VIDEO Impressive moments Boeing 737 left wing almost touches the ground during a landing attempt
An impressive video of Air Horizont Boeing 737-400 aborting landing runway 06 in Prague during strong winds.
NEWS Qatar Airways Announce Order for 30 787-9 Dreamliners, 10 777-300ERs
Qatar Airways announced an order for 30 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 777-300ERs, valued at $11.7 billion at list prices, validating the value, reliability and performance of Boeing’s twin-aisle airplanes. The airline also signed a Letter of Intent for up to 60 737 MAX 8s, valued at $6.9 billion at list prices. Today’s announcement builds on…
EMERGENCY A twin-engine plane with six people on board lands with nose wheel up today
A twin-engine plane with six people has made an emergency landing at Lelystad Airport (Netherlands) Sunday afternoon after problems with the landing gear. The aircraft was on an approach to Eelde Airport when the pilots noticed that the front landing gear was not extended. They decided to return to their home base Lelystad. Meanwhile, the emergency…
BREAKING All flights to/from Greek Airports cancelled
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that all flights to and from airports in Greece will be cancelled on October 9, October 10, October 12 and October 13 due to 24-hour relay strikes of air traffic controllers. The workers are protesting against the new legislation approved by parliament that foresees the restructuring of the Civil…
VIDEO Incredible flight today into the eye of Cat 4 #HurricaneMatthew on WP-3D Orion
Very turbulent flight today into the eye of powerful Cat 4 #HurricaneMatthew on WP-3D Orion #NOAA43. Credit: CAPT Tim Gallagher/NOAA pic.twitter.com/8VJpKzs3mn — NOAAHurricaneHunters (@NOAA_HurrHunter) 7 octobre 2016
EMERGENCY Overheated Samsung phone causes Southwest flight #WN994 evacuation
A Southwest airplane was evacuated at the Louisville International Airport on Oct. 5. An airport spokesperson said smoke was reported in the airplane’s cabin at 9:15 a.m. and no one was injured. Louisville Metro Arson confirms a Samsung phone was the cause of the smoke. Officials said the phone overheated. The phone had some heat…
NEWS Emirates launchs two new daily A380 services to Guangzhou (China) and Moscow (Russia)
Emirates has launched two new daily A380 services – to Guangzhou in China and Moscow, Russia. Flight EK362, departed Dubai at 10:20, landed at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on schedule. Arriving a few hours later into Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport was flight EK131.
NEWS Heathrow airport could build a new runway without breaking European pollution laws
Ministers will decide within weeks whether to enlarge Heathrow or rival Gatwick and the environmental impact will play a big part in that decision. Prof Rod Jones from the University of Cambridge told the BBC: “If there is the development of a third runway, we expect there to be a marginal increase in NO2 coming…
BREAKING Tags “Allahu akbar” found on Air France planes
According to Le Canard Enchainé newspaper, Air France and the intelligence services are on high alert after the multiplication of incidents that could reveal the presence of many radicalized agents in the company. Air France alerted authorities after 40 kerosene filling hatches were tagged “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest). Other anomalies were identified in recent months: several pilot…
