Air France to reduce its A380 fleet
The French flag carrier is to get rid of around 20% to 50% of their “super jumbo” fleet. Two A380s (currently leased) will be returned to their lessor next year…
INCIDENT Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 overran the runway at Yogyakarta Airport
Garuda Indonesia aircraft on flight #GA210 overran the end of runway 09 at Yogyakarta Airport (JOG) by about 25 meters ending up on the grass. The flight with 153 passengers…
Airbus delivers first A330-900 to launch operator TAP Air Portugal
TAP Air Portugal has taken delivery of the world’s first new generation widebody A330neo. The Portuguese carrier will take delivery of a further 20 A330-900s in the coming years. TAP…
VIDEO Eastern Airways BAE Jetstream41 flown to Humberside Airport for Storage
A year into Eastern Airways partnership with Flybe, an increasing number of the carriers BAE Jetstream41s are being put into permanent storage owing to route and frequency reductions in a…
US-Israeli man jailed for 10 years over fake bomb threats to planes
An American-Israeli hacker has been jailed for 10 years by a Tel Aviv youth court in connection to hundreds of fake bomb threats to planes, including one that led to…
Boeing teams connected the 777X’s nose, mid and aft sections in the company’s factory in Everett (video)
In a major production milestone called 'final body join,' Boeing teams connected the airplane's nose, mid and aft sections in the company's factory in Everett, Wash. The jet now measures…
Sunwing Airlines Boeing 737 narrowly avoided disaster in Belfast after pilots entered the incorrect air temperature – report
A Boeing 737 jet struck a light almost 30 meters beyond the end of a runway and just 14 inches high after taking off with insufficient power when its pilots…
ALERT One of the three runways closed at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport after a man was killed by Aeroflot Boeing 737
A man was killed on the runway at Moscow's largest airport when he was hit by a plane that was taking off, Russian investigators said Wednesday. Russian news agencies quoted…
INCIDENT Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A340-300 was damaged by the boom of fire engine during water salute in honor of a pilot retirement
Aerolineas Argentinas plane received winglet damage when it struck the boom of a water spraying fire engine. The water salute of the Airbus A340-300 (reg. LV-FPU) was in honor of…
NASA Announces landing site for Mars 2020 Rover
NASA has chosen Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission after a five year search, during which every available detail of more than 60…
INCIDENT Delta Boeing 767-300 #DL248 right engine was hit by a pelican immediately after take-off from Salt Lake City
Delta Air Lines Boeing flight #DL248 returned to Salt Lake City due to birdstrike. Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300 (reg. N152DL) experienced a birdstrike immediately after take-off from Salt Lake City…
