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.
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…
Denver International Airport today issued an international request for qualifications in hopes of finding a public-private partnership to kick the massive security screening apparatus overseen by the Transportation Security Administration out of the Great Hall inside the Jeppesen Terminal. Link
Good god, a copilot at the controls! Most reporters seem to have no idea this is perfectly normal. Contrary to what a lot of people are led to believe, copilots are not “apprentice pilots,” and both cockpit crewmembers are fully qualified to fly the aircraft. Link
The pilots of AirAsia Bhd. Flight 8501 cut power to a critical computer system that normally prevents planes from going out of control shortly before it plunged into the Java Sea, two people with knowledge of the investigation said. The action appears to have helped trigger the events of Dec. 28, when the Airbus Group…
American Airlines will add six new routes throughout Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, further strengthening its position in these key markets.
A Ryanair plane was forced to make a dramatic landing at Edinburgh airport this morning just minutes into the flight.Passengers on the 8.05 to Dublin reported hearing a loud bang seconds after takeoff, before the captain veered sharply off course and piloted the plane back towards the runway.Bewildered passengers were met with fire crew and…
Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.99 per cent stake in International Airlines Group, owners of British Airways, Iberia and Veuling. In a statement the Qatari flag-carrier said the deal was part of its efforts to enhance operations and strengthen existing commercial ties initiated through codeshare agreements with IAG, as well as its membership of the…
Gatwick Airport has released new images of its new rail station, on the day that government minister, Penny Mordaunt, announced £10 million of funding to secure the redevelopment of the transport hub. The £120 million redesign will transform the station and passenger experience, with work scheduled to start in 2017 and complete in 2020. The…
Reaching an ever-elusive breakeven point on Boeing’s 787 programme slid still further from the company’s grasp in an otherwise profitable fourth quarter and 2014 overall. At the beginning of last year, Boeing chief executive and chairman Jim McNerney projected that deferred production costs would peak at around $25 billion by the end of 2014, signaling…