Airbus has filed a patent for a “reconfigurable passenger bench seat,” which could accommodate not only larger passengers, but small children as well. Adjustable, detachable seat belts would ensure that all passengers are locked in, regardless of size. The patent, which was published last month, comes out at a time when the debate about how to…
2 pilots & 1 ATC grounded off after a Newark bound AI flight with 447 passengers on board, took wrong taxiway. pic.twitter.com/jHkfaMCzba — ANI (@ANI_news) 25 février 2016 The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) has suspended an air traffic controller and two pilots of Air India, who were operating a Boeing that hit a…
A Twin Otter carrying 21 people went missing Wednesday while flying in a mountainous area in Nepal, authorities reportedly said. Tara Air Viking 9N-AHH Twin Otter was on an 18-minute flight when it lost contact with the control tower, the Associated Press reported. The plane was reportedly traveling from Pokhara, 80 miles west of…
The small fixed-wing aircraft crashed in the 10100 block of North San Fernando Road, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The location was near Whiteman Airport. Reports of a crash were made to the Los Angeles Police Department around 1:30 p.m., Detective Megan Aguilar said. Firefighters arrived about 10 minutes later and determined no…
A 53-year-old Nashville man has been charged with indecent exposure after walking into Nashville International Airport naked. According to witnesses and police, Eric Brian Cherry was found in the airport standing fully naked in the terminal in front of the American Airlines counter. Cherry tried to walk up to the counter in front of several…
160 ppl slid down emergency chutes in swirling snow as Japan Airlines domestic flight to abort takeoff. #fastjaps pic.twitter.com/ZD7U6vmY13 — BS and Politics (@memphisgrinds) 23 Février 2016 A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 737 passenger jet aborted take-off at Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan after smoke from its right engine entered the cabin. All 159 passengers and…
Runway 27R departures at night, as viewed from the control tower @HeathrowAirport pic.twitter.com/V2FVYK9wU1 — Ady Dolan (@adydolan) 22 Février 2016
The left engine of an Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner (registration ET-AOQ) has hit a a jet bridge at Harare, Zimbabwe. Flight ET873 to Lusaka is cancelled.
Impressive landings and go-arounds in Madeira during storm on 18 February 2016. Wind from North 26knots with gusts 41knots!
An ANA Dreamliner flight NH816 bound for Tokyo made an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur Monday after receiving a warning that the temperature of the exhaust gas from its right engine (Rolls-Royce) was very high. The pilots cut off power on the right side and landed with the left engine. The company has to determine…
Virgin Galactic owned by Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments PJS, unveiled its newly completed SpaceShipTwo spaceplane, during a ceremony attended by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic’s Future Astronauts, and partners on Friday. Based on the smaller 2004 X-PRIZE winning SpaceShipOne designed by Burt Rutan, SpaceShipTwo is designed to take a crew of two…
British Airways flight BA48 from Seattle to London LHR is declared an emergency over Ireland. The Boeing 777-200 continued to cruise at 39,000ft. UPDATE: cabin crew caring for an unwell customer on board so the Captain requested a priority landing. UPDATE: flight BA48 just landed runway 27R at Heathrow, medical services will meet the flight…