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VIENNA – Racing legend and aviator Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70 on May 20, 2019. The race driver was a prominent figure in motorsport for decades, but also had a very successful career in commercial aviation. “With deep sadness, we announce that our beloved Niki has peacefully passed away with his family on
METLAKATLA, ALASKA – Two people died in the 2nd Taquan Air floatplane crash in 1 week in Alaska, according to a statement from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough. Taquan Air was also involved in a fatal accident last week on May 13, 2019. The de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver floatplane crashed into the port of Metlakatla, Alaska.
ANCHORAGE – Due to a mid-air collision between 2 floatplanes off the coast of Alaska, 4 people were killed and 10 injured on Monday, the US Coast Guard said. On Tuesday 2 more bodies were found, bringing the number of people killed to 6. Ten passengers had to go to the hospital for treatment. Three
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MEXICO CITY – A Bombardier Challenger 601 business jet (registration N601VH) – on its way from Las Vegas to Monterrey in Mexico – crashed into a remote mountain region in northern Mexico. According to Mexican media reports all 13 people onboard the jet – 10 passengers and 3 crew members – were killed in the
MOSCOW – An Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B (registration: RA-89098) has crashed in flames during landing today at Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), north of Moscow. 41 people onboard were killed in the accident. Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a domestic flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow to Murmansk Airport in Murmansk, Russia. Just after take off
NAS JACKSONVILLE, FL / May 3, 2019 – A Miami Air International Boeing 737-800, arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba into Naval Air Station Jacksonville, slidd off the runway into the St. Johns River at approximately 9:40 PM on Friday. There were some minor injuries among the 136 passengers and 7 aircrew members
MOSCOW – A truck has crashed into a parked Airbus A321 from Nordwind Airlines at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport on May 2, 2019. Both the truck and aircraft were damaged. It is not clear yet how the collision occured, but according to Russian media, the driver lost control of the steering wheel, due to unconsciousness or
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Air Force has finally flown the F-35 in combat, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command (U.S. AFCENT) stated in a press release. Two F-35As – the variant used by the USAF – conducted a mission over Iraq this week to take out an ISIS tunnel network and a weapons cache on
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SEATTLE – The Boeing 737 MAX will probably fly again in August this Summer. According to the Seattle Times, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) will give permission at the end of May to put the grounded 737 MAX back into service. Due to 2 fatal accidents with the Boeing 737 MAX, the aircraft type was
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Last year on February 14, 2018 the aviation and spotting community on YouTube lost a very special person. His name was Steve Bezman, also known on YouTube as 99carnot. He had a great influence on many YouTubers who share his passion of filming planes in action at airports and airshows around the
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MORRISTOWN, NJ – Honeywell Aerospace, manufacturer of aircraft engines and avionics and a producer of auxiliary power units (APUs) and other aviation products, has retired its Convair 580 test aircraft after 67 years. It was built in 1952 and has been with the company since 2000. The aircraft – with registration N580HW – flew for
AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates – Last week, on April 15, the USAF’s 5th generation multi-role aircraft arrived for its first deployment to the Middle East, U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs reports. The F-35A Lightning IIs are from active duty 388th and reserve 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
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MELBOURNE AIRPORT – A remarkable discovery last Thursday, during a regular pre-flight check of a Virgin Australian Boeing 737 at Melbourne airport; an owl was found in one of the engine’s fan blades. According to the airline, this is why pre-flight checks are always very important before each single flight. “Our team of engineers rescued
MOJAVE DESERT, CA – On April 13, 2019 the world’s largest aircraft by wingspan, completed its successful maiden flight over the Mojave Desert in California. The Stratolaunch is an impressive twin-fuselage plane with 6 engines and a wingspan of 117m (384ft), larger than the length of an American football field. The monster plane is designed
MOSCOW – Earlier this week the engine of a Boeing 737 – operated by Russia’s Utair airlines from Moscow to Makhachkala – has caught fire on the runway just before take off at Vnukovo airport. Passengers of the aircraft noticed a burst of flames outside the jet – coming from the right engine of the
Washington – President Donald Trump urged Boeing to “rebrand” its 737 MAX aircraft, after the fatal crashes of the 737 MAX 8 aircraft in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The aircraft manufacturer rejected Trump’s advice and said it was focused on fixing the problem and thinking over next steps to win back public trust. President Trump adviced
DELHI – India’s Jet Airways has operated its last flight Wednesday evening, the airline reports. The ailing company has serious financial problems and a request with the State Bank of India (SBI) has been rejected. The problems at Jet Airways have accumulated in recent weeks. Salaries were not paid, angry lease companies claimed leased aircraft.
