LAST BRITISH BOEING 747 MAKES LAST FLIGHT FROM LONDON HEATHROW

LAST BRITISH BOEING 747 MAKES LAST FLIGHT FROM LONDON HEATHROW

LONDON HEATHROW, ENGLAND – Another sad day today in this terrible year for aviation lovers – Virgin Atlantic Airways’ latest Boeing 747-400 with registration G-VROY – named ‘Pretty Woman’ – departed for the very last time from the UK. The ‘Queen of the Skies’ departed from London Heathrow on Monday December 21 at 2:21 PM local time, after which it landed safely at Las Vegas … Continue reading LAST BRITISH BOEING 747 MAKES LAST FLIGHT FROM LONDON HEATHROW

Video - Hard Landing Of Boeing 747 Cargo Aircraft At Amsterdam Airport

VIDEO – HAIRY LANDING OF BOEING 747 CARGO AIRCRAFT AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT

SCHIPHOL, NETHERLANDS – A hard, hairy landing for a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft from Singapore Airlines Cargo on Wednesday afternoon at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). A short but powerful unofficial southwesterly storm (no name) developed rapidly over the English Channel and raged across the Netherlands with wind gusts of 62 mph (100 kph). Initially the 747 was forced to perform a ‘go around’, but at … Continue reading VIDEO – HAIRY LANDING OF BOEING 747 CARGO AIRCRAFT AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT

Boeing 737 MAX Safe To Fly According to EASA

BOEING 737 MAX SAFE TO FLY ACCORDING TO EUROPE’S AVIATION REGULATOR

COLOGNE, GERMANY – According to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) the Boeing 737 MAX is safe to fly and will probably be allowed to fly again soon, EASA director Patrick Ky said to Bloomberg. In September the organization conducted test flights with the aircraft. “Our analysis is showing that this is safe, and the level of safety reached is high enough for us,” … Continue reading BOEING 737 MAX SAFE TO FLY ACCORDING TO EUROPE’S AVIATION REGULATOR

THE WORST YEAR IN AVIATION DUE TO CORONA OUTBREAK

THE WORST YEAR IN AVIATION DUE TO CORONA OUTBREAK

The year 2020 is now already the worst year in aviation history worldwide, due to the massive impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread around the world rapidly, which causes smaller airlines to go bankrupt and even the world’s largest airlines are heaving a hard time surviving. Some governments are doing their best to help their flag carriers – like KLM, … Continue reading THE WORST YEAR IN AVIATION DUE TO CORONA OUTBREAK

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VIDEO SHOWS BRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHT 492 IN EXTREME WIND

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 before. The footage from outside the A320 makes you think … Continue reading VIDEO SHOWS BRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHT 492 IN EXTREME WIND

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PRIME AIR B767 HAS CRASHED INTO TRINITY BAY NEAR HOUSTON BUSH AIRPORT

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) operated for Amazon Prime Air was destroyed in the accident … Continue reading PRIME AIR B767 HAS CRASHED INTO TRINITY BAY NEAR HOUSTON BUSH AIRPORT

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SECOND BRITISH AIRWAYS RETRO LIVERY WILL FEATURE BEA COLORS ON A319

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 in retro colors, as part of the company’s unofficial 100th … Continue reading SECOND BRITISH AIRWAYS RETRO LIVERY WILL FEATURE BEA COLORS ON A319