The drone incursion that caused travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers at London’s Gatwick Airport last December could have been an inside job, according to British police. Based on the behavior of the drone, it is possible the pilot had either first-hand knowledge of the “airport operating environment,” or access to that information,…
President Trump posted to Twitter this morning to give Boeing some advice for what they should do with the 737 MAX.
A Summit Air airplane crashed while taking off from Lukla Airport on Sunday morning. The incident occurred as the aircraft with registration 9N-AMH skidded off the the runway while preparing to take off and hit two helicopters parked at the Lukla-based helipad which is 30-50 metres from the runway. The uncontrolled aircraft had hit the…
During Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, United Airlines announced it will introduce special Star Wars-themed airplane to its fleet to promote the release of The Rise of Skywalker, the latest Star Wars movie. The Star Wars livery will be on one of United’s Boeing 737-800 planes, according to the company. Along with the Star Wars:…
What comes to mind when someone talks about advances in aviation? Is it jet-powered backpacks, flying taxis or perhaps the latest futuristic jumbo jet concept? Such inventions are quick to hit the headlines whenever they pop up, though most of them remain fantasies. However, tech innovations transforming the aviation industry remain discreet, and most people…
Aeromexico aircraft received damage during takeoff from Chihuahua Airport. Aeromexico Connect Embraer E-170 (reg. XA-SAC) suffered damage during takeoff from runway 18L at Chihuahua Airport (MMCU), Mexico. The aircraft performing flight #AM2039 tookoff from Chihuahua at 18:56LT (GMT-6) on runway 18L to General Mariano Escobedo International Airport in Monterrey. Tip of left wing impacted the…
An Alaska Airlines flight from San Francisco to Philadelphia was forced to divert, all thanks to a belligerent passenger who tried twice to light up inside the cabin. Passengers boarding Alaska Airlines flight #AS1138 in San Francisco were in for quite a surprise. Over halfway through the flight, they had to divert to Chicago. The…
Flight #AA300 was departing New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on its way to Los Angeles International Airport when the plane hit a sign adjacent to the runway. The sign “directs pilots as they’re going down the runway,” Coleman said. The plane hit the sign because it was slightly off center during takeoff, Coleman…
Today, an Israeli lander named after the Hebrew word for “Genesis” attempted to mark a new beginning for space exploration by becoming the first privately funded spacecraft to touch down on the moon. Built by the Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL, the Beresheet lander tried to softly land within Mare Serenitatis, a vast volcanic basin on the…
Jet Airways has cancelled all international flights scheduled to fly today and tomorrow amid its worst financial crunch since it was founded 25 years ago. “Jet Airways flights to London, Amsterdam and Paris from Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru scheduled for April 12 are cancelled for operational reasons,” said an airline source close to the…
British Airways has brought together its four heritage liveried aircraft which were repainted to mark the airline’s centenary this year, alongside an A319 in the current Chatham Dockyard livery. To capture the photo, the four heritage aircraft, which were in scheduled downtime and parked at the airline’s engineering base. The Boeing 747 in BOAC livery…
The Netherlands’ Defense Safety Inspection Agency is investigating an incident during a January military exercise in which a Dutch Air Force F-16 was damaged by live fire from a its own 20-millimeter cannon. Two F-16s were conducting firing exercises on January 21. It appears that the damaged aircraft actually caught up with the 20mm rounds…