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WASHINGTON D.C. – The fatal air crash of a Flight Design CT aircraft in Iowa in July 2017, is most likely caused by a 70 lb Goldendoodle dog. The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) concludes this in a recently published report. Jerry Naylor – a 90-year-old former commercial pilot – often took his dog Jasmine
CHICAGO – For the first time in 7 years Boeing ended a month without new orders for the 737 series. Since March 13 of this year the entire fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has been grounded, due to 2 tragic accidents within 5 months. On March 10 – this year – a 737 MAX
ISTANBUL – Last weekend – on Saturday morning – Turkish Airlines Flight TK54 took off for the last time from Istanbul Atatürk Airport. The Boeing 777-300ER departed at 2.00 AM with 319 passengers and 18 crew members onboard for Singapore. As a result, the largest relocation in aviation history has been successfully completed. Istanbul Atatürk
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ORLANDO – A Boeing 737 MAX 8 from Southwest Airlines had to make an emergency landing – just after take off – at Orlando Airport yesterday due to engine problems, FOX 35 News reports. There were only crew members on board. The aircraft’s destination was Victorville Aiport, CA. Victorville is an airport in the Mojave
LONDON – A British Airways flight from London to Düsseldorf ‘accidentally’ landed in Edinburgh last Monday. Passengers on the BAe 146-200 did not notice the error until the crew announced that the landing was being deployed at Edinburgh Airport. The flight – operated by German leasepartner WDL Aviation – departed from London City Airport and
PARIS – The Chinese government has purchased 300 new aircraft from Airbus. The deal includes 290 A320s and 10 A350s. The aircraft will be assigned to various airlines in China at a later stage. The order was signed in Paris on Monday in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron.
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s national airline Garuda Indonesia cancelled its order for 49 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a deal worth almost 5 billion dollar, the company announced on Friday. “We have sent a letter to Boeing requesting the order to be cancelled,” said a Garuda spokesperson. He also said that passengers in Indonesia have lost faith
LONDON – The Royal Air Force has placed an order with Boeing for 5 E-7s, worth of 2 billion dollars. The military variant of the Boeing 737-700 will serve as an early warning and control aircraft and will replace the old E-3 Sentry (AWACS), which is based on the Boeing 707. The first E-7 Wedgetail
LOS ANGELES / March 19, 2019 – A dog was found dead at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Tuesday in the cargo hold of a KLM B747 on Flight KL601 from Amsterdam to Los Angeles. The dog died due to lack of oxygen. According to TMZ, airline sources told that the dog – which
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DUBLIN AIRPORT – The last retro aircraft from British Airways rolled out of the paintshop in Dublin this morning and departed from Dublin Airport to return to London Heathrow Airport. The fleet of British Airways’ heritage aircraft – painted with retro liveries to celebrates its 100th anniversary – is now complete. The last aircraft –
TEHRAN – A Fokker 100 from Iran Air made an emergency landing in Tehran on Tuesday evening March 19, 2017. The landing gear of the plane refused to extract, so the aircraft had to make a belly landing. On the spectacular footage of the emergency landing you can see how this belly landing causes a
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Beautiful video of the ANA A380 Turtle livery. Video: Airbus on YouTube At 5:44 PM (Local Time) this afternoon, the ANA A380 departed from Toulouse Airport in France to be delivered to the Japanese airline. Video: AIRLIVE.net on Facebook (Top image: from Airbus video on YouTube)
WASHINGTON – According to The Wallstreet Journal, the NTSB suspect that pilot error led tot the deadly crash of Amazon Prime Air Flight 3591 killing all 3 men on board on February 23. On March 5 the NTSB said that the Boeing 767-300 cargo plane entered some turbulence shortly before the plane’s crash into Trinity
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DOHA – A Boeing 747-200F (reg.no. EP-FAB) of the Iranian Cargo Airline Fars Air Qeshm was damaged on Saturday night at Doha Airport in Qatar. Reportedly, the handling agents unloaded too much cargo from the front of the aircraft, causing the center of gravity to slide backwards, causing the B747’s nose to tilt. It’s the
