Several aviation authorities have grounded all Boeing 737 MAX jets, after an Ethiopian Airlines plane of the same model crashed shortly after take-off killing everyone on board. As a precautionary measure, EASA has published today an Airworthiness Directive, effective as of 19:00 UTC, suspending all flight operations of all Boeing Model 737-8 MAX and 737-9…
An Air France A380 returned to land at Abidjan following an engine failure. Air France flight #AF703, an Airbus A380 (reg. F-HPJC), returned to land at Abidjan, Ivory Coast, following a GP7200 failure. The aircraft departed Abidjan at 23.38 UTC yesterday. The aircraft was climbing to the cruising altitude when one of the engines failed.…
More than two dozen people were injured and at least 10 were taken to a hospital after a Turkish Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence on its approach to JFK on Saturday, officials said. The New York Fire Department said it was treating 29 passengers for “non-life-threatening injuries” at the airport. The 10 passengers from Turkish…
Ethiopian Airlines flight #ET302 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi has crashed. Still very few details available on the accident but Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (reg. ET-AVJ) was involved in a fatal accident. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 12 Ethiopia cannot read black boxes from Boeing 737 MAX 8 which crashed, they will be…
One business class passenger on an Air Canada flight on Saturday was not pleased with the food. According to witness on the flight, the man became disruptive because he didn’t get the meal he wanted, causing a four hour delay. The witness said to CTV that the unidentified man claimed he could not eat meat…
Caribbean Airlines ATR-72 (9Y-TTA) was severely damaged when it hit a wall during taxiing under maintenance guidance at Piarco Airport (POS), Trinidad & Tobago. The aircraft was empty and no one on the ground was injured, but the plane’s nose was badly damaged. CAL said in a release at about 11.15 last night a plane…
CEO said Qatar Airways to remove its Airbus A380s from fleet in 5 years. “We will start phasing out A380 as soon as it is ten years old,” Akbar al-Baker told reporters at the ITB travel fair in Berlin. Qatar Airways took delivery of its first Airbus A380 in 2014. The airline has currently ten A380…
The Farnborough International Airshow will no longer host a public weekend it has been announced. Spokeswoman Mary Kearney said the airshow appreciated the affection plane lovers had for the public weekend, but it received “very negative and vitriolic feedback from 2018”. The event will focus on its five-day trade show. The Farnborough Airshow will still…
A security camera caught the final moments of Amazon Prime Air aircraft’s dive into a bay near Houston airport. The Boeing 767F appeared unable to pull up from its nosedive into Trinity Bay. The plane continued to plunge until it slammed into waters. The footage was recorded on Feb. 23 by a security camera outside the Chambers…
When you are growing up, I am sure that you have ever thought of taking an aviation career. It is one of the most lucrative career paths in the world. However, if aviation is part of your dream, then you have to decide which field you want to venture. For instance, you can opt to…
Passengers of Virgin Atlantic flight #VS610 from Bridgetown are being held on board the Boeing 747-400 after landing. The aircraft is parked at a remote area at London Gatwick Airport after it landed at 5.30. A passenger has reported being held on board for 2 hours after it had landed due to ‘sickness’ on board. Emergency…
The Met Police Counter Terrorism Command has launched an investigation after three suspicious packages were received at buildings in London today, Tuesday, 5 March. The packages – all A4-sized white postal bags containing yellow Jiffy bags – have been assessed by specialist officers to be small improvised explosive devices. These devices, at this early stage…