Chris Clarke, flight instructor of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, tweeted a scaring video of a near miss between two small planes. He tweeted: “the very definition of near miss… or is that a near hit? Guys… everyone who wants to arm chair this just needs to remember sometimes there’s just plain old bad luck. Wrong place…
Emirates Group is considering slashing about 30,000 jobs, the deepest cuts yet in a global airline industry that’s been forced into near-hibernation by the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s biggest long-haul carrier could shrink a payroll that stood at 105,000 in March by as much as 30% as it reduces costs and realigns its operation to…
The Hi Fly A380 is the first to land in the Dominican Republic with 45 tons of medical supplies. The Dominican Republic received for the first time an Airbus A380 that arrived in the country through the Las Américas Airport. The aircraft came loaded with 45,000 kilograms of medical equipment and personal protective equipment, on…
Today (May 19, 2020), the Thai Cabinet approved the reform plan for THAI which will be implemented through the business reorganization chapter under the auspices of the Central Bankruptcy Court of Thailand and the Bankruptcy Act. In the meantime, THAI is able to operate flights and run its business as usual. Although THAI’ s reform…
An aircraft with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds demonstration jet team has crashed in Kamloops on Sunday. A Canadian Snowbirds Canadair CT-114 has crashed in Kamloops, British Columbia. The plane did a barrel roll, and shortly after the barrel roll there was a spark and the pilot ejected. Then the plane took a nosedive and went…
The a fire suppression system was activated in one of the carrier’s giant aircraft hangars at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). Fire retardant foam is highly corrosive to an aircraft. All the parts affected by the foam need to be carefully analysed and then cleaned.
Watch live as ULA’s Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral with the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Air Force. USSF-7 mission’s primary payload is a mystery robotic X-37B Space Plane, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle. The launch is planned for May 17 at 13:14 UTC. The U.S.…
Emirates to permanently decommission 40% of its Airbus A380 fleet. Emirates is said to be drawing up plans to permanently decommission 40 per cent of its Airbus A380 superjumbo fleet. The airline is by far the world’s largest operator of the superjumbo and still awaiting for several deliveries. Emirates grounded its A380 fleet on March…
An F-22 Raptor participating in a series of Florida flyovers this morning has crashed near Eglin AFB. Shortly after a flyover finished in Bay County a F-22 assigned to Eglin Air Force Base crashed. The pilot ejected safely before the plane crashed, Eglin officials said Friday. They added that the jet was part of a…
TARMAC Aerosave specialises in the storage and maintenance of aircraft, and business at its Teruel Airport facility. Demand has boomed since coronavirus lockdowns globally forced airlines across Europe to ground fleets for several weeks. No end is in sight for many. Planes showing the markings of commercial airlines including British Airways, Lufthansa and Air France…
The Calgary Zoo is shipping two giant pandas back to China years ahead of schedule due to difficulty obtaining bamboo amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoo staff have struggled to import enough bamboo to feed giant pandas Er Shun and Da Mao — who are on loan to Canada from China until 2023 — due to…
British Airways pilots could be seconded to the Royal Air Force under plans being considered by the military. Initial discussions between the RAF and British Airways & the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) have begun about the possibility of personnel being seconded to the RAF. Those with previous military service will be able to request…
