A helicopter (probably a Cougar) from the 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment (RHC) of Pau crashed this Wednesday afternoon around 4.30 pm, north of Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées. The Prefecture confirms an initial assessment of two dead and four injured in this accident. Two people are in absolute emergency and two people are in relative…
Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a scheduled passenger flight from Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Murmansk, Russia. On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operating the flight was climbing out when it was struck by lightning. The aircraft suffered an electrical failure and returned to Sheremetyevo for an emergency landing. It bounced on landing and touched down…
Pilots are prohibited within two days of flying from experimenting with two yet unproven medications to prevent coronavirus infection, the Federal Aviation Administration has determined. “Use of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine to prevent coronavirus infection is disqualifying while on the medication and for 48 hours after the last dose before reporting for flight or other safety…
A helicopter belonging to the Tunisian army verified compliance with the lockdown and the curfew imposed. A group of youth deiced to violate the lockdown by playing football however. The Tunisian army had a very creative way to disperse the match by using a Bell 205 helicopter for near proximity.
Boeing customers canceled a staggering number of 737 Max orders last month. Boeing on Tuesday posted 150 cancellations of its beleaguered 737 Max jets in March, the most in decades, the company said. Brazilian airline Gol canceled 34 of the narrow-body planes and leasing firm Avolon scrapped orders for 75 of them, a move it…
British Airways is retiring five Boeing 747-400s this week. G-CIVL took off this morning to Kemble for it’s very last flight after 23 years of service. London Heathrow live: cam.airlive.net/lhr
An Airbus A350 and a Boeing 777 have been damaged in ground collision at Dubai Airport. The British Airways Airbus A350K (reg. G-XWBA) and Emirates Boeing 777-300 (reg. A6-EBR) were damaged on the ground at Dubai International Airport (DXB). Both aircraft got their stabilizer damaged during the collision while the British Airways A350 was pushed-back.…
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Virgin Orbit completed a captive carry test flight of its LauncherOne system April 12, the final major milestone before the company performs its first orbital launch attempt. The company’s modified Boeing 747 aircraft, with a LauncherOne rocket attached to its left wing, took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California at 2:23…
All passengers arriving in Japan at Tokyo Narita airport among others are tested for Coronavirus upon landing. Tokyo Narita Airport baggage claim has become a cardboard box hotel for arriving international passengers, awaiting their coronavirus test result. The cost for travelers to stay in the boxes is US$140. Passengers arriving in Japan, from coronavirus-stricken areas…
An Air France Airbus A330 operating repatriation flight, was the target of fire by a policeman. On April 11th, flight AF373V departed Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle to perform a repatriation flight to evacuate French citizens. This aircraft was scheduled to operate a rescue flight from Pointe Noire and Bangui to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (AF4145) on…
