by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 21, 2021 | News
Confirming earlier reports, United Airlines said that it does not expect to operate its Boeing 777s with PW4000 engines before Q1 2022. A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 had a very high-profile incident earlier in the year when one of its engines failed after take-off...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 17, 2021 | News
The crew of a Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 777 returned for landing, after an engine malfunctioned, emitting flames. There were no injuries. The incident happened on Friday, the 15th of October. It involved JAL flight JL-15, from Los Angeles (KLAX) in the United...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 4, 2021 | News
Many expect Boeing’s response to the Airbus A350F to be the launch of a 777X freighter. But is this Boeing’s main worry, as freighters go? We recently saw that Airbus has all but launched an A350F freighter. The European manufacturer still hasn’t announced a launch...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 17, 2021 | News
The prototype of the Ilyushin Il-112V aircraft suffered a crash, reportedly as its crew of three attempted to land. There were no survivors. The accident happened today, as the Ilyushin Il-112V crew flew near Kubinka Air Base (UUMB), near Moscow. According to local...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jul 22, 2021 | News
A UPS Boeing 747 freighter had to return to its origin airport, after its crew faced an engine fire, that they were unable to extinguish in the air. The crew were performing UPS flight 5X-3 from Hong Kong (VHHH), China, to Dubai (OMDB) in the United Arab Emirates. But...
