An extraordinary video footage has emerged, showing a Vueling Airbus A320 being escorted by a Dassault Mirage 2000. The video details the full interception. from the fighter jet’s arrival to its departure and the scene of the fighter pilot taking photos of the Vueling aircraft with both hands almost...
There have been many news circulating about SriLankan Airline’s future plans and details have been minimum. To bring an end to the lack of information, AIR today has a wealth of information to share with you about SriLankan’s future. All of the following information are verified via official airline...
The BEA today released a special report containing the final moments of Air France flight 447. The report can be found here. The aircraft apparently entered a stall and never recovered due to continuous nose ups and a very high AoA. As once guessed by this author, the aircraft...
ABC News correspondents, Lisa Stark and Ben Forer, recently published a news report about the Air France flight 447 crash. You can read the article, titled “Air France Flight 447: Black Boxes Indicate Pilot Error Caused Accident” here. The report tries to make the point that pilot error alone...
On 21st of May, Icelandic volcano Grímsvötn erupted, sending clouds of ash out. The ash concentration first caused the Icelandic airspace to be closed, which has subsequently been re-opened. The ash cloud is now making its way towards mainland Europe and some airports in Scotland have already been closed. Keeping...
SriLankan Airlines has added the sixth Airbus A340-300 to its fleet. This takes the airline’s A340 fleet to the highest level it has ever been, and is the first A340 the airline has added in seven years. The aircraft 4R-ADG, MSN381, was ferried HKG-CMB today. It will...
Following the eruption in the Grimsvötn volcano yesterday