A Lufthansa passenger jet that was hijacked to Somalia 40 years ago at the height of a far-left militant group’s campaign against West German authorities has returned home. The dpa news agency reported that the Boeing 737 arrived Saturday in the German city of Friedrichshafen, where it will be reassembled and displayed at the Dornier…
A Badr Airlines aircraft suffered a bird strike yesterday near Khartoum in Sudan yesterday. The short flight #J4341 took off from Ad Damazeen to khartoum international airport. The radome of the Boeing 737 was severely damaged during the incident. The crew managed to fly the plane safely to its destination.
easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has launched ‘Hands Free’, allowing passengers to check in their hand luggage at the Bag Drop desk, where they will be tagged as priority and looked after through to the arrival airport. For the price of £4 per person, or £10 for a group bundle per flight, easyJet gives passengers a…
A 4.3-kilogram part that dropped from a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passenger airplane hit a moving car in Osaka on Saturday, the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry’s West Japan Civil Aviation Bureau said Sunday. The part struck the roof of the vehicle, but neither of its two occupants — the 51-year-old driver and the…
A Italian Air Force aircraft crashed in the sea just outside Terracina during an air show. The news was confirmed by Air Force. UPDATE The pilot is dead, no ejection. The Eurofighter failed to gain altitude after a loop. The Eurofighter aircraft of the experimental department was engaged in a show when it suddenly collapsed at…
JustPlanes filmed TUI Belgium Boeing 737-700 and 800 on various routes. This video features the 737-700 en route from Corfu Greece and you see First Officer Tina landing the aircraft at Brussels. For the full film visit http://www.worldairroutes.com/girlpower.html
A neat way to slow the plane while reducing the risk of skidding on a rain-drenched taxiway after landing – usually reverse thrust is switched off before leaving the runway. The jet inlet at the front of the engine continues to suck in air (and spray) whilst the opening on the engine side visibly blasts…
JustPlanes captured some great runway footage of the Martinair Douglas MD11 at Miami International before it was retired from service. This and more video can be found on the 8 hour Miami 2016 Airport film at http://www.justplanes.com/miami.html
JustPlanes 3rd film of ICELANDAIR includes this flight on the Boeing 767-300ER from Keflavik Iceland to London Heathrow and back. The full 275 minute film is available at http://www.worldairroutes.com/icelandair767.html
