Civilian passenger gets unexpectedly ejected from Rafale B jet
A civilian passenger was accidentally ejected from a twin-seat Rafale B fighter jet as the aircraft was taking off. The fighter jet was taking off from Saint-Dizier 113 air base for a training mission, on March 20, 2019. The pilot managed to land shortly after the incident. His h...
Iran Air Fokker F-100 lands with fire
Unable to extract the undercarriage, Iran Air Fokker F-100 was forced to land on a belly at Tehran Mehrabad Airport...
All Nippon Airways becomes the last new operator of the A380
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first A380 on March 20, 2019, becoming the 15th operato...
Civilian passenger gets unexpectedly ejected from Rafale B jet
A civilian passenger was accidentally ejected from a twin-seat Rafale B fighter jet as the aircraft was taking off....
Iran Air Fokker F-100 lands with fire
Unable to extract the undercarriage, Iran Air Fokker F-100 was forced to land on a belly at Tehran Mehrabad Airport...
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All Nippon Airways becomes the last new operator of the A380
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first A380 on March 20, 2019, becoming the 15th operato...
Starlux Airlines signs firm order for 17 A350XWB
Starlux Airlines of Taiwan has signed a firm order with Airbus on March 19, 2019, for 17 widebody aircraft, comprising 1...
Lion Air CVC content leaks: pilots scoured handbook?
After Lion Air flight JT610 downed in October 2018, it took searchers three days to find the first of two black boxes, d...
FAA’s judgement no longer taken at face value?
Three different authority agencies announced on March 19, 2019, they would each review the safety of the MCAS independen...
Pilot error and fatigue explain TAP ATR-72 “bouncing” incident
Portuguese authorities find pilot error and fatigue responsible for the incident, which saw ATR-72 bounced off the runwa...
The Australian Roulettes take their iconic PC-9 for a last spin
Roulettes have the ability to make our heads spin. It does not come as a surprise then that the Royal Australian Air For...
EasyJet withdraws from Alitalia rescue plan
After discussions with state-owned railroad company Ferrovie dello Stato and Delta Air Lines regarding the potential for...
Embraer CEO is leaving as partnership with Boeing moves on
As Boeing and Embraer are moving closer to their joint venture, current Brazilian company’s CEO is to end tenure a...
Publicly listed airlines cheating investors on E261?
Over €5bn in compensations are not disclosed on major European airlines' financial reports over the last three years. Wi...
Azul eyes bankrupt Avianca Brazil AOC, slots and 30 A320s
Azul has entered a non-binding agreement with a bankrupt Avianca Brasil to “acquire certain assets”....
Lion Air and Ethiopian crashes similarities put FAA under fire
The French Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA) successfully extracted the data of the cockpit voice recorder...
TUI Group finally sells majority stake in Corsair
TUI Group sells a majority stake in its French subsidiary, a scheduled carrier Corsair. TUI hopes to sell the remaining...
Third MC-21 prototype begins flight tests [video]
The third prototype joined the previous two MC-21-300 aircraft for flight testing at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Pl...
