An electrical short in car in Flamingo Garage caused fire and smoke this morning at Miami International Airport. An early morning car fire caused the closure of one garage at Miami International Airport. Crews arrived inside the Flamingo Garage shortly after 7:45 a.m. after reports of smoke coming from the area. Airport officials confirmed on…
The European Aviation Safety Agency ordered operators of Airbus A350 airliners to revise fuel-system software to reduce the risk of overheating that could lead to a fire. A flaw in the hydraulic-fluid cooling system, located in the fuel tanks, may cause the temperature of the liquid to rise quickly, the EASA said in an emergency airworthiness directive that…
WOW air has announced that it will be launching a new route from Stansted to the USA, with flights on offer for less than £130. WOW air, a ultra-low-cost Icelandic airline announced yesterday (August 23) that it will start flights from London Stansted to Reykjavik and onwards to four new destinations in the American mid-west.…
JustPlanes follows an IBERIA crew on a roundtrip flight from Madrid to Lima Peru in the cockpit of the Airbus A340-600. For the full program visit http://www.worldairroutes.com/Iberia346.html
Lufthansa #LH542 to Bogota is returning back to FRA due to oil smell in the cabin
Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown over the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, prompting Japan and South Korea to scramble jets to escort them, Russia said on Thursday (Aug 24). Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a statement the Tupolev-95MS bombers, code named “Bears” by NATO, flew…
Danish fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Russian bomber over the Baltic Sea amid growing intercepts by NATO planes. The Danish air force posted a video to its Facebook page yesterday showing two of its F-16 fighters tailing the Russian Tu-95 bomber over international waters near the island of Bornholm. NATO fighter jets based…
One of those days with sharp localized showers. Here, a shower over the approach end of the runway turned torrential in a matter of minutes. The Ryanair flight (FR2155) reported their go-around (missed approach) was because they lost sight of the runway at around 100 feet altitude The Monarch Airbus landing in less intense conditions…
JustPlanes in the cockpit & cabin of the BRITISH AIRWAYS Dornier 328JET operated by SUN-AIR of Scandinavia on a flight into Dusseldorf. The full 4 hour cockpit film includes 9 flights and complete pilot briefings, presentations and lots more. Details at http://www.worldairroutes.com/sunair.html
A flight was forced to land at Lambert Airport Tuesday night due to bad turbulence. Airport officials said SkyWest Airlines Flight AA3167, which was operating under the banner of American Eagle, was on its way from Atlanta to Chicago. The airport said the plane began to hit severe turbulence, so it was diverted to St.…
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between a commercial jet and a drone. It happened around 7:50 p.m. August 7 a mile south of Memphis International Airport. The pilot of a Delta MD-88 reported a “near miss” while departing Memphis International. While no emergency was declared, the incident underscores the concern over…
