A Brazilian pilot is making headlines in the Arab world after he reportedly took a brief break from guiding the plane to convert to Islam as he flew a passenger jet above Saudi Arabia. Captain Amalo, a Brazilian pilot for an unidentified airline, was filmed reciting the Shahada, an Islamic creed accepting the religion, in…
Passenger Latsamy McAdoo from Miami was travelling from Bangkok to Koh Samui when she found out that she had the entire plane to herself. She was visiting family in Thailand and expected the plane to be full as it usually is – but this time it was empty. In a video from January this year,…
Airbus A220 has obtained certification by the European safety regulator. Both the A220-100 and -300 have been approved for low-weather minima autoland operations down to Category IIIa and IIIb. Category Decision height Runway Visual Range I > 200ft (60m) > 550 m (1800 ft) or visibility > 800m (2600 ft) II 100-200ft (30-60m) ICAO: > 350m…
Malaysia has told Singapore it intends to take back control of airspace that the city-state has managed since 1974 amid a dispute over a flight path to a secondary airport in Singapore, Malaysia’s transport minister said on Tuesday. Singapore has put in place a new instrument landing system at its small Seletar airport to be…
On Nov. 30, 2018, during the media day of TLP 18-4 currently underway at Amendola, in southeastern Italy, Italian Air Force declared Initial Operating Capability with the F-35A Lightning II. ItAF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Alberto Rosso said: “Today is an important day for the Italian Air force. With the Initial Operational Capability we are…
Lufthansa is currently in talks with Boeing and Airbus about further widebody orders. During conference in Berlin, CEO Spohr told Airlineratings.com at an interview: The Boeing 787 would be an alternative to ordering more A350s, for which we still have options. We would not operate A350s and 787s side by side at the same hub, but…
On November 11st, an amateur radio operator switched to the radio frequency of the Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airport also known as Aeroparque, and issued a takeoff permit for the Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR-1694. The intruder instructed the captain to take off in the direction of Bariloche on runway 13. The vector data was apparently…
Boeing delivered its 2,000th airplane to a Chinese operator on Friday, a 737 MAX for Xiamen Airlines. The milestone and the pace at which it was reached reflect the accelerating growth in the world’s largest commercial aviation market. Boeing delivered its first 1,000 airplanes to Chinese airlines over four decades. The next 1,000 Boeing jets…
Emirates, Etihad Airways, flydubai, Air Arabia and the Al Fursan aerobatic display team took to the skies in unison today to celebrate the UAE’s 47th National Day, as well as to commemorate the legacy and values of HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late founding father of the UAE. The formation flight is…
Frontier Airlines flight #F9260 from Vegas to Tampa suffered serious engine cowling damage. The Airbus A320 (N227FR) safely returned to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff.
VietJet aircraft performing flight #VJ356 from Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot sustained substantial damage following a hard landing. The both wheels of the nose gear separated from the aircraft after a hard landing. The brand new Airbus A321neo (reg. VN-A653) was delivered 15 days earlier. After landing, passengers were evacuated via emergency slides after. Six…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has surprised passengers on a scheduled flight to Turkey by turning up as the plane’s co-pilot. The Dutch monarch was the co-pilot on duty on KLM flight #KL1613 from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Saturday. Only the KLM crew were notified in advance of the king’s…