The air supply systems on commercial aircraft offer greater protection against COVID-19 than those in hospital operating rooms, research commissioned by the US Department of Defense (DOD) found. The overall risk of exposure to COVID-19 on a flight is “very low,” the research concluded — and “virtually nonexistent” if you wear a mask. If only…
A brightly burning meteor was seen plunging from the sky in wide areas of Japan, capturing attention on television and social media. The meteor glowed strongly as it rapidly descended through the Earth’s atmosphere on Sunday. Many people in western Japan reported on social media seeing the rare sight. NHK public television said its cameras…
British Airways is investigating reports that one of its Heathrow-based stewardesses is selling sex – and her undergarments – during and in between flights. Photos of the flight attendant’s risqué advertisements on social media were first reported by The Sun. The photos show her in a variety of suggestive poses while in uniform on the plane. For $33…
An aircraft suffered runway excursion at Novosibirsk after emergency landing caused by uncontained engine number 2 failure. The Volga-Dnepr An-124 (reg. RA-82042) suffered a runway excursion and the nose landing gear collapsed after landing back on runway 07/25 at Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport, Russia. A pair of BREM armored recovery vehicles pulling out the An-124-100 aircraft at…
Delta Air Lines, the Aeroporti di Roma and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have joined in a first-of-its-kind trans-Atlantic COVID-19 testing program that will enable quarantine-free entry into Italy, in accordance with a decree expected to be issued soon by the government of Italy. “Carefully designed COVID-19 testing protocols are the best path for resuming international…
Brazilian aviation regulator ANAC on Wednesday lifted the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, following U.S. clearance of the plane for flight. Brazil’s top regulator said Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, the only airline to operate the model in Brazil, is implementing the required measures to resume flights.
Volga-Dnepr Group grounds entire fleet of An-124s following incident on November 13 2020. The carrier today filed a letter with the Russian aviation authorities to notify them of the decision to ground its eight operational aircraft immediately. Volga-Dnepr Group has “put safety first” and made what it called the “responsible” decision to ground all its…
Shanghai’s international airport momentarily descended into chaos Sunday night, after authorities ordered a mass testing drive in response to a small outbreak of Covid-19 linked to several cargo handlers. Since the beginning of November, seven cargo workers and their close contacts at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport have been diagnosed as confirmed coronavirus cases, including…
A British Airways Boeing 747-400 parked at Castellon Airport caught fire. The Boeing 747-400 (reg. G-CIVD, One World livery) suffered important damages. The fire broke out right behind the cockpit. Firefighters from Castellón airport managed to extinguish the fire in an aircraft. There have been no injuries and the fire is already confined.
Thirty years ago a British Airways captain was sucked halfway out of his cockpit when a windscreen blew out at 17,300ft over Oxfordshire. He survived because a steward held onto his trouser belt and legs – and thanks to his co-pilot managing to make an emergency landing. It was June 10, 1990, and the flight…
More than 1 million people flew through U.S. domestic airports on Friday, the second-highest daily total since the coronavirus pandemic hit last spring, even as officials warn against travel around the Thanksgiving holiday. Airline passengers still lag substantially behind normal levels, but data posted by the Transportation Security Administration show that at least some people…
The nosecone of an Azul A320 was damaged on approach to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On November 15th 2020, the Airbus A320-200neo (reg. PR-YRQ) was performing Azul flight #AD4194 from Curitiba to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The plane encountered hail during the approach to Janeiro Santos Dumont/SDU, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There was 135 PAX…