November 6, 2018

ALERT British Airways #BA269 A380 to LAX returned to Heathrow after 5 hours into flight (video)

EmergencyBy AIRLIVE November 6, 2018 Leave a comment

Flight BA269 made a U-turn off the West coast of Scotland due to a technical issue. The Airbus A380 (reg. G-XLEE) departed from London at 16.00 and was supposed to have arrived around ten hours later in Los Angeles. The crew declared an emergency due to a technical issue and returned to London Heathrow Airport almost…

First A330-800 becomes airborne for its maiden flight

NewsBy AIRLIVE November 6, 2018 Leave a comment

The first A330-800 took off this morning at Blagnac in Toulouse, France at 10:31am local time, for its maiden flight taking place over south-western France. The aircraft, MSN1888, will perform the dedicated flight-physics tests required for this variant. The crew in the cockpit comprise: Experimental Test Pilots Malcolm RIDLEY and François BARRE and Test-Flight Engineer Ludovic…