by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 19, 2021 | News
An Airbus A321 belonging to LATAM Airlines suffered a tail strike. But initially, there was some confusion as to exactly when this happened. The accident involved LATAM flight LA-3377, on Friday the 15th of October. This began in Belem Val de Cans Airport (SBBE),...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 20, 2021 | News
A United Airlines 737 presented onlookers with an unusual sight when it tipped up and sat on its tail, during disembarkation, last Friday. The incident involved United Airlines flight UA2509. United apparently uses this particular flight number for chartered flights,...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 9, 2021 | News
An SAS A320neo crew experienced a tail strike last week, landing in Split, Croatia. Authorities defined the event as an accident. The accident happened on Saturday, the 4th of September. The Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) crew were performing flight SK-7347. It would...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 29, 2021 | News
A Cargojet Airways 767 had a tail strike departing Tokyo today. But interestingly, the event did not prompt an immediate return for landing. The incident happened earlier today, at 11:32 local time (02:32 UTC). The Cargojet 767 aircraft and crew were performing flight...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 12, 2021 | News
A UPS crew flying an MD-11 freighter had a tail strike while attempting to land in Phoenix, Arizona. There were no reported injuries. The incident happened on Wednesday, the 11th of August. The UPS MD-11 crew were performing flight 5X-2876. This took them from...