IRKUTSK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – The 3rd prototype of the Irkut MC-21 flew for the first time on Saturday. The Russian airliner completed a 90 minute test flight from Irkut Airport in Russia. This is the 1st MC-21 that is equipped with a passenger cabin. During the test flight, the MC-21-300 reached a maximum height of
CHICAGO – Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg issued a statement Sunday evening, one week after the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 air crash with a 737 MAX 8. Boeing’s statement comes a week after the Ethiopian crash and after The Seattle Times publishing their investigation, which showed that Boeing was allowed by the American
Airshow season in the U.S. is quickly approaching! Before it gets started, take a look at how the F-16 is powering the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and has been for over 35 years! Video: Lockheed Martin on Facebook _ (Top photo: Photo by USAF Senior Airman Cory Bush)
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MOSCOW – Aeroflot wants to cancel its order for 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, unless Boeing guarantees the safety of the aircraft, said Vitalij Saveljev from Aeroflot, the national Russian airline. The new planes would be delivered to Aeroflot in November 2019. Aeroflot ordered the B737 MAX for Pobeda, a subsidiary of the Russian airline.
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PARIS LE BOURGET AIRPORT – Since Friday the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX are being analysed. The black box arrived in Paris on Thursday at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, where it was transferred to Paris Le Bourget Airport. An Ethiopian investigation
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds put on quite a show with their awesome demos at Airshows around the world. The mix of their flying skills, awesome maneuvers, and the show itself, makes them one of the best aerobatic teams in the world. A special part of the show has become a tradition to the Thunderbirds;
AMSTERDAM – A low flyby of a KLM Boeing 777-300 – escorted by 4 Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16AM’s – right over downtown Amsterdam, has frightened many citizens of Amsterdam Thursday afternoon. It turned out to be a special flyby to celebrate 100 years of Dutch Aviation in the Netherlands. The people of Amsterdam
LONDON – British Airways has unveiled the 4th and final retro livery in honor of its unofficial 100th anniversary. The last retro livery will be the ‘Negus’ livery, which British Airways flew with between 1974 and 1980. The Negus livery now returns on a Boeing 747 with registration G-CIVB. The aircraft is currently being painted
Ethiopian authorities have requested France assistance for the analysis of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR). In the coming days the black box will be sent for the analysis to Paris Le Bourget Airport in France. A spokesman for Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) earlier said that the
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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States is going to order the grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft after the crash in Ethiopia, that killed 157 people last Sunday. “We are going to be issuing an emergency order of prohibition to ground all flights of the
According to American media reports, at least 5 U.S. pilots have complained earlier about problems with the automated system of the Boeing 737 MAX 8. Last Sunday a 737 MAX 8 aircraft crashed in Ethiopia, killing 157 people, while a similar accident occured in October last year in Indonesia, killing 189 people. At least 2
COLOGNE – The Boeing 737 MAX must remain on the ground throughout the European Union for the time being. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is not taking any risk and suspended all flights today, following the Ethiopia crash last weekend that killed 157 people. Switzerland said that it will follow the EASA. It’s
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The Boeing 737 MAX is the latest variant of the most successful passenger aircraft ever. Many airlines ordered the fuel-efficient jet. Nevertheless, some serious defects have come to light, since the Lion Air accident in Indonesia from October last year. Several aviation authorities in the world have ordered airlines to ground all Boeing 737 MAX
DOHA – Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar al Baker said the airline will remove its Airbus A380s from the fleet in 5 years. “We will start phasing out A380 as soon as it is 10 years old,” the CEO told reporters at the ITB travel fair in Berlin. Qatar Airways took delivery of its first Airbus
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ADDID ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines has just confirmed in a press release this morning at 11:00 AM (Local Time) that its Flight ET302 – from Addis Ababa to Nairobi – crashed today around the city of Bishoftu (Debre Zeit). There were no survivors. The aircraft – a Boeing 737-800 MAX – with registration number ET-AVJ
