When it comes to transporting air cargo, the term ‘handle with care’ is normally pretty apt. That certainly wasn’t the case with a recent China Southern Airlines flight, as you’ll see from the video on this page. Mark Bridgman, a passenger on the flight, looked out his window and noticed the rough handling of cargo boxes by an airport worker. (www.youtube.com) More...
A Heathrow baggage handler caused up to £1million worth of damage to a British Airways plane when a luggage scanning gun got sucked into the engine. The accident happened as the Airbus A320 was being powered up as it prepared to taxi out to the runway. (www.dailymail.co.uk) More...
What should have been a routine service on Swiss Airlines flight LX087 last Saturday turned into a mini disaster. The photo says it all - a brand new aircraft damaged while heading to the runway. (www.theaviationwriter.com) More...
There are numerous ways an airplane can be impacted by bird strikes and airlines won’t always notice the damage straight away. Earlier this week, for example, American Airlines was forced to delay a Frankfurt-bound flight at the last minute after a hole was noticed in the right hand wing of a Boeing 777-200. (www.theaviationwriter.com) More...
Boeing expects its global aircraft demand to double in the next two decades with most of the orders coming from Asia, an executive from the US airplane-maker says. Speaking ahead of Paris Airshow 2013, Randy Tinseth, vice-president of marketing for Boeing, says rising oil prices are forcing carriers to think harder about efficiency, and that means smaller planes that burn less fuel. It also means design changes and streamlined air traffic control. (www.foxnews.com) More...
The A350 XWB MSN1 has performed well during the first 92 flight test hours already achieved since its maiden flight on June 14th 2013. The A350 XWB flight test campaign will total around 2,500 flight hours with a fleet of five development aircraft. (www.theaviationwriter.com) More...
The latest video from Lithuania’s FL Technics shows CEO Jonas Butautis racing his Maserati Mc Stradale against a very cool Aero L-29 aircraft, piloted by Maxim Belov, who is the vice president of sales for Avia Solutions Group in Russia. (www.youtube.com) More...
Boeing delivered the first of 15 new CH-147F Chinook helicopters to the Royal Canadian Air Force on June 21, making Canada the operator of one of the most capable Chinook variants delivered to the global market. (boeing.mediaroom.com) More...
