On sunday, Air France flight #AF852 to Cayenne suffered a compressor stall on takeoff from Paris ORY, probably due to a bird strike. The Boeing 777-200 started to dump fuel holding 6,000 feet, south of Paris during about 25 minutes. Air France decided to divert flight #AF852 to Paris CDG for a better technical care. The plane…
Monarch Airlines has strongly denied rumours it is in financial trouble amid growing fears among passengers. Travellers and aviation enthusiasts began tweeting and posting speculation to Facebook on Sunday. Their fears were fuelled by US carrier United Airlines appearing to launch services on the same routes at the same times as scheduled Monarch flights. Monarch…
A BAe Jetstream 41 was damaged in a runway excursion on landing at Bhairawa Airport (Nepal). The aircraft operated flight YT893 from . On landing at Bhairawa the flight fromKathmandu failed to stop and overran the runway. There were 29 passengers and three crew members aboard the plane are safe, according to the Yeti Airlines.
The United States 5th Bomb Wing B-52s and their crews recently performed a mass takeoff during Prairie Vigilance exercise at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. Prairie Vigilance is an annual exercise designed to test the wing’s ability to conduct conventional and nuclear-capable bomber operations.
Runway action from Auckland Airport including lots of Emirates A380s and various 787s.
This weekend North Korea is hosting its first-ever air show, which would involve both civilian and military aircraft. Pyongyang hopes to boost tourism by hosting the event. The air show is to take part on this weekend at the Kalma International Airport in the eastern port city of Wonsan. The show itself will demonstrate planes of…
Two U.S. supersonic bombers flew over South Korea on Wednesday, with one of them landing at an air base 40 km (25 miles) south of the capital, according to a Reuters witness, the second such flight since North Korea’s Sept. 9 nuclear test. The U.S. Forces Korea said in a statement the flight by a…
Yesterday (Sept. 22), two nuclear-capable bombers Tu-160 Blackjack of Russian Air Force were intercepted and escorted by RAF Typhoons in Quick Reaction Alert. Two RAF Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were scrambled to intercept and escort the Blackjacks as they were heading north of Scotland. The interceptors were supported by a Voyager tanker. Earlier, two Norwegian F-16s intercepted…
