Aviation

An Aerosucre Colombia Boeing 737-200, registration HK-5026 performing a freight flight from Mitu to an unknown destination (Colombia), returned to Mitu for a safe landing on runway 20 because the main cargo door was open or opened in flight. The cargo door remained attached, was wide open in…

FULL VIDEO ON https://www.instagram.com/pilotamireh/ United Aircraft’s prototype flight-test Ilyushin Il-112V military transport has crashed during a training flight near Moscow, apparently after suffering an in-flight engine fire. Video images circulating on social media appear to show the aircraft at low altitude with its starboard engine on fire before…

An Airbus A350 takes off at the aircraft builder's headquarters in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus (AIR.PA) took aim at one of Boeing's (BA.N) most profitable strongholds on Thursday with plans for a freighter version of its A350 passenger jet, gambling…

An Emirates 777-300ER operating flight EK205 returned to Milan about 90 minutes after take-off after suffering substantial hail damage reports AeroNews. The flight – Dubai-Milan-New York took off from Milan at 2.07 pm local and had reached a height of 15,000ft over the surrounding mountains on route to…

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, today (12th July) announced a recruitment drive for 2,000 new pilots to crew aircraft deliveries over the next 3 years as Ryanair recovers and rebuilds from the Covid-19 pandemic. Ryanair has now taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-8200 Gamechanger aircraft, which help Ryanair…

Europe's Airbus (AIR.PA) delivered more than 70 airplanes in June to leave first-half deliveries in touching distance of the 300 mark, according to industry sources and tracking data. A fuselage section of an Airbus A320-family aircraft is transported at the Airbus facility in Montoir-de-Bretagne near Saint-Nazaire, France, July…

CNBC reports Friday that a 737 cargo plane was forced to execute an emergency landing on water near the coast of Honolulu. Boeing  (BA) - Get Report shares slipped lower Friday after one of its cargo planes executed an emergency landing in the Pacific ocean off the coast of Hawaii. CNBC…

Air France is continuing to adapt its network and increase services to “leisure” destinations. For the 2021 winter season (October 2021- March 2022), the airline will be offering its customers new services to sunny destinations around the world, on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Africa: Zanzibar As from…

A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia. The hybrid car-aircraft, AirCar, is equipped with a BMW engine and runs on regular petrol-pump fuel. Its creator, Prof Stefan Klein, said it could fly about 1,000km (600 miles), at a…

American Canceling 1000 Flights If you’re trying to book a flight this summer, you might find that it’s gotten a lot tougher than it was just a few months ago. And now there’s news that American Airlines is canceling around 950 flights in July. That’s just one example…

Two 777X flight-test planes are parked at Boeing Field on June 18. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) In yet another blow to Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration last month formally denied the jet maker permission to move forward with a key step in certifying its forthcoming…