SEOUL – Korean Air celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. During a festive meeting in Seoul, Korean Air celebrated its 50 years of history and the spectacular growth of the South Korean airline, since it was founded on March 1, 1969. The airline also looks into the future with confidence, for the next 50 years
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PORTLAND – Last month – on February 20, 2019 – a F-15C from the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing had to make an emergency landing, due to issues with its landing gear. After firing all its missiles into the Pacific Ocean, the F-15 landed safely on runway 28L at its home base, Portland
CHAMERS COUNTY – A Chilling video shows the final moments of the Amazon flight over Texas as it plunges into Trinity Bay killing all 3 men on board. The Atlas Air flight 3591 was captured hitting Trinity Bay by a police security camera. The Boeing 767 was carrying packages for Amazon and the US Postal
LUKE AFB, ARIZONA – Captain Andrew ‘Dojo’ Olson is the United States Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team Commander and Pilot, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. As the F-35A Demo Team Commander, he is responsible for representing Air Education and Training Command, Air Combat Command, the United States Air Force, the
ANADYR UGOLNY AIRPORT – Air China Flight CA983 from Beijing to Los Angeles – carrying 188 passengers – made an emergency landing in Siberia Tuesday morning, due to a fire alarm that went off. All passengers and crew of CA983 were evacuated safely by inflatable slides at Anadyr Ugolny airport which serves Russia’s easternmost town
PRESQUE ISLE AIRPORT, MAINE – The landing gear of a United Express ERJ-145 broke off and was embedded in the engine after it skidded off the runway at Presque Isle Airport in Maine yesterday. The accident occured when Flight UA4933 from Newark to Presque Isle landed after a 2nd attempt at 11:30 AM. After the
NEW DELHI – According to Reuters, the Indian Air Force will induct the French Dassault Rafale combat jet in September of this year, the chief of the Indian Air Force – B.S. Dhanoa – said earlier today. India has ordered 36 planes from Dassault Aviation as part of a modernization program of the Air Force
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HANOI – The Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet has finally signed a huge order for Boeing last week on February 27, 2019. The airline is purchasing an extra 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. In 2016, the company ordered the same number of aircraft. The deal – signed in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump and
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LONDON – On Friday evening March 1, 2019 a Laudamotion Airbus A320-200 with registration OE-LOA, was accelerating for takeoff from London Stansted Airport’s runway 22 when the crew had to abort take off after a loud bang was heard at one of the engines. The aircraft stopped about 270 meters/890 feet down the runway. The
TOULOUSE – Today, exactly 50 years ago – on March 2, 1969 – the Concorde took off for the first time. The Concorde was a technological marvel, an airliner that could fly more than twice the speed of sound at altitudes that brush the air of space. Flying Supersonic was seen as the future in
LONDON – British Airways has revealed the third design in its series of historic liveries to mark the airline’s centenary. The iconic Landor livery will be painted on a Boeing 747. The Boeing 747-400 – with registration G-BNLY – entered the IAC paint bay at Dublin Airport earlier this week where it will be repainted
RAF MARHAM – On Thursday February 28, the Royal Air Force performed a flypast using 9 Tornado GR4s. This marks the end of frontline operations for the Tonka, which have been in service in the Royal Air Force since 1979. After 40 years the Tornado will retire from service. They took off from RAF Marham
SINGAPORE – March 1, 2019. According to Reuters, Singapore plans to buy an initial 4 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, with an option to purchase 8 more, as it looks to replace its ageing F-16 fleet, the city-state’s defense minister Ng Eng Hen said earlier today. Ng Eng Hen said in parliament that the
LONDON – British Airways has confirmed that they will replace its fleet of Boeing 747s by the new Boeing 777X. According to Boeing, British Airways will purchase 18 aircaft of the 777-9 model with an option for 24 more. The deal could reach $ 18.6 billion, although this is a purchase commitment and not yet
