Japanese carrier ANA said on Thursday it needs to replace damaged compressor blades in the Rolls-Royce engines powering its Boeing 787s, forcing it to cancel some Dreamliners flights over the coming weeks. The carrier said that under certain flying conditions the compressor blades in the engine’s interior showed corrosion. It said it will cancel nine…
Aeromexico has added live television to its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. This new service will initially offer two channels – Sport 24 for live sporting action from around the world, and CNN International. In partnership with Panasonic Avionics, the service will be available to passengers from both the seatback inflight entertainment and communications system and…
Thomson flight to Paphos returned to Birmingham, after severe bird strike during take-off. Two loud bangs and smoke reportedly came from the left engine. ALERT Thomson #TOM7352 Boeing 737 returned to Birmingham after 2 bangs and smoke coming from engine – @MattyPloyal — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) August 24, 2016 Flight #TOM7352 Boeing 737 (reg. G-FDZE) circled for a short time…
A full emergency plan was activated at Cork Airport on Wednesday morning after smoke started to appear in the cockpit of a plane (reg. EI-FCY) from Birmingham. The plane with 59 passengers and 4 crew on board was forced to make an emergency landing at 1006 LT. Six fire brigade units responded after the captain raised the…
The world’s largest aircraft – the Airlander 10 – has been damaged during landing on its second test flight. The 302ft (92m) long aircraft – which is part plane and part airship – was damaged during a flight from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire. Source BBC
Pilot and stewardess of Air New Zealand suspended over photos, including a picture of a pilot posing with a blow-up doll in the cockpit. The photos, which were believed to have been taken about a year ago, were reportedly shared to Facebook and Instagram after staff sent them to Snapchat. A spokeswoman for Air New Zealand…
Security threat on flight Egyptair Airbus A330 (reg. SU-GDS) flight number MS799 scheduled to leave Cairo at 0935 LT to Paris CDG. Because of an unidentified bag, the plane has been moved to an isolated area for inspection. Passengers will also be re-screened. UPDATE 0910 UTC Al Arabiya reports a fake bomb threat.
A gunshot was accidentally fired on board Vueling Airbus A320 aircraft. Fortunately the incident caused no injuries, although the sound of the shot and the smell of gunpowder sparked unrest among the passengers. The incident occurred at Ibiza airport, when flight VY3420 was about to take off to Madrid Barajas. Four agents of national police were traveling on…
