Airbus’ new A350-1000 – the longest-fuselage version of its A350 XWB jetliner – marked another certification milestone by performing tests that validated the aircraft’s ability to operate from waterlogged runways and taxiways. Performed this month at the Istres Air Force Base in southern France, the A350-1000 was purposely run along an inundated surface to demonstrate…
Lineas Aereas Suramericanas charter flight overran the runway at Bogota on Monday after rejected takeoff. The Boeing 727-200F (reg. HK1271) performing charter flight from Bogota to Pasto (Colombia) overran runway 13R. The aircraft had to reject takeoff at high speed for a reason unknown. The aircraft stopped at about 150m after the runway. Aeronautic Civil is investigating the…
737 MAX 9 First Flight scheduled for Thursday, April 13th subject to weather and other factors. 737 MAX 9 is the perfect answer to the need for growth while maintaining maximum airline profitability. As well as 16 more seats than the incredibly popular 737 MAX 8, it offers lower trips costs than the competition, the…
United Airlines’ chief executive has said he will not quit amid an explosive backlash to video of a screaming man being dragged off a plane. Oscar Munoz said he felt “shame and embarrassment” and vowed it would never happen again to a seated passenger on one of United’s overbooked aircraft. The embattled aviation boss said…
In the dead of winter, the 737 MAX was the life of the party in Siberia. Boeing Test & Evaluation teams sought out one of the coldest passenger airports in the world to put the airplane to the test under harsh winter conditions. They’re out to prove that the airplane will perform as intended, no…
A Reuters photographer at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport said on Tuesday there was black smoke rising from a part of the airfield where planes are parked. UPDATE 1333 UTC End of fire. UPDATE 1330 UTC Russian authorities says fire from direction of Vnukovo airport in Moscow is due to burning grassland. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson…
Groningen Airport in Netherlands is evacuated. All passengers must leave the departure hall. A spokesman for the military police has found an unattended suitcase. UPDATE 0915 UTC Terminal of Groningen Airport has been cleared by the dog. Nothing found. Terminal re-opened. The suitcase was found in the passenger terminal. A dog is transferred by helicopter from Amsterdam airport.…
On Sunday, Mango Boeing 737 experienced a noticeable impact. A pelican damaged the left horizontal stabiliser after take off from Cape Town International Airport. Despite knowing they had to return‚ weight restrictions inhibited the pilots from making an immediate return. The aircraft (reg. ZS-SJD) continued to climb and reached a point 240 kilometres from Cape…
A video posted on Facebook late Sunday evening shows a passenger on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville being forcibly removed from the plane before takeoff at O’Hare International Airport. The video, posted by Audra D. Bridges at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, is taken from an aisle seat on a commercial airplane that appears…
Lufthansa #LH943 from Manchester to Frankfurt declared an emergency immediately after takeoff. The Airbus A320 (reg. D-AIUJ) returned immediately to Manchester Airport after after engine shut down during take off and landed safely few minutes after 1300 local time. Emergency services welcomed the flight. Engine just failed on my plane shortly after take off from…
Nafi Diaby gave birth to the girl on a Turkish Airlines flight from Conakry in Guinea to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. The cabin crew and passengers began helping the woman, who had been pregnant for 28 weeks. Following a successful birth, airline workers posed for pictures with the baby – including the captain – all beaming…
