The cowling of engine #2 from a Boeing 777-200 blew off over the Pacific Ocean. Passengers of United flight #UA1175 from SFO heard a loud bang and felt the plane shake violently. Those seated on the right side looked out their windows and saw pieces of metal flying. By the time the plane touched down…
The transatlantic test flight is part of the certification programme. Airbus is aiming the jet at customers seeking a long-range single-aisle aircraft, pitching the A321LR as a replacement for the Boeing 757-200.
Russian experts say the accident may have been caused by ice on speed probes which led to faulty information on the craft’s airspeed. “A factor in the development of a special situation in the flight could be the wrong data about flight speed on pilots’ indicators which was likely due to iced pitot tubes (speed…
Passengers and crew members aboard a Southwest Airlines jet at John Wayne Airport were ordered to evacuate after smoke was detected in the cabin Monday, leading to minor injuries. The airline said flight #WN2123 was pushing back from the gate when the ground crew observed a possible fire near the rear exterior of the aircraft.…
Fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Ryanair flight that temporarily lost all contact with air traffic control at the weekend. Ryanair flight #FR9525 took off from Lublin Airport in Poland on Saturday night bound for London Stansted when it suffered a radio communications failure around two hours into the flight. Two F16 fighter jets…
London’s Heathrow Airport has apologised for a promotion at a duty-free stores that required Chinese shoppers to spend a higher amount than other travellers to enjoy a special discount. At World Duty Free store, Chinese travellers were asked to pay a minimum spend of £1,000 ($1,381) to receive a 20% discount, while other shoppers paid…
Saratov Airlines An-148 (reg. RA-61704) crashed around the village of Argunovo shortly after takeoff from Moscow. Sixty-five passengers were on board the plane, along with six crew. Later on Sunday, the Emergencies Ministry published the full list of all 71 people killed in the crash. Among them were three children and three foreigners, reportedly citizens…
Emirates and Airbus firmed up an earlier Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and signed a contract for the 20 additional A380s with a further 16 options to be confirmed at a later date. The total agreement for 36 aircraft is valued at US$16 bn based on latest list prices. Deliveries are to start as early as…
London City Airport is closed today as disposal experts work to make safe a WWII bomb which was found in the Thames nearby. UPDATE Arrivals unavailable till 2200 UTC. UPDATE All City Jet flights flights will operate to Southend Airport today. The German 500kg fused device was found on Sunday and a cordon put up late…
Three people were killed and four others were injured after a helicopter with seven aboard crashed in the Grand Canyon Saturday, authorities said. The aircraft suffered “substantial damage”, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Authority said. It was in the Grand Canyon West area when it came down at around 17:20 local time (00:20 GMT)…
Aer Lingus ATR 72-600 was surrounded by fire crew due to engine warning. Passengers were disembarked normally and the aircraft joined stand. Flight #EI3227 took off at 15:32 UTC from Glasgow and reported engine warning after landing in Dublin at 16:18 UTC.
Original footage showing #Iranian UAV infiltrating and then shot down over Israel, and #IDF strike on Iranian command vehicle in #Syria pic.twitter.com/Sz6poAOdjc — Jonathan Conricus (@LTCJonathan) February 10, 2018 The Israeli military has published footage of what they say was the destruction of an Iranian drone invading Israeli airspace, which led to a cross-border air…