The small Hawaii-based cargo operator that lost one of its planes July 2 when the pilots were forced to ditch it into the ocean after it lost power had been under investigation since last fall for alleged maintenance violations. Rhoades Aviation Inc. was grounded on Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency said Friday…
An-28 plane with 17 people on board has disappeared from radar over Russia’s Tomsk region. A passenger Antonov An-28 plane has disappeared from radar in Russia’s Tomsk region, an emergency source told TASS. UPDATE Officials said the plane made a forced landing after one of its engines failed. UPDATE Missing plane in Siberia found, survivors…
Biden administration to begin evacuating Afghans who aided US military in late July. The Biden administration will begin evacuation flights in late July for Afghans who have aided the U.S. military, according to a senior administration official. President Joe Biden earlier this month said all U.S. combat forces will be out of Afghanistan by Aug.…
The nose cone of a Boeing 777-300ER has been damaged. The flight #EK205 was forced to return to Milan, Italy after the plane suffered damages. The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. A6-ECF) was forced to abort the climb at 20,225 ft when the aircraft entered a hail storm. The nose cone and cockpit windshield have been damaged.…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Monday that some undelivered Boeing 787 Dreamliners have a new manufacturing quality issue that the largest U.S. planemaker will fix before the planes will be delivered. The FAA said the issue is “near the nose on certain 787 Dreamliners in the company’s inventory of undelivered airplanes. This…
Winners of #EURO2020 boarded Alitalia A319 during the night. This morning, Alitalia Airbus A319-112 (reg. EI-IMC) flew home the Italian football team for the UEFA Euro 2020 championship (played in 2021). Italy defeated England for the championship. Alitalia flight AZ9001 took off from Luton Airport at 3:02 am and landed at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport at…
FedEx Grand Caravan at Eppley, the plane tipped over due to 95 mph winds which is almost this plane’s rotation speed. Severe thunderstorms in Nebraska left nearly 200,000 customers in the Omaha area without power overnight Friday, according to reports. Wind gusts as strong as 90 mph downed trees and power lines, sometimes onto cars,…
Two wildland firefighters have died after their aircraft crashed while battling the Cedar Basin Fire in Mohave County Saturday. The Cedar Basin Fire was sparked by lightning and has burned 300 acres near the tiny community of about 100 people. In a statement, The Bureau of Land Management says the crash occurred around 12 p.m.…
The world’s largest transport plane took off for another flight from Kiev. The takeoff was capture by a drone while the An-225 MRIYA was flying to Leipzig.
The wreckage of a crashed Aliansa DC-3 has been found. First images have emerged after the wreckage of Aliansa DC-3 has been found by rescuers in a densely wooded area. About 5 minutes after the departure of the 77 year old DC-3 (reg. HK-2820), radar and radio contact have been lost. Local media report, the…
A woman mowing the grass at a small airfield in Quebec died after she was hit by a plane as it came in for a landing, authorities say. The 27-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was operating a tractor on Monday near the runway at the Saint-Esprit airfield in Quebec, about 37 miles (60…
Plane with at least 30 people on board goes missing in Russia’s Far East region. UPDATE: Rescuers have found wreckage and confirm no survivors. UPDATE: Russian authorities say wreckage of missing plane in Far East region found near destination airport. Air traffic controllers have lost contact with an Antonov An-26 turboprop aircraft which was flying…
