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 it encountered intense hail midair. The pilots made a safe landing in Lusaka. There were no injuries reported.
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 final flight, yesterday morning at Cardiff airport. The aircraft flew from Cardiff to St Athan where she was decommissioned. The trip was a distance of…
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 midair. UPDATE Helicopter involved: Tigre and Cougar. These soldiers of Operation Barkhane belonged to the Army. There were six officers, six NCOs, and one corporal.
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 highlighted the team’s accomplishments and recognized their efforts in completing production of the newest member of the 737 MAX family. The 737 MAX 10, the…
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 make an emergency landing after a pilot suffered a suspected heart attack in the cockpit before dying. The 49-year-old was flying the Russian state airline…
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 in Air France livery. This aircraft was on lease to Air France from the Dr. Peters group and will return to the lessor after a…
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 into residential homes on Sunday in the Mapendo district near Goma’s airport in the North Kivu province. The wreckage could be seen amid destroyed homes…
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. The crew immediately declared a mayday and requested return to LAX after takeoff. The aircraft landed runway 25L and was met by emergency services. Due…
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 land on runway 16. The nosegear collapsed during the landing. The crew decided to deploy the emergency slides and the plane was evacuated.
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. But the crisis that’s grounded the latest generation of the plane, the 737 Max, has cost the plane its crown. Through the end of October,…
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 identity card to reinforce the get-up. He was arrested at the Terminal-3 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport after a CISF official got suspicious…
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) which is just about six-weeks olds was forced to return to Toulouse. Both staff and passengers reported the smell of oil, some saying it being…