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737 MAX Gets Canadian Approval To Return To Service
On Monday, Canadian authorities announced that Boeing’s 737 MAX will be able to enter service again on Wednesday the 20th of January. We got an inkling that this development was due, last week. Canadian airlines were stepping up their preparations to return their...
INCIDENT – MC-21 Prototype Has Runway Excursion
There was an incident with the first MC-21 prototype today, when it had a runway excursion. Despite early reports, it was NOT a runway overrun. There were no injuries among the test pilots and other crew. The incident took place in Zhukovsky airport, near Moscow....
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne Reaches Orbit!
In the second time trying, Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne successfully left Earth’s cradle, and deployed nine NASA satellites. It is an impressive programme, and could have some interesting applications. And implications… These days most interesting news about 747s...
UK Airports To Get Lockdown Financial Aid?
Shortly before tighter measures on travel come in effect, the UK government announces support measures for the country’s airports. However the type and timing of these measures are still unclear. Starting from 04:00 GMT today (Monday), travel corridors between...
DHL Orders Eight New Boeing 777F Aircraft
Last week, DHL Express announced eight new orders for Boeing 777F aircraft. And later that day, their 2020 earnings showed why. Lately it certainly seems that whenever we mention new widebodies, the conversation is about freighters… DHL’s new 777F aircraft will...
Air Niugini Flight 73 – A Very Strange Water Ditching
Many people feel that water ditchings at sea typically don’t go well, but Air Niugini Flight 73 shows this isn’t always the case. Even when the ditching itself is… well, a bit strange. It only happened two and a half years ago. Unlike the Miracle on the Hudson or...
LATEST NEWS
737 MAX Gets Canadian Approval To Return To Service
On Monday, Canadian authorities announced that Boeing’s 737 MAX will be able to enter service again on Wednesday the 20th of January. We got an inkling that this development was due, last week. Canadian airlines were stepping up their preparations to return their...
INCIDENT – MC-21 Prototype Has Runway Excursion
There was an incident with the first MC-21 prototype today, when it had a runway excursion. Despite early reports, it was NOT a runway overrun. There were no injuries among the test pilots and other crew. The incident took place in Zhukovsky airport, near Moscow....
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne Reaches Orbit!
In the second time trying, Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne successfully left Earth’s cradle, and deployed nine NASA satellites. It is an impressive programme, and could have some interesting applications. And implications… These days most interesting news about 747s...
UK Airports To Get Lockdown Financial Aid?
Shortly before tighter measures on travel come in effect, the UK government announces support measures for the country’s airports. However the type and timing of these measures are still unclear. Starting from 04:00 GMT today (Monday), travel corridors between...
DHL Orders Eight New Boeing 777F Aircraft
Last week, DHL Express announced eight new orders for Boeing 777F aircraft. And later that day, their 2020 earnings showed why. Lately it certainly seems that whenever we mention new widebodies, the conversation is about freighters… DHL’s new 777F aircraft will...
Air Niugini Flight 73 – A Very Strange Water Ditching
Many people feel that water ditchings at sea typically don’t go well, but Air Niugini Flight 73 shows this isn’t always the case. Even when the ditching itself is… well, a bit strange. It only happened two and a half years ago. Unlike the Miracle on the Hudson or...
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne Reaches Orbit!
In the second time trying, Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne successfully left Earth’s cradle, and deployed nine NASA satellites. It is an impressive programme, and could have some interesting applications. And implications… These days most interesting news about 747s...
UK Airports To Get Lockdown Financial Aid?
Shortly before tighter measures on travel come in effect, the UK government announces support measures for the country’s airports. However the type and timing of these measures are still unclear. Starting from 04:00 GMT today (Monday), travel corridors between...
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