An Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 destroyed the tail of a Turkish Airlines A321 at Istanbul International Airport. The right wing of an Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 (reg. HL7792) destroyed the tail of a Turkish Airlines A321 (TC-JMM) on taxiway “Golf” at Istanbul Airport. No injuries reported but flight #OZ552 to Seoul-Incheon with 236 passengers on…
60 Minutes Australia has conducted a special investigation into the disappearance of MH370. The show brought together experts including John Dolan, the former Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Boeing 777 pilot and instructor Simon Hardy, former Senior Investigator with the Transport Safety Board of Canada, Larry Vance, aviation safety expert Captain John Cox…
The Airbus A300-600ST (Super Transporter) or Beluga, is a version of the standard A300-600 wide-body airliner modified to carry aircraft parts and oversized cargo. It received the official name of Super Transporter early on; however, the name Beluga, a whale it resembles, gained popularity and has since been officially adopted. The Beluga XL, based on…
Fifty crocodiles have been seized at Heathrow airport after their transport conditions breached regulations. The year-old reptiles, which arrived on a flight from Malaysia, had fought each other during the journey due to their cramped circumstances. Each of the five transportation boxes used had room for four crocodiles – but 10 foot-long animals were in…
A cargo jet carrying consignment of horses has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport after the crew reported a possible fire on board. Martinair flight 7342 was travelling from Miami in the US to Amsterdam with six crew on board. 52 horses on board the KLM Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter which was operating on…
