March 22, 2018

ALERT Italian fighter jets broke sound barrier today to intercept Air France Boeing 777 to Paris

MilitaryBy AIRLIVE March 22, 2018 Leave a comment

Double sonic boom heard were heard over Italy after two Italian Air Force Eurofighters were scrambled from Istrana Air Base. The fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Air France Boeing 777-300ER (reg. F-GZNF) which lost radio contact with ATC. The Eurofighters intercepted the French aircraft over the skies of Lombardy where they identified the…

Eurowings adds first Airbus A340 to its fleet

NewsBy Jakob Wert March 22, 2018 Leave a comment

Eurowings has received its first Airbus A340-300. The German low-cost carrier started testing the commercial capabilities of the A340-300 on regular scheduled short haul flights within Europe on Tuesday. OO-SCW, its first aircraft of this type, is operated by Lufthansa Group affiliate Brussels Airlines. Since being delivered in 2000, it was part of the Lufthansa…