Airbus / Aviation News / Commercial Aviation / Orders & Deliveries
16 Jan, 2017
As part of an ambitious fleet renewal program, Iran Air has taken delivery of its first new, modern aircraft – an Airbus A321. Decades of sanctions by US and EU had forced the airline...
Aviation News / Boeing / Commercial Aviation
12 Dec, 2015
This week Boeing celebrated the completion of the first 737 MAX 8. The freshly painted 737 MAX 8, named the Spirit of Renton, will undergo pre-flight preparation in the factory before departing for Renton...
Aviation News / Boeing / Military Aviation
29 Nov, 2015
Today, the final Boeing C-17 Globemaster III has departed the company’s plant in Long Beach, Calif., marking the official end of aircraft production in Long Beach. The airlifter flew over a crowd and the...
Aviation News / Commercial Aviation
4 Jul, 2015
This week, Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline, has held a press conference to response to allegations of subsidy and unfair competition leveled by the “big three” US legacy carriers – Delta, United...
Airbus / Aviation News / Helicopters
3 Mar, 2015
Say hello to the new Airbus H160 helicopter. The H160 is the first member of all-new “H” family that has been unveiled at Heli-Expo trade show. The entire design is based on the goal...
Aviation News / Bombardier / Commercial Aviation
28 Feb, 2015
Bombardier’s newest member of its single-aisle commercial planes, the CS300, has successfully completed its first flight. The CS300 is joining it’s smaller sister, the CS100 model that already completed the maiden flight in September...
Aviation News / Aviation Safety / Aviation Videos / Commercial Aviation / Embraer
10 Feb, 2015
US Airways flight US1825 made an emergency landing in Houston after the nose gear failed to deploy. The Embraer ERJ-190 was bound from Philadelphia, only 1 person sustained light injuries.
Airbus / Aviation News / Orders & Deliveries
9 Feb, 2015
Nepal Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft. With its home base in Kathmandu, the A320 was chosen for Nepal Airlines’ single aisle fleet for its performance and capability demanded by...
Aviation News / Bombardier / Orders & Deliveries
9 Feb, 2015
American Airlines has ordered 24 more Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen regional jets. The options were originally acquired as part of American’s Bombardier order from December 2013. The new planes will be operated under the American...
Aviation News / Aviation Safety / Commercial Aviation
4 Feb, 2015
An ATR-72-600 (B-22816), operated by Transasia (Flight GE235), crashed into a river near Taipei shortly after takeoff. According to news sources, shortly after takeoff the crew radioed “Mayday! Mayday! Engine Flame Out!”, lost height...
Airbus / Aviation News / Aviation Safety / Commercial Aviation
19 Jan, 2015
Airbus A350 and A380 planes will soon be equipped with ejectable black boxes that can float, making them easier to find in an air crash at sea. At the end of last year Airbus...
Airbus / Aviation News / Commercial Aviation
19 Jan, 2015
Airbus has officially launched the A321neo with 97 tonnes Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW). The A321neo 97t will have, with 4,000nm, the longest range of any single aisle airliner available today and tomorrow, making...
Aviation News / Aviation Safety / Boeing
10 Jan, 2015
Ghana Airports Company is reporting, that an Ethiopian Cargo Boeing 737 (ET-AQV) has crash-landed at Accra (Ghana). The plane bound from Lome (Togo) has skidded off the runway on landing. All 3 crew on...
Airbus / Aviation News / Aviation Safety
10 Jan, 2015
The tail of AirAsia QZ8501 has been recovered from the seabed of the Java Sea. The rear part of the Airbus A320-200, that crahed two weeks ago, was spotted on Wednesday by an unmanned...
Aviation News / Aviation Safety / Commercial Aviation
1 Jan, 2015
Several news sources are reporting that the pilots of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 may have managed to make an emergency water landing, only for the plane to be overcome by high seas. The Airbus A320-200...
Aviation News / Boeing / Commercial Aviation / Orders & Deliveries
1 Jan, 2015
Boeing delivered Etihad Airways’ first 787-9 Dreamliner sporting the airline’s new “Facets of Abu Dhabi” livery which was revealed at a ceremony earlier 2014. The colors are reminiscent of the desert landscape, inspired by...
Aviation News / Aviation Safety / Boeing
31 Dec, 2014
Pakistani airline Shaheen Air, a Boeing 737-4H6 (AP-BJN), was damaged in a runway excursion at Lahore-Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), Pakistan. Flight NL147 bound from Karachi (KHI), after landing went to the right off...
Airbus / Aviation News / Aviation Safety
30 Dec, 2014
An AirAsia Airbus A320 (RP-C8972) suffered a runway excursion while landing on runway 23 at Kalibo Airport (KLO), Philippines. Runway 23 has an LDA (Landing Distance Available) of 2187 meters. Flight Z2272 arrived at...
Airbus / Aviation News / Aviation Safety / Commercial Aviation
28 Dec, 2014
AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control December 28 at 07:24 (Surabaya local time). The flight took off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya at 05:35 hours...
Airbus / Aviation News / Commercial Aviation / Orders & Deliveries
22 Dec, 2014
Airbus has delivered the first A350 XWB, the world’s latest generation widebody airliner, to launch customer Qatar Airways. The A350 XWB redefines the way people fly for the coming decades and opens up a...
Aviation News / Aviation Safety / Bombardier
9 Nov, 2014
The right propeller of an Air Canada Express Bombardier Q400 smashed through the window, almost hitting one passenger. As the Q400 turboprop (C-GGBF) took off from the Calgary airport en route to Grande Prairie...
Aviation History / Aviation News / Boeing / Commercial Aviation
6 Nov, 2014
Eastern Air Lines is really back! First images of their first Boeing 737 “Spirit of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker” emerged on the internet today! After an absence of over two decades, the newly re-launched Eastern...
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