A SilkAir passenger Boeing 737-800 (reg. 9V-SGG) was struck by a service truck at low speed at Medan Kualanamu International Airport in Indonesia while it was parked there. No passengers were injured during the incident involving flight #MI233, which was supposed to leave Medan, Indonesia, at around 9am Singapore time on Saturday (Dec 23) when…
Virgin flight #VA1507 from Melbourne is said to have hit the runway too hard at the Sunshine Coast airport on Tuesday december 26. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. VH-VUX) diverted to Brisbane where an inspection on the aircraft took place, Sunshine Coast Daily reported. The magnitude of the impact was so severe a handful of passengers…
British Airways owner IAG is acquiring insolvent airline Niki. The competition for former Air Berlin’s subsidiary Niki is over – IAG was the only remaining bidder, after Niki Lauda, founder of the airline, withdrew his offer. International Airlines Group (IAG) is paying 20 million Euro plus an investment of up to 16.5 million Euro for…
Aer Lingus flight #EI145 diverted to Shannon after fire indication on engine #2. The Aer Lingus Airbus A330-200 departed runway 28 from Dublin and reported a fire indication. The crew decided to shut down the engine #2. The plane took off at 15:41 UTC and headed to Shannon before holding during 15 mins to burn…
According to Reuters, citing three people familiar with the matter: “If there is no Emirates deal, Airbus will start the process of ending A380 production,” . A supplier added such a move was logical due to weak demand. The A380 was developed at a cost of 11 billion euros to carry some 500 people and challenge the…
An other Air France A380 suffered a new engine problem in flight to LAX. The Airbus A380 (reg. F-HPJG) landed at Los Angeles LAX airport after engine #2 shut down in flight. UPDATE Air France confirmed to AIRLIVE the engine was shut down in flight due to low oil pressure. The flight safely continued to LAX…
A Dassault Falcon 7X was blown off the airport apron on Wednesday night, ploughing through a perimeter fence and into the road before crashing into a building. No injuries were reported at the incident in Malta International Airport. Officials believe the strong winds moved the plane from its wheel chocks, pushing it into the road before…