NEW DELHI – According to Reuters the Indian government confirms that Pakistan had decided to return one of its captured Indian Air Force MIG-21 pilot. The Indian government is looking forward to his return, defense officials told reporters today. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman – who was captured by the Pakistan Army yesterday on February 27
NEW DELHI – An Indian MiG-21 was shot down by the Pakistan Air Force on Wednesday, February 27. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has confirmed the loss of a MiG-21 Bison, shot down by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) during an engagement over the ceasefire line in Kashmir, a region that India and Pakistan have
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ATLANTA – Delta Air Lines hopes that Boeing will quickly decide to develop the 797. “This aircraft offers great opportunities to us,” said CEO Ed Bastian in an interview with the Puget Sound Business Journal. Bastian said that he would like Delta to be the launching customer of the 797. “We have made our interest
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GIBRALTAR – FEBRUARY 25, 2019. British Airways Flight BA492 from London Heathrow to Gibraltar had to divert to Malaga yesterday, due to heavy wind just before landing at Gibraltar Airport. The British Airways A320 landed safely at Malaga Airport in Spain. The passengers on Flight BA492 experienced some heavy winds like you probably haven’t seen
VIENNA – Austrian Airlines has provided an Airbus A320 with a 80s retro livery. The 21-year-old aircraft, which carries the OE-LBO registration, will be re-entered on European routes today, February 25, 2019. (Video credit: Austrian on Facebook)
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HOUSTON – These are 3 videos from just 3 weeks ago and 11 months ago, when the Boeing 767-375ER (registration N1217A) was still operating for Amazon Prime Air, before it was destroyed in the accident at Trinity Bay, near Anahuac, Texas, USA on February 23, 2019. It crashed approximately 30 miles southeast of Bush Intercontinental
A Boeing 767 has crashed into Trinity Bay shortly before 12:45 p.m. on February 23, 2019 HOUSTON – The Federal Aviation Administration issued an alert on Atlas Air Flight 5Y3591 after losing radar and radio contact with the plane approximately 30 miles southeast of Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. The Boeing 767-375ER (registration N1217A)
LONDON – After a Boeing 747-400 was painted in a retro livery last week, an Airbus A319 from British Airways now also gets a historic livery. The aircraft will get the paintjob in Shannon in the colors of British European Airways, starting this weekend. This year the British airline is painting a series of aircraft
ADELAIDE – An Australian pilot from a flying school in Adelaide, was bored when he had to make a 3 hour test flight last Tuesday on February 19, 2019. He told the rest of the world by flying a flightpath in a quite remarkable way. On flightradar24 it was clear that he had written the
TAIWAN – A China Airlines Captain has been filmed recently, taking a nap in the cockpit of his passenger jet in mid-flight. The pilot is a senior officer for China Airlines – the national carrier of Taiwan – with almost 20 years’ experience, according to media reports. The video surfaced just days after China Airlines
VIDEO – TAKE A RIDE WITH THIS BADASS LADY; CAPTAIN MICHELLE ‘MACE’ CURRAN FROM THE USAF THUNDERBIRDS
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BANGALORE – According to Reuters, Lockheed Martin offered India a new combat jet – the F-21 – in a bid to win a large military order worth over $15 billion. This was unveiled by Lockheed Martin during Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru at the Yelahanka Air Force Station. The F-21 is a complete new variant
SHANNON AIRPORT – February 20, 2019. United Airlines Flight 961 from Frankfurt to Newark diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland Wednesday for an emergency landing, after an elderly woman stopped breathing. Flight UA961 was about 2 hours into its journey from Frankfurt Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport when a 71-year old woman suffered breathing problems.
airBaltic has announced that it will retire their remaining Boeing 737 aircraft in the autumn of 2019, one year earlier than the original plan. The Latvian airline aims to benefit from the additional efficiency of the Airbus A220-300, which eventually will be the only jet aircraft in the fleet. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “Airbus A220-300 is
RAF MARHAM AIR BASE – January 20, 2019. The Tornado fighter jet is retiring after 40 years of service for the RAF in the UK and around the world. On 3 days – February 19-21 – the ‘Tonka’ will take part in a series of flypasts to commemorate the aircraft’s contribution to defending the UK.
