Airbus’ A350-1000 test aircraft MSN071 has completed fuel system and engine tests in Cardiff, Wales between 3 and 4 May as part of its type certification flight test campaign. Fuel test engineers from Airbus’ site at Filton, Bristol, were on hand to support testing of the fuel systems that were designed in the UK. The…
On Wednesday evening, an Ilyushin Il-96 flew over Vaindloo, a small island belonging to Estonia without permission, reported the Defense Forces. The transponder was turned off at the border and the aircraft didn’t follow its flight plan. There was no radio contact with the air traffic control in Estonia. The plane was carrying Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, on…
Departures were temporarily suspended from London’s Heathrow Terminal 3 over a security issue: Airport spokesperson confirms. A police spokesman confirmed they were called to reports of a suspicious package this morning at 7.59am. @HeathrowAirport Please tell us what is going on at Terminal 3. Security screening stopped and there’s a line of at least 1500…
The first large made-in-China passenger plane successfully completed its maiden test flight Friday, marking a key milestone on the country’s ambitious journey to compete with the world’s leading aircraft makers. The narrow-body C919 jet took off off from Pudong international airport in the commercial hub Shanghai. It successfully landed some 80 minutes later and the five-member…
The incident occurred on April 23, but footage of the ordeal was just posted to YouTube on May 3 by Brian Schear, the customer who can be seen arguing with a flight attendant during an eight-minute exchange. At issue was a seat the man’s infant son was in. That seat was booked under the name…
WestJet Airlines plans to order as many as 20 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners valued at $5.4 billion, adding the wide-body to its fleet as Canada’s second-biggest carrier expands long-distance service. The move takes a page from Air Canada, which has relied on the Dreamliner’s fuel efficiency to lower operating costs. The order also helps clarify WestJet’s…
US Air Force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian bombers approaching the US border, the Pentagon said. The two Bear bomber jets and two Su-35 Flanker planes were detected some 50 miles from the coast of Alaska today as tensions continue to mount. The Russian formation was intercepted by a pair of US Air…
On May 1st, 2017 VSS Unity “feather” re-entry system was activated in flight for the first time. VSS Unity was piloted by Mark Stucky and Mike Masucci, with pilots Nicola Pecile and CJ Sturckow as well as flight test engineer Dustin Mosher in carrier aircraft VMS Eve. This test flight was the fourth glide flight…
Alitalia started bankruptcy proceedings for the second time in a decade, throwing the survival of Italy’s flag carrier in doubt after workers rejected job cuts and concessions linked to a 2 billion-euro ($2.2 billion) refinancing plan. Shareholders voted unanimously to file for insolvency administration, the carrier said in a statement following a meeting on Tuesday. Under…
One of the runways at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has been closed until further notice, after a Malaysia Airlines plane’s tyres deflated upon landing. Flight MH726 from Jakarta had two tyres deflate after it landed at 7.13am on Tuesday. In a statement, Malaysia Airlines said the Boeing 738 aircraft’s passengers and crew safely disembarked and…
North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war after a pair of strategic U.S. bombers flew training drills with the South Korean and Japanese air forces in another show of strength. The two supersonic B-1B Lancer bombers were deployed amid rising tensions over North…
The Porsche Cayenne is now officially a Guinness World Record holder – the German SUV has taken the crown of heaviest aircraft pulled by a production car during a recent publicity stunt at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The new record was set using a standard £66,676 Cayenne S Diesel, which makes use of a…