Now Airbus produces even some of its A350s in China
Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion & delivery centre in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and long-term strategic…
BREAKING A Dash 8-100 has crash-landed in Gedo region of Somalia
A passenger flight from Nairobi crashes at El-Wak Airport in Gedo region of Somalia. A Skyward Express Dash 8-100 crash-landed at CEEL WAAQ Airport, today July 21. The plane (reg.…
American Airlines recalls all flight crew from leave, will hire new crew as well
American Airlines will cancel the leave for about 3300 flight attendants and call them back for the holiday season. According to Brady Byrnes, vice president of flight service, "Increasing customer…
BREAKING Watch Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos launch
Blue Origin will launch its first crewed mission on its New Shepard rocket July 20 to fly its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and three other passengers to suborbital space and…
Man upset with baggage fee gives fake bomb threat at Florida Airport
A Canadian citizen was arrested after he gave a fake bomb threat at Florida Airport. The Canadian man Wegal Rosen's fake threat caused an evacuation of three terminals and caused…
INCIDENT Air Europa ATR-72 badly damaged at Madrid Barajas Airport
An Air Europa ATR 72 was damaged at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport after being hit by a catering truck on Sunday, July 18th. The catering truck collided with the Air…
The cargo Boeing 737 which crashed off Hawaii was being investigated for for alleged maintenance violations
The small Hawaii-based cargo operator that lost one of its planes July 2 when the pilots were forced to ditch it into the ocean after it lost power had been…
INCIDENT Air Baltic Airbus A220 suffered both engines shut down on touchdown at Copenhagen Airport
An Air Baltic Airbus A220 came to a stop on the taxiway after both engines automatically shut down on landing at Copenhagen Airport. The Airbus A220, with registration YL-AAQ, landed…
REPORT BA 787 collapsed because the mechanic was too short to put “remove before flight” pin in the right hole
On June 18th, a British Airways 787-8 (G-ZBJB) had collapsed at Heathrow when it was preparing for a cargo flight to Frankfurt. The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has…
INCIDENT American Airlines Boeing 787 collided with Aer Lingus A330 at Dublin Airport
An American Airlines Boeing 787 and Aer Lingus Airbus A330 were involved in a minor collision on the ground at Dublin Airport on Friday, July 16th. The American Airlines Boeing…
ALERT FAA orders operators to inspect more than 9,300 Boeing 737s worldwide
On Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a directive instructing all Boeing 737 operators to conduct inspections to address possible failures of their cabin altitude pressure switches. According to…
INCIDENT US Army Black Hawk made an emergency landing on a Bucharest street during preparation for a parade
A Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the US Army was forced to make an emergency landing in Romania during a training flight on Thursday. The military helicopter made an emergency…