YELAHANKA AIR FORCE STATION, BANGALORE – February 20, 2019. An emotional moment on the first day of Aero India 2019, when Wing Commander Sahil Gandhi was honored today with a ‘Missing man formation’ at Yelahanka Air Force Station in India. Wing Commander Sahil Gandhi was killed yesterday during rehearsal for the airshow. The other two pilots involved in
YELAHANKA AIR FORCE STATION, BANGALORE – February 19, 2019. Two Jets of the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Display Team of the Indian Air Force collided in mid-air during a rehearsal today for the 12th edition of the Aero India Airshow, on February 20-24. According to various Indian media one pilot was killed. The pilot who lost
Japanese ‘Air Force One’ departing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Japanese ‘Air Force Two’ departing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Image: from JERRY TAHA AVIATION video on YouTube)
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BERN AIRPORT / February 13, 2019 – Soon Swiss government officials are transported with a VIP aircraft from the Swiss aircaft manufacturer – Pilatus Aircraft. The Swiss Air Force received a brand new PC-24 business last week. The aircraft will replace the Cessna Citation that was used before as a government plane. The Pilatus PC-24
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LONDON – February 18, 2019. The first of a series of British Airways Boeing 747’s with a retro livery landed earlier today at London Heathrow Airport. The British airline is celebrating its unofficial 100th anniversary this year and therefore is providing some aircraft with historic paintings. Also to celebrate that the Boeing 747 has been flying
MOSCOW-VNUKOVO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – February 15, 2019. A Boeing 747-400 from Rossiya collided with a B767-300 from Azur at Moscow-Vnukoko Airport. During the pushback of the 747 the winglet of the aircraft came into contact with one of the stabilizers of the 767. Both aircraft were damaged by the collision. No injuries were reported. There
ABERDEEN – February 16, 2019. British Midland Regional Limited, the East Midlands-based airline which operates as Flybmi has ceased operations immediately and is filing for administration. A spokesperson for flybmi said: “Current trading and future prospects have also been seriously affected by the uncertainty created by the Brexit process, which has led to our inability
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SUPADIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – February 16, 2019. A Lion Air Boeing 737-800NG skidded off a runway at the airport on the Indonesian island of Borneo on Saturday due to heavy rain, the airline said to Reuters. Nobody was injured. The aircraft was flying from Jakarta to Pontianak, with 182 passengers and seven crew members onboard,
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – February 15, 2019. Flights at Dubai International Airport were temporarily grounded on Friday morning due to suspected drone activity, an airport spokesperson said to Reuters. The suspension was in effect from 10:13 to 10:45 am local time, before flights were cleared to resume, Dubai Airport said. Service was soon back to
ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – February 15, 2019. Friday afternoon the private jet with Jennifer Aniston and Courteny Cox on board had to make an emergency landing at Ontario International Airport – due to failure with its landing gear – according to TMZ. The aircraft (reg. N729TY) took off from Los Angeles International Airport at 11:05
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TOULOUSE – February 14, 2019. Emirates has decided to reduce its A380 orderbook from 162 to 123 aircraft, after reviewing its operations. The developments in aircraft and engine technologies causes the airline to take this well thought decision, after keeping the A380 programme alive for the past years, while other airlines already chose to go
AMSTERDAM AIRPORT SCHIPHOL – February 13, 2019. This morning a Boeing 747 and 787 Dreamliner from KLM collided with each other during pushback and taxiing at Schiphol Airport. As a result, the airliners were damaged. No passengers or crew members were injured. The Boeing 747-400 (reg. PH-BFV) was at the point for departure to Los
MOSCOW – February 12, 2019. Russian President Vladimir Putin supports the development of a new Russian airliner, based on the Tupolev Tu-160 bomber. “We have to go back to supersonic passenger transport”, Putin said – according to Russia Today – during a visit to Kazan. “Everything is going like clockwork,” the Russian president said about
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MANCHESTER – February 11, 2019. Something remarkable occured today when Jet2holidays Flight LS155 from Glasgow to Tenerife diverted to Manchester. For what reason? There was no water on board for hot drinks… The Boeing 737 from Jet2holidays, took off from Glasgow in Scotland at 8.55 am. Its destination was Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands.
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SEATTLE – February 9, 1969 is one of the most important days in commercial aviation. On that day, 50 years ago, the prototype of the Boeing 747 flew for the first time. The famous Queen of the Skies would become a huge succes and change passenger flights for decades. The story of the Boeing 747