A plane has crashed near Pretoria, South Africa. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE One person was killed while nineteen people were injured. UPDATE Pilot in critical condition. The plane involved could be an old Convair CV-340 (reg. ZS-BRV) recently repainted in the classic livery. The plane was supposed to fly to the Aviodrome Lelystad in the Netherlands.…
Airbus has revealed the A220 at a ceremony held at its Henri-Ziegler Delivery Centre, near Toulouse. Witnessed by Airbus employees and members of the global news media, the A220-300 landed directly from the painting at 12:25 am CEST wearing its new Airbus name and colours. The A220 family comprises two models, the A220-100 and A220-300,…
Around 100 aircraft will fly over Buckingham Palace today to celebrate the RAF’s centenary. The air force was the world’s first independent air service when it was created in April 1918, after a merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. Today’s celebration is the highlight of a series of events…
A fuel truck crashed into a United Airlines plane Monday at Washington Dulles International Airport. The truck struck a Boeing 777, which was parked at Gate D5. No passengers were on board the plane at the time of the incident and no injuries were reported. Airport officials say “preliminary reports indicate minor damage to the…
A Ryanair flight to Edinburgh was grounded this evening after a ‘threatening letter’ was discovered on board. Passengers were evacuated from the aircraft at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands which was scheduled to take-off at 8:30pm. A threatening letter has been found in the plane, the Marechaussee reports. According to local media, the letter is…
An United Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Washington, D.C., changed when a ceiling panel fell on a passenger while the plane landed on Wednesday. The rough landing into Dulles International Airport caused the loose ceiling panel to fall. One passenger told FOX5 that the “top came off” and was “falling on people.”’ The same witness…
An Ukrenian acrobatic duo posted photo on Instagram of them practicing on the famous Maho Beach while a cargo plane was landing. Oleg Kolisnichenko and Yuliia Nos are an urban style acrobatic duo from Ukraine. Last month, Oleg Kolisnichenko posted a photo on his instagram account from Maho Beach, St. Maarten. The duo can be…
As we are all in the football season fever there was almost to be a sombre mood. The Airbus carrying the Saudi Arabia’s football team almost crashed on June 18th when one of its engines burst into flames. However, none of the players were injured. That day the focus was supposed to cover the game…
Hi Fly, an European Airline specialized in widebody aircraft wet lease to other airlines and governments on a global basis, received its first Airbus A380, the world’s largest and most spacious airliner. The arrival is a major event for the Company, making it the 4th European airline operating the model, the 14th global operator and the first…
Boeing will buy a controlling stake in the commercial aircraft arm of Brazilian planemaker Embraer under a new $4.75-billion joint venture, the companies said on Thursday, cementing a global passenger jet duopoly. The new company, encompassing Embraer’s commercial aircraft and services businesses, should make Boeing the market leader for smaller passenger jets, creating stiffer competition…
Japanese airline ANA said it will cancel 113 domestic flights between July 6 through July 12 to inspect Rolls-Royce engines for compressor issues that have led to service interruptions for airlines globally. The affected Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines are used on ANA’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, the Japanese airline told reporters on Wednesday. A…
Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will withdraw flights between Dubai and London Heathrow from March 31, 2019. The airline said it has made the “difficult decision” after conducting a thorough review of its network. “Flying between Dubai and London is no longer economically viable due to a combination of external factors,” the airline said…