INCIDENT A Proflight DHC-8-300 was severely damaged during midair a hail storm
A Proflight aircraft was seriously damaged when it encountered intense hail. The plane was performing a flight from Livingstone to Lusaka, Zambia. The DHC-8-300 (reg. ZS-DHF) was severely damaged when…
British Airways G-CIVG made a 7 km retirement trip, the shortest flight in 747 history
British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVG made its last and shortest flight from Cardiff to St Athan, most likely for scrapping. A British Airways Boeing 747-400 registration G-CIVG, has completed its…
BREAKING 13 French soldiers killed in helicopters collision during operation in Mali
Thirteen French soldiers have been killed in Mali helicopter accident during anti-terror operation, says French presidency. The accident took place Monday night during operation in Mali when two helicopter collided…
Boeing 737 MAX 10 rolls out at the company’s Renton, Washington factory
Boeing marked a key milestone as thousands of employees gathered for the debut of the first 737 MAX 10 at the company’s Renton, Washington factory. During a ceremony, Boeing leaders…
ALERT Co-pilot of Aeroflot #SU1546 suffered mid-air heart attack and has died shortly after emergency landing
The 49-year-old is believed to have suffered a heart attack during the Russian state airline Aeroflot domestic flight from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport on Sunday An Airbus A320 was forced to…
Air France gets rid of its first A380
Air France is the second airline to retire an Airbus A380. The Airbus A380 flew from Paris CDG to Malta International Airport MLA after arriving from Johannesburg. The aircraft landed…
ALERT A Dornier 228-200 has crashed shortly after takeoff from Goma killing 26 people
A plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including passengers, crew and people on the ground, the government said. The 19-seater aircraft crashed…
BREAKING Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-300ER returned to LAX after flames were seen from right engine
Philippine Airlines #PR113 to Manila returned to Los Angeles after flames were seen from right engine. The Boeing 777-300ER (reg. RP-C7775) suffered a failure (compressor stall) on right engine.…
BREAKING Nosegear of Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 collapsed on landing at Odessa Airport
Turkish Airlines flight #TK467 from Istanbul suffered a nosegear collapse on landing at Odessa Airport, Ukraine. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. TC-JGZ) performed a go around and finally attempted to…
It’s official: Airbus A320 family have overtaken the Boeing 737 in terms of total orders
Airbus's A320 family have overtaken the Boeing 737 in terms of total orders. Over 55 years of history, the Boeing 737 jetliner has become the best-selling airplane of all time.…
A man dressed as a captain of Lufthansa has been arrested at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport
A man has been arrested at at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The man was caught dressed as a captain of the German airline Lufthansa. He even had a fake…
Brand new Aircalin A330neo forced to return to Airbus in Toulouse after staff and passengers reported the smell of oil
Aircalin has been forced to return one of its brand new A330neos to Airbus after several complaints by crew members and passengers of “smelly socks”. Their second A330-900 (reg. F-ONET)…
