ALERT Pilots in helium-filled balloon land in Mexico after record-setting flight across the Pacific Ocean – @AP
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INCIDENT Hawaiian A330 at Honolulu rejected takeoff due to unreliable airspeed
A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 from Honolulu (USA) to Auckland (New Zealand) was accelerating for takeoff when the crew rejected takeoff reporting an unreliable airspeed. The aircraft moved slowly to the taxiway to be checked. A number of main tyres deflated.
INCIDENT China Southern Airlines made an exit taxiway at Nanyang Airport (China)
An aircraft of Chinese airline China Southern Airlines made an exit taxiway during its travel on the Nanyang International Airport (China) in still uncertain circumstances but which are essentially due to the weather. The plane, an Airbus A319 was taxiing, about 15:45 local time, when in circumstances that remain to be clarified, the pilots were…
