlines later this year. Altogether, Singapore…
