ALERT An engine dropped out of a B-52 bomber during a training flight on Wednesday
An engine dropped out of a B-52 bomber during a training flight on Wednesday, the Air Force has confirmed. A B-52 bomber on a training flight near Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota lost one of eight Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofan engines mid-fligh. The crew declared an in-flight emergency when the pilot discovered…
VIDEO Epic Sunrise views from A380 Cockpit!
In the cockpit of the Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 en route from London Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur with a cool sunrise and traffic in opposite direction!
VIDEO Angry passengers beat up Arik manager at Lagos airport
A fight broke out between an Arik manager and passengers at the Lagos International airport yesterday because Arik had reportedly delayed their flights to Johannesburg South Africa for 3 days without notice. Demanding an explanation, one of the enraged passengers approached the manager only for tempers to flare and a fight ensued between them. Other…
NEWS Police investigating death of Emirates cabin crew member near Amsterdam Airport
Police are investigating the death of a British airline worker whose body was foundo n a stretch of railway between Schiphol and Amsterdam on Monday, a day after going missing. Dutch police are investigating and said it appeared the Emirates cabin crew member had been hit by a train. A spokesman for the Dutch police…
ALERT PIA #PK790 and Air France Boeing 777 #AF351 clip wings at Toronto Pearson Airport
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane clipped the wing of an Air France plane while taxiing to its gate at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Tuesday evening. The Air France Boeing 777 (reg. F-GSPP) flight #AF351 was parked at a gate at Terminal 3 when the PIA plane taxiing towards its gate, clipped wings with…
EMERGENCY Aeroflot A321 #SU1008 runway excursion at Kaliningrad (Russia)
An Aeroflot plane skidded off runway during landing at Kaliningrad International Airport (Russia). The Airbus A321 (reg. VP-BES) flight #SU1008 from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow (Russia) was landing at Kaliningrad International at 1010 LT when it violently skidded off the runway. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft stopped in the snow. Passengers were evacuated and the airport…
NEWS Doubts over Airbus A380 as Emirates deliveries are delayed
Fresh doubt has been cast over the future of the Airbus A380, with 12 aircraft deliveries postponed. Six aircraft deliveries will now be postponed from 2017 to 2018 and six others from 2018 to 2019. The latest postponement is believed to be linked to technical issues Emirates is having with the new Rolls-Royce Trent 900…
ALERT Incident yesterday at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport (video)
Turkish Ground Service staff were trying to hit famous fashion designer Barbaros Şansal detained by Turkish Police in a flight from Cyprus to Istanbul.