EMERGENCY Antonov An-225 engine #2 caught fire after landing at Leipzig
On its journey to South America, the biggest aircraft of the world landed at Leipzig, Germany. The Antonov An-225 (reg. UR-82060) was taxiing to stand when visible flame was out of engine #2 during about a minute. Emergency vehicles quickly reached the aircraft. The An-225 continued as planned its journey and took off to Keflavik…
VIDEO Final takeoff of Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 B-HUI at Manchester Airport
Watch Manchester runway 23R live on http://cam.airlive.net
NEWS Emirates moves to an all Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 fleet
In line with its vision to offer a superior passenger experience and improve environmental performance through a modern and state of the art wide-body aircraft fleet, Emirates has retired the last Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft in its fleet from active service. This makes Emirates the first and only airline in the world to operate…
NEWS Huge unidentified object fell from the sky in Myanmar
Lone Khin villager Ko Maung Myo told The Myanmar Times yesterday that at 6am he heard what sounded like an explosion and felt the ground vibrate. It struck near an abandoned jade mine between Hmaw His Zar village and Nat Ma Pyeit village in Hpakant township. The mysterious cylindrical object is about 12 feet (3.7…
EMERGENCY Thomas Cook plane hit flock of 50 storks, damaging both engines
Thomas Cook Airbus A321 flight #MT1033 hit a flock of around 50 storks on Tuesday, damaging both engines. At least 13 of the birds were sucked into the engines. The plane was carrying 170 passengers from Banjul airport in Gambia when it flew into the birds shortly after taking off. Cabin crew Kayleigh Loveridge wrote on her…
NEWS Qatar Airways fined $185,000 by US for airspace violations
Qatar Airways has been fined $185,000 by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for airspace violations. The airline was penalised for operating flights in regions in which a Federal Aviation Administration flight prohibition was in effect while carrying the American Airlines (AA) code, the DOT said in a statement. Under a statement of authorisation permitting…
VIDEO Piloting the Airbus A340-600 out of Munich
On the Flightdeck of the South African Airways Airbus A340-600 from Munich to Jonahhesburg.
