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INCIDENT: Air France 777 Smoke And Dust In Cabin!
Smoke, dust and some panic occurred in the cabin of an Air France Boeing 777, as it departed Beijing. The plane landed with no injuries. The incident happened yesterday, on flight AF-393. Normally, the Boeing 777 would fly from China’s Beijing Capital...
All-Electric Rolls-Royce Race Plane Has First Flight!
The all-electric ACCEL Rolls-Royce “Spirit of Innovation”, made its maiden flight this week, in preparation for its record-breaking attempt. Some cars and aircraft manage to look fast even when they’re sitting still. The all-electric Rolls-Royce prototype is...
AirAsia – Airbus Breathe Easy After Restructured Order
Their relationship with AirAsia was a thorn in their side over the pandemic, but now Airbus can work through recovery with their customer. They were an airline success story, before 2020. AirAsia is one of Asia’s ‘big three’ LCCs, along with IndiGo and LionAir....
INCIDENT: The Unusual Journey Of A Lufthansa A350
A Lufthansa Airbus A350 had to make an unusual and protracted tour of northern Europe, after reports of a problem on take-off from Munich. The incident happened on the 15th of September. The Lufthansa crew would perform flight LH-434 from Munich (EDDM) in Germany...
Built-In Airstairs – Why Don’t Airbus A320s Have Them?
Built-in airstairs are an option for Boeing 737 customers, but why is it that we don’t see them on any passenger jets of the A320 family? For many airline passengers, especially in the US, jetways are the norm at most airports. Using stairs to get in and out of a...
Airbus – Supply Chain Limits Production Increase Plans?
As the aerospace industry spins up again, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury outlined the manufacturer’s concerns about its stretched supply chain. They say that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and Airbus seems worried about the links in theirs. Over the...
INCIDENT: B-2 Bomber Off-Runway After Air Emergency
A B-2 Spirit bomber ended up stopping off-runway when it landed at its home base following an in-flight emergency. There were no injuries. The incident happened two days ago in Whiteman Air Force Base (ICAO: KSZL) in Missouri, USA. Whiteman AFB is the home of the...
Ryanair – €50m Investment In New Training Centre
On Tuesday, Ryanair announced a partnership with Airline Flight Academy in Ireland, for a €50m ($59m) investment in their training facility. No, the pandemic isn’t over. But with passengers keen to travel when/where restrictions permit, airlines are well into their...
CRASH: Rimbun Twin Otter Impacts Terrain On Go-Around
A Twin Otter operated by Rimbun Air, crashed while performing a go-around in dense fog. There were no survivors among the three occupants. The incident happened today, Wednesday the 15th of September. The Rimbun crew were using this DHC-6-300 for a cargo flight,...
LATEST NEWS
INCIDENT: Air France 777 Smoke And Dust In Cabin!
Smoke, dust and some panic occurred in the cabin of an Air France Boeing 777, as it departed Beijing. The plane landed with no injuries. The incident happened yesterday, on flight AF-393. Normally, the Boeing 777 would fly from China’s Beijing Capital...
All-Electric Rolls-Royce Race Plane Has First Flight!
The all-electric ACCEL Rolls-Royce “Spirit of Innovation”, made its maiden flight this week, in preparation for its record-breaking attempt. Some cars and aircraft manage to look fast even when they’re sitting still. The all-electric Rolls-Royce prototype is...
AirAsia – Airbus Breathe Easy After Restructured Order
Their relationship with AirAsia was a thorn in their side over the pandemic, but now Airbus can work through recovery with their customer. They were an airline success story, before 2020. AirAsia is one of Asia’s ‘big three’ LCCs, along with IndiGo and LionAir....
INCIDENT: The Unusual Journey Of A Lufthansa A350
A Lufthansa Airbus A350 had to make an unusual and protracted tour of northern Europe, after reports of a problem on take-off from Munich. The incident happened on the 15th of September. The Lufthansa crew would perform flight LH-434 from Munich (EDDM) in Germany...
Built-In Airstairs – Why Don’t Airbus A320s Have Them?
Built-in airstairs are an option for Boeing 737 customers, but why is it that we don’t see them on any passenger jets of the A320 family? For many airline passengers, especially in the US, jetways are the norm at most airports. Using stairs to get in and out of a...
Airbus – Supply Chain Limits Production Increase Plans?
As the aerospace industry spins up again, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury outlined the manufacturer’s concerns about its stretched supply chain. They say that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and Airbus seems worried about the links in theirs. Over the...
AirAsia – Airbus Breathe Easy After Restructured Order
Their relationship with AirAsia was a thorn in their side over the pandemic, but now Airbus can work through recovery with their customer. They were an airline success story, before 2020. AirAsia is one of Asia’s ‘big three’ LCCs, along with IndiGo and LionAir....
INCIDENT: The Unusual Journey Of A Lufthansa A350
A Lufthansa Airbus A350 had to make an unusual and protracted tour of northern Europe, after reports of a problem on take-off from Munich. The incident happened on the 15th of September. The Lufthansa crew would perform flight LH-434 from Munich (EDDM) in Germany...
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