Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 (reg. PK-GFT) experienced double tire burst on its left maingear during landing Medan-Kualanamu Airport (WIMM). Airport Duty Manager Kualanamu Airport, Abdi Nugroho explained the incident happened when the plane was landing. 167 passengers and 7 crew were on board. No injuries reported.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang confirmed that the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration ensured the transportation of the North Korean delegation to Singapore, the venue of the upcoming summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. “At the request of the North Korean side, the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration provided relevant…
A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 in Star Alliance livery (operated by Lufthansa CityLine) was damaged by a towing truck fire at Frankfurt Airport on Monday morning. The Lufthansa LEOS towing truck caught fire while bringing the aircraft from maintenance facilities at the airport to a gate, where it was scheduled to fly to Philadelphia. Emergency crews…
Emirates have announced plans for first class suites without windows in it’s 777-300ER aircraft. The suites would instead have 3 virtual windows. The President of Emirates, Sir Tim Clark, said the virtual windows would be full display windows that have images beamed from outside onto them using fibre optics. He also said the technology is…