Boeing’s Renton facility is now powered 100 percent by renewable energy. Through an agreement with Puget Sound Energy, the 737 manufacturing site now receives power from hydroelectricity coupled with renewable energy credits from wind energy purchased from the local utility. The timing of the energy agreement comes at an opportune time as colder, darker December…
Passengers had to get out and push their plane in temperatures of minus 52C after freezing weather brought it to a standstill. Transport officials in western Siberia are investigating the incident, which took place in the town of Igarka on Tuesday. The plane, which had 74 passengers on board, was being operated by Katekavia, a…
A single engine Beech Bonanza airplane made an emergency crash landing at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis on Monday Nov 10, 2014. The pilot was the only soul on board and was uninjured after landing the plane with no front landing gear Emergency crews from the airport ARFF and Hyannis fire department stoodby as the…
Heavy winds swirling around the Madeira Airport on October 20 made conditions challenging for pilots intending to land on the runway. This video from Flávio Silva highlights how one plane wavered on its descent, leaning heavily onto its right and left sides as it travelled parallel to the sea. According to Silva, the turbulent landing…