by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 16, 2021 | News
A VOEPASS Linhas Aéreas had a hairy moment when their ATR-72 encountered a microburst shortly after takeoff. The crew continued their flight. The incident happened on the 14th of October. It involved VOEPASS flight P3-2267, flying from Presidente Prudente State...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 16, 2021 | News
An IndiGo ATR-72 flying into Hubli in India had to land with two burst tyres, following a previous landing attempt in gusty winds. There were no injuries. The incident happened on Monday. The crew of the IndiGo ATR-72 were performing flight 6E-7979, from Kannur (VOKN)...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | May 18, 2021 | News
Rather than some sort of a mechanical issue on approach, the UNI Air ATR-72 incident started rather differently, as it turns out. About a week ago we reported an incident, involving a UNI Air ATR-72. The aircraft had to land with two burst tyres on one main gear. It...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Feb 3, 2021 | News
Israir’s management is considering a complete fleet change for the airline, switching to the Airbus A220! This steals a page out of AirBaltic’s book. Israir has had an eventful few years. After getting in financial trouble (largely outside the company itself), the...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Dec 27, 2020 | News
FedEx took delivery of the first ATR 72-600F earlier this month. The aircraft may look familiar, but now has some key cargo-specific features. FedEx already had 19 ATR 72 aircraft in its fleet, and a further 23 ATR 42s. Both types are part of its FedEx ‘Feeder’ fleet,...
