The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today rescinded the order that halted commercial operations of Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737-8s and 737-9s. The move will allow airlines that are under the FAA’s jurisdiction, including those in the U.S., to take the steps necessary to resume service and Boeing to begin making deliveries. “We will never forget…
On Wednesday November 18, Boeing received U.S. approval to resume flights of its grounded 737 MAX. The Boeing 737 Max is cleared to fly again after a 20-month ban prompted by two fatal crashes that sent the company into a crisis, but the planes are returning to a different problem. The FAA decision comes as…
The Qantas Boeing 787-9 suffered a tailstrike during take off from London Heathrow. The Boeing 787-9 Qantas plane, which had 237 people on the flight at the time, was shaken by strong winds causing it to smack into the runway. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow due to the incident after the…
Taiwan has grounded all of its F16 fighter jets for safety checks as rescuers continue to search for one that went missing during a training exercise, authorities said Wednesday. The decision removes around 150 planes from Taiwan’s skies, leaving the democratic island relying on an even more limited fleet to warn off Chinese jets that…
While training in Dubai, Vince Reffet, member of the Soul Flyer duo, accidentally died. Enter a plane in mid-flight , soar from the tallest tower in the world, the Burj Khalifa (828 m) in Dubai, fly alongside an A380 or alongside the Patrouille de France. All these spectacular feats are the work of “the flying…
Two pilots are under investigation for allegedly manoeuvring their Boeing 737 through the air so that it drew the shape of a penis in the sky. The phallic-like turns were apparently a bizarre act of solidarity with the Russian football team’s captain. The unnamed crew of the Russian Pobeda airline are reported to have flown…
Here is the new FIFA World Cup livery. Thanks to Leah O’ Carroll, we are able to see the new FIFA World Cup livery. The Qatar Airways B777-300ER (reg. A7-BEB) rolled out of Shannon paint shop in Ireland on November 12, 2020. Qatar Airways will be the official airline of the World Cup, and will…
The SpaceX Falcon 9 took off this Sunday evening, November 15 (local Florida time). Four astronauts took off aboard the crew Dragon at Cape Canaveral for the International Space Station (ISS). After nine years of dependence on Russia, it is the new means of transport used by NASA. The trip should take around 27 hours.…
A ground collision occurred at Amsterdam Schiphol. According to sources, two KLM widebody aircraft experienced a ground collision. A KLM Boeing 747-400 has been damaged at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, by the wingtip of a KLM Airbus A330 (reg. PH-AOM). The Boeing 747-400 (reg. PH-BFV) has been damaged. A long dent was visible on the nose…
The first coronavirus-free transatlantic flight is scheduled to land at Heathrow on Tuesday morning amid pressure to reopen the busy business route. A new pilot scheme by US carrier United Airlines (UAL) has raised the hopes that ministers will give the go-ahead to a crucial travel corridor between London and New York. As part of…
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 struck a brown bear while landing early Saturday evening in Yakutat, killing the animal and causing some damage to the plane. Airport crew members had cleared the runway about 10 minutes before flight 66 was expected to land. The crews did not see any signs of wildlife during the check,…
Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, said Monday that it will acquire Asiana Airlines Inc. in a deal valued at 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion) that would create the world’s 10th-biggest airline by fleets. Korean Air plans to raise 2.5 trillion won via rights offerings early next year. Of the proceeds, it will…