Virgin Orbit ‘Cosmic Girl’ performed pull-up maneuver and simulated drop
Virgin Orbit completed a captive carry test flight of its LauncherOne system April 12, the final major milestone before the company performs its first orbital launch attempt. The company’s modified…
While awaiting for coronavirus test results, passengers at Tokyo Narita Airport have to sleep in cardboard boxes
All passengers arriving in Japan at Tokyo Narita airport among others are tested for Coronavirus upon landing. Tokyo Narita Airport baggage claim has become a cardboard box hotel for arriving…
750 Qantas staff asked to self-isolate immediately
South Australia's Department of Health (SA Health) has asked approximately 750 Qantas staff to self-isolate as a strategy to control the cluster of COVID-19 among Qantas baggage handlers at…
BREAKING An Air France A330 has been damaged by gunshots on stand at Pointe Noire Airport
An Air France Airbus A330 operating repatriation flight, was the target of fire by a policeman. On April 11th, flight AF373V departed Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle to perform a repatriation…
REPORT A 64yo back-seat passenger of a French fighter jet Rafale left his helmet when he inadvertently ejected
An overstressed back-seat passenger inadvertently ejected from a two-seat fighter jet Rafale, a new French military report says. The back-seat passenger on the March 2019 flight from Saint Dizier, France…
Air Canada is transforming three B777-300ER, doubling the cargo capacity to help fly critical medical supplies
Air Canada today said it is reconfiguring the cabins of three of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to give them additional cargo capacity. The first aircraft conversion is complete and is…
The world’s largest aircraft An-225 has arrived in Kazakhstan tonight, on its way to China to be loaded with medical supplies
The Antonov An-225 has arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan. From here it will depart to China to be loaded with medical supplies. It will then back to Warsaw Chopin Airport, Poland.…
ALERT Almost 500 aboard aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt are infected with the coronavirus
The Navy’s top admiral says the crew aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt are “struggling” almost 500 of them are infected with the coronavirus more than a week after their…
British Airways to send 5 more Airbus A380s to France for storage
British Airways will send more Airbus A380s to France for storage. Last week British Airway ferried the half if its Airbus A380 fleet to France. British Airways will send its…