Boeing statement on 737MAX disagree alert
Boeing statement: We want to provide a response to several news stories yesterday and today reporting on the disagree alert on the 737 MAX. Boeing included the disagree alert as…
Boeing didn’t advise airlines and FAA that malfunctioning sensors warning system has been shut off on #737MAX
Boeing did not tell its largest 737MAX customer Southwest Airlines, that a standard safety feature designed to warn pilots about malfunctioning sensors had been deactivated. The safety feature is an…
ALERT A stowaway survived a 2-hour flight inside the landing gear compartment of an Air France flight last week
Saturday, April 14, a stowaway survived hidden inside the landing gear of the plane from Guadeloupe to Guyana. The circumstances are still not clear but a man was able to…
INCIDENT El Al Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an emergency landing at Ben Gurion this morning due to a mechanical issue
A Boeing 737-800 operated by El Al was forced to make an emergency landing at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport Monday morning, after the plane suffered a mechanical failure. The…
Heathrow to introduce biggest facial recognition technology in the world
According to report, from this summer Heathrow will introduce facial recognition technology that will mean passengers flying from the airport won’t need to show passports or boarding passes. The £50m…
INCIDENT Air Zimbabwe only functional plane suffered a birstrike on takeoff with engine emitting flames but continued to destination (video)
Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200 left engine was emitting flames shortly after departure from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport due to a birdstrike. Pilots of flight UM303 requested an emergency landing at…
ALERT Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 suffered a tail strike on departure from Birmingham Airport during #StormHannah
Turkish Airlines flight #TK1968 to Istanbul returned to Birmingham Airport quickly after departure due to a tail strike. The aircraft (reg. TC-JYG) suffered a tail strike on departure from…
INCIDENT Air India Boeing 777-200 suffered APU fire at Delhi Airport
An Air India Boeing 777-200 suffered APU fire at Delhi Airport during preparing for flight #AI174 to San Francisco. The fire started when the plane was empty. The fire was doused…
EMERGENCY Arkia Boeing 767-300ER suffered engine issue on takeoff from Barcelona (video)
A Boeing 767-300ER suffered left engine issue on takeoff from Barcelona Airport. On April 14th, Arkia flight #IZ272 from Barcelona to Tel Aviv declared returned after takeoff after experiencing a…
Ethiopian Airlines is considering adding Chinese COMAC C919 aircraft to its fleet
During interview with Chinese news agency Xinhua,Chief Executive Tewolde Gebremariam said "Our engineers are working with COMAC engineers to evaluate the suitability of C919 passenger planes." Ethiopian is currently considering…
Two Cathay Pacific captains lose eyesight during separate flights earlier this year
Two Cathay Pacific Airways captains suffered loss of eyesight on separate flights earlier this year, forcing their co-pilots to take command of their aircraft and issue urgent calls to air…
NASA’s InSight lander has captured audio of first likely ‘quake’ on Mars
NASA’s Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely “marsquake.” The faint seismic signal, detected by the lander’s Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS)…