The United States 5th Bomb Wing B-52s and their crews recently performed a mass takeoff during Prairie Vigilance exercise at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. Prairie Vigilance is an annual exercise designed to test the wing’s ability to conduct conventional and nuclear-capable bomber operations.
Runway action from Auckland Airport including lots of Emirates A380s and various 787s.
This weekend North Korea is hosting its first-ever air show, which would involve both civilian and military aircraft. Pyongyang hopes to boost tourism by hosting the event. The air show is to take part on this weekend at the Kalma International Airport in the eastern port city of Wonsan. The show itself will demonstrate planes of…
Two U.S. supersonic bombers flew over South Korea on Wednesday, with one of them landing at an air base 40 km (25 miles) south of the capital, according to a Reuters witness, the second such flight since North Korea’s Sept. 9 nuclear test. The U.S. Forces Korea said in a statement the flight by a…
Yesterday (Sept. 22), two nuclear-capable bombers Tu-160 Blackjack of Russian Air Force were intercepted and escorted by RAF Typhoons in Quick Reaction Alert. Two RAF Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were scrambled to intercept and escort the Blackjacks as they were heading north of Scotland. The interceptors were supported by a Voyager tanker. Earlier, two Norwegian F-16s intercepted…
Thai Airways Airbus A350-900 (reg. HS-THB) suffered an incident when landing at Phuket International Airport. Thai Airways flight #TG221 took off from Bangkok International Airport/Suvarnabhumi with 138 passengers and 14 crew on board. According to information disclosed by the Director of the Airport, the crew of#TG221 from Bangkok International Airport/Suvarnabhumi encountered adverse weather conditions with strong wind…
Jetstar Airbus A320 flight #JQ956 from Sydney to Cairns diverted to Brisbane due to engine issue. Passengers described how smoke had filled the cabin about 40 minutes into the flight, they also heard a strange ‘scraping’ sound. The captain decided to shut down one of the engines in flight as precaution. The airline later confirming an…
Thom Richard was preparing to take off in the Gold Formula One event at the National Championship Air Race in Nevada on Sunday when his engine started sputtering. The Swedish-born pilot immediately turned his engine off. He opened the canopy of his plane, Hot Stuff, as he signalled to ground crews that he couldn’t fly. However, it appears this message wasn’t delivered…
