Boeing has carried out its first demonstration flight of the Boeing 777X at the Dubai airshow today. The aircraft carried out an amazing wingover manoeuvre to demonstrate its agility. Let’s have a look at the very first demo flight of the 777X during the Dubai Air Show!
Airbus shared its vision for the future on one of the most iconic buildings in the world and symbol of Dubai ahead of the Dubai Airshow 2021.
Man who flew to space with William Shatner aboard Jeff Bezos’ rocket dies in plane crash. Glen de Vries, 49, was flying in a Cessna 172 when it went down in norther New Jersey, killing the entrepreneur and another man who was on board. A man who flew to space with William Shatner aboard Jeff…
Flight to Zurich was forced to return to Heathrow due to ‘the dirty socks smell in the cockpit’. On November 7, 2021 flight #LX339 took off from Heathrow to Zurich but turned around before reaching the channel. The CS100 (reg. HB-JBD) landed runway 27R at 21.15LT, about 30 minutes after departure. As flight #LX339 a…
Typhoon planes from the British RAF intercepted two Tu-160 bombers as tensions mounted on Russia’s doorstep, it has been confirmed. British Typhoon jets have intercepted two Russian bombers, the Royal Air Force has confirmed. RAF Typhoons from bases at Lossiemouth and Coningsby were launched against unidentified aircraft approaching the UK area of interest. The Ministry…
Russia said on Thursday it had scrambled a fighter jet to intercept a British spy plane operating near Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Russia’s defence ministry said the British foray was part of a wider uptick in military activity by the United States and its allies in the…
KLM is a real family. KLM posted a picture of a pilot, posing with his daughter back in 2011. 19 years later, his daughter, still sitting on the jump seat, is a pilot herself. KLM said “Sometimes following in your father’s footsteps can lead you to the most beautiful corners of the world.” More than…
The International Space Station will perform a brief manoeuvre on Wednesday to dodge a fragment of a defunct Chinese satellite, Russian space agency Roscosmos said. The station crewed by seven astronauts will climb 1,240 metres higher to avoid a close encounter with the fragment and will settle in an orbit 470.7 km (292 miles) above…
Air France honours its new Airbus A220 by unveiling stunning images of the latest jewel in its fleet filmed from the air. In partnership with Airbus, the company presents a video produced by Airborne Films using state-of-the-art technology to create 8K UHD Ultra High Definition images; a high-flying technical feat. Admire Air France’s Airbus A220…
Airbus has performed the first long-haul demonstration of formation flight in general air traffic (GAT) regulated transatlantic airspace with two A350 aircraft flying at three kilometers apart from Toulouse, France to Montreal, Canada. The aircraft were greeted at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. Over 6 tons of CO2 emissions were saved on the trip, confirming the potential…
China’s military has built mockups in the shape of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships, possibly as training targets, in the desert of Xinjiang, satellite images by Maxar showed on Sunday. These mockups reflect China’s efforts to build up anti-carrier capabilities, specifically against the U.S. Navy, as tensions remain high with Washington…
A 2-month-old baby boy handed to US troops over a fence at Kabul’s airport amid President Biden’s chaotic evacuation in August is missing, according to a report. The US government acknowledged it’s trying to solve the disappearance of infant Sohail Ahmadi — with the State Department telling Reuters it’s working “to explore every avenue to…