Archive for April, 2010
Latest Volcanic Ash related aircraft incidents ?
Following incidents have been reported after the re-opening of UK airspace last night and are currently believed to have been caused by volcanic ash. But please note that these events are *still* under investigation. A World Airways Boeing MD-11, operating for Allied Air, that flew from Benghazi, Libya to...Latest State of European Airports
A number of countries are looking forward to re-opening their airspace as a considerably heated debate has begun between various interested parties about safety. Among the countries which opened their airspace today are Austria, which was concluded free of ash, and The Netherlands, which opened its airspace on its...List of European Airport Closures and Status – Live Updating
:UPDATING: Last update at 0845UTC 25MAY2011 In May 2011, the Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland erupted and has caused air traffic disruptions around Europe. While air traffic disruptions are expected to be not as severe as the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption, the ash cloud from the volcano has already caused some airports...European Air Travel update – Current airport closures and more details
Current situation of the European Airport closures due to volcanic ash clouds erupting from Eyjaffjoll volcano in Iceland. UK airspace closure was extended till 1800UTC. Apparently the ash cloud which was expected to come back over Northern England at around 1000 returned earlier. This forced Manchester Airport to cancel...European airport closure – Latest update
European air traffic is still disrupted due to volcanic ash eruption . Below is the latest updated list of closed airspaces, with info as of 1600UTC Two more parts of this article were already posted. Part 1 Part 2 UK – Most parts till 0700 local 17APR, excluding Scotland...European airport closure due to volcanic ash – Update
Air travel in most countries in Europe remains to be affected by the ash cloud erupting from Eyjaffjoll. volcano in Iceland. Currently, Zurich is the only operational major airport in Western Europe. Frankfurt Main is technically closed, but accepts a few stranded Lufthansa arrivals. England airspace will remain closed...European air traffic disrupted from Icelandic volcano – Updating Story
PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR LATEST UPDATED INFORMATION Volcanic ash erupting from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjoll, is expected to cause serious problems to air traffic east of Iceland from the UK to Scandinavia . The disruption is expected to be caused up to FL200, with lesser impact at...AeroUnion A300 crashes and impacts highway in Monterrey
An AeroUnion A300B4-200 freighter performing flight 6R302 from Mexico City to Monterrey, crashed while approaching the airport and impacted a highway. The aircraft, registration XA-TUE, nicknamed Margo, was approaching runway 29 in a heavy tailwind. Part of the debris including an engine and a wing slided onto the airport...Merpati Boeing 737 skids off the runway at Manokwari
MANOKWARI, Indonesia ( Airline Industry Review ) - A Merpati Nusantara Airlines ( IATA : MZ ) Boeing 737-300, performing flight MZ 836, skidded off the runway at Rendani Airport ( IATA : MKW ) , Manokwari, Indonesia early Tuesday. Photo copyright Indonesian media The aircraft had been carrying...12