Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320 lands with tilted nose gear
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320 experienced a nose gear problem during the landing at Basel Mulhouse-Freiburg EuroAirport (BSL),…
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Vietnamese regulator tightens aircraft storage rules
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) released a new directive regarding aircraft storage and maintenance rules. Following…
Southwest crew finds written threat, evacuates plane
On January 11, 2020, Southwest Airlines (LUV) crew found a written threat upon arrival at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood…
Flight PS752 crash anniversary: investigation stalling, families mourning
On the first anniversary of the downing of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards…
Air France Boeing 777 diverts due to hydraulic leak
Air France Boeing 777-200 aircraft returned to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) shortly after the crew reported…
Iran to compensate Ukraine PS752 crash victims’ families
On December 30, 2020, Iranian cabinet members reportedly agreed to allocate $150,000 to each family of the 176…
Regulators aim to prevent Airbus A220 engine shutdowns
Transport Canada (TC) revised an Airworthiness Directive (AD) to prevent engine shutdowns on the Airbus A220. The regulator…
Severe weather conditions blamed for Jet2 Boeing 737 runway incursion
A Boeing 737 aircraft belonging to Jet2, a British low-cost carrier, experienced a serious runway incursion due to…
Boeing 737 MAX: is it safe to fly?
Ever since the second fatal crash of the Boeing 737 MAX occurred in Ethiopia in March 2019, the…
Helicopter crash in French Alps: what we know so far
A helicopter belonging to the private company Service Aérien Français (SAF) crashed during training, killing five people. The…
Russian pilots to use paper maps as software update goes wrong
Aeronautical data providers have warned Russian airlines that updated navigational databases lack information on 49 airports.As a result,…
Australian wasp nesting habits endanger planes
The wasps of the Pachodynerus species have a problematic habit: they slip into human-made equipment to build their…
Prior maintenance shortfalls blamed for PIA flight 661 crash
What should have been a normal final flight for the day of December 7, 2016, resulted in a…
Flawed AoA sensor and maintenance led to Boeing 737 turn back
A dysfunctional Angle of attack (AoA) sensor and failure to properly follow maintenance procedures led to a Transavia…
Long-term storage and larvae forced Wizz Air A321 reject take-off
On June 16, 2020, a Wizz Air Airbus A321 (registered as G-WUKJ) was forced to reject two take-offs…
MH17 trial: Russian suspect denies any involvement
Oleg Pulatov, one of the four suspects, tried in absentia by the Netherlands for the murder of 298…
Cessna Citation exhaust gasses almost downed Vueling Airbus A320
France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) final report looked into how a Vueling…
Crew turned off alarms before bouncing Moroccan ATR 72 off water
Moroccan Ministry of Tourism, Air Transport, Craft & Social Economy published a report on Royal Air Maroc Express…