Icelandair will store its Boeing 737 MAX planes in France. Icelandair will fly its Boeing 737 MAXs to Toulouse, France for storage. The airline said the decision was taken to protect the planes from tear and wear that could form due to the harsh weather conditions in the country during winter season. The four MAX…
The ATSB is investigating a fuel imbalance involving a Boeing 767 freighter, registered VH-EXZ, which occurred during flight from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, New South Wales on 27 July 2019. During taxi for departure, the crew received a fuel configuration alert due to an imbalance in the fuel content between the left and right…
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has reportedly failed to return to his home country after the plane carrying him and his delegation malfunctioned hours into the return trip from the US, and was forced to land in New York. The crew discovered a technical problem on board the jet, four hours after it left…
A flight was delayed for an hour and a woman detained by police after she opened the emergency exit for “a breath of fresh air” before the flight took off in central China’s Hubei province on Monday, mainland media reported. The incident happened on Xiamen Air flight MF8215 from Wuhan to Lanzhou, which was scheduled…
A United Airlines flight was forced to make an unexpected landing on Wednesday after a passenger became stuck inside one of the plane’s toilets. Flight 1554 was travelling from Washington DC to San Francisco when “the lavatory door became inoperative,” according to a statement from the airline. A female passenger, who has remained unnamed, was…
The pilot of the June 22 flight to Dalaman was forced to return to Stansted Airport. An RAF fighter response also responded to the mayday call – causing a sonic boom over the area. Two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Coningsby, Lincs, to intercept the Airbus 321 – which was packed with Brit holidaymakers.…
A series of cyber attacks on Airbus in the past few months was conducted via the computer systems of its suppliers and security sources suspect a link to China. China has repeatedly denied involvement in hacking and neither the foreign ministry nor China’s official cyber regulator responded to requests for comment on the report. An…
Eleven passengers of Emirates flight EK450 were injured after the plane made an emergency landing in Indonesia’s Bali, an airport spokesman said on Tuesday. “The plane encountered a clear air turbulence above Singapore at a height of 35,000 feet, making 11 passengers injuried,” said Arie Ahsanurrohim, spokesman of I Gusti Ngurah Rai international Airport in…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released it’s final report into the sounding of a cabin altitude alarm onboard a Tigerair 737-8FE on 12 July 2018. The TT229 crew consisted of a trainee First Officer (pilot flying) and training Captain. The crew followed the start engine checklist and turned off the air conditioning packs…
Paul Sant, a former baggage handler that made hoax calls to ATC and aircraft around Melbourne Airport in October 2016, has been sentenced. Mr Sant has previously pleaded guilty to three charges; endangering the safety of an aircraft in flight, transmitting a false mayday call knowing it was likely to endanger the safety of another…
A man was found dead in the hatchway of the landing gear of a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plane operating, on Sunday, a flight between Conakry (Guinea) and Casablanca, said the national company in a statement. Obviously, the man of Sub-Saharan origin, had reached the runway of Conakry airport in violation of the security rules…
Airbus has inaugurated its highly automated fuselage structure assembly line for A320 Family aircraft in Hamburg, showcasing an evolution in Airbus’ industrial production system. With a special focus on manufacturing longer sections for the A321LR, the new facility features 20 robots, a new logistics concept, automated positioning by laser measurement as well as a digital…
