First ANA A380 rolls out of assembly hall

Following the start of final assembly work in April, ANA’s (All Nippon Airways) first A380 has completed airframe assembly and today made its debut in Toulouse. With the ANA logo on its vertical tail, the aircraft has moved to an outdoor station where structural completion, engine installation and cockpit furnishing will be conducted.  System testing for…

BREAKING South African Express grounded over serious safety violations

South African authorities have banned South African Express Airways from flying due to serious safety violations. The airline was operating regional flights for the country’s flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA). Its operating permits were suspended by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) on Thursday‚ stating: “This effectively means that as of today, SA…

BREAKING The Dutch investigators concluded today the BUK system which downed #MH17 came from Russia’s 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade

The missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014 belonged to a Russian brigade, international investigators say. At a press conference in The Hague on Thursday, Dutch police and prosecutors showed photo and video evidence they said proved that they had identified the specific BUK system responsible for shooting down the…

Amazing footage from National Police Air Service’s helicopter monitoring the crowd at Windsor while an Aer Lingus “photobombed” the #RoyalWedding

A policeman using the force’s helicopter to monitor crowds at Windsor ahead of the royal wedding got a shock as a huge passenger jet flew underneath him. The amazing footage caught the plane as it few directly under the National Police Air Service’s (NPAS) chopper on Saturday morning. Taking to twitter the NPAS spokesman wrote:…

Royal Flying Doctor Service turns 90

Australia’s most trusted charity, and one of the world’s largest aeromedical organisations, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) turned 90 last week. The RFDS currently operates from 24 bases with a fleet of 69 aircraft. The Australian Inland Mission Aeromedical Service (now RFDS) was started by Rev John Flynn, a Prebyterian minister, in May 1928. The…