The Boeing 777X is nearly ready to fly!
Engineers and mechanics at the Everett assembly plant are preparing the Boeing's new jetliner for its maiden flight which is expected as early as February. The airframe of the first…
INCIDENT Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 suffered a maingear mishap on landing at Guadalajara, Mexico
An Aeromexico flight from Mexico City (MEX)suffered a maingear mishap on landing runway 28 at Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL). Flight AM120 was operated by a three-year-old Boeing 737-800 (reg. as XA-AMV).…
Fire at major subsidiary of Airbus to delay all production
A fire occurred overnight Dec. 27 at the Premium Aerotec at Augsburg, Germany facility. Premium Aerotec is a fabricator of composite parts and structures for the aerospace market, primarily for…
Vietnam opens new international airport near Ha Long Bay
Access to the stunning Ha Long Bay in Vietnam just got easier with the opening of the Van Don International Airport this weekend. The single runway airport is currently served…
London Gatwick & Heathrow airports order military-grade anti-drone equipment
London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defenses worth “several million pounds” after drones caused three days of disruption at Gatwick last month. Gatwick said it had spent…
Paraglider get caught in a dust devil in New South Wales, Australia (video)
An experienced paraglider in Australia suddenly found himself in quite a predicament as he was caught in a dust devil, with his wife helplessly watching on from the ground. The incident occurred on Mount Borah in New South…
Lion Air ends search for crashed Boeing 737 Max 8’s cockpit voice recorder
Lion Air has ended its search for the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from its Boeing 737 MAX jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, but Indonesian investigators said…
JetBlue Airways & U.S. start-up airline “Moxy” firms up order for 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft each
JetBlue Airways has firmed up an order for 60 A220-300 aircraft, the larger model of the new, industry-leading A220 series. JetBlue’s existing Airbus fleet includes 193 A320 and A321ceo…
An other ramp agent shows his dancer skills on early morning at Toronto Airport (video)
On December 23, a passenger captured footage of a ramp agent guiding the aircraft to taxi. The show happened as early as 5 am at Toronto Airport, Canada. Passengers of…
Drunk Russian ice hockey star forces emergency landing after attacking flight attendant over whisky row
Former NHL star Oleg Saprykin found himself in trouble after allegedly knocking down a flight attendant and forcing an emergency landing. Ice hockey star Saprykin, 37, was identified as the…
First image of far side of the moon sent by China lunar rover
In an historic first, China has successfully landed a rover on the far side of the moon, Chinese state media announced Thursday, a huge milestone for the nation as it…
INCIDENT Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 skidded off the runway at Entebbe International Airport
Ethiopian Airlines #ET338 from Addis Ababa skidded off the runway at Entebbe International Airport. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. ET-ATV) skidded off the runway by a few meters after landing on runway 17 at…