NASA has chosen Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission after a five year search, during which every available detail of more than 60 candidate locations on the Red Planet was scrutinized and debated by the mission team and the planetary science community. The rover mission is scheduled to…
Delta Air Lines Boeing flight #DL248 returned to Salt Lake City due to birdstrike. Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300 (reg. N152DL) experienced a birdstrike immediately after take-off from Salt Lake City on November 17th. The right engine was hit by a pelican. The flight to to Paris CDG with 223 pax on board. The pilots leveled…
Ultra-Orthodox passengers caused uproar on two flights from New York to Israel because they were worried they would still be in the air as Jewish Shabbat commenced. One El Al service from JFK diverted to Athens, Greece, amid angry scenes among those who feared they would be mid-flight at the start of the Jewish holy…
The company that owns British Airways is preparing for a possible no-deal Brexit as it looks to Madrid for help in holding onto its status as a European Union airline, according to a Spanish media report. IAG, the parent company of British Airways, has been in contact with Madrid since at least last month, El…
Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747 flew for the first time with a LauncherOne space rocket attached on Sunday, just one week after the modified jumbo jet performed high-speed taxi tests. The 80-minute test over Victorville, California was “a picture-perfect flight, and a major step forward in our quest to bring a new capability to small satellite…
A Ryanair aircraft was damaged at Shannon Airport during the week end. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. EI-FON) was flying from Rome to Madrid on Saturday November 17th during the night. The fuselage was struck by an airbridge at the rear of the plane on Saturday. The aircraft suffered substantial damage and needs to get repair before…
Boeing and Jeju Air announced the airline is ordering 40 737 MAX 8 airplanes with options for 10 additional jets. The deal, valued at up to $5.9 billion at list prices, is the largest order ever placed by a Korean low cost carrier and reflects rising demand for air travel in South Korea. Jeju Air,…
United Flight 1941 partially slid off the taxiway around 6:40 Saturday night. United #UA1941 from Tucson landed on runway 35L at Denver-Intl Airport. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. N87507) veered off taxiway ending up halfway in snow. An airline official said there were 85 passengers and six crew members onboard. After being bused to the terminal, some passengers…
A Southwest flight from Kansas City clipped the wing of another flight after landing Thursday afternoon in St. Louis. The Southwest flight #WN2095from Kansas City was coming into the terminal when it clipped the winglet of a WOW air Airbus A321neo. The WOW Air flight #WW168 that was preparing for departure to Reykjavik-Keflavik Airport. No one…
After a Boeing 787 hydraulic pump broke down, passengers on board LOT Polish Airlines flight #LO92 were asked to help pay the bill for repairs so they could take off. LOT Polish Airlines flight #LO91 from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Beijing on November 12, 2018 experienced hydraulic failure. The problem was noticed upon arriving in Beijing during…
The nose gear of PAL Airlines Bombardier Dash 8-300 operated by regional Canadian carrier collapsed during landing at Stephenville airport. PAL Airlines flight 1922, a Dash 8 aircraft, en route to Deer Lake – with 47 passengers and four crew onboard – had an indication of a potential nose landing gear issue. The crew followed prescribed…
Southwest flight #WN1486 experienced birdstrike minutes after take-off from Pittsburgh-Intl Airport (KPIT). Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 (reg. N8509U) from Pittsburgh to Ft. Myers was damaged on takeoff due to birdstrike with a goose to the stabilizer. Pilots quickly decided to return to Pittsburgh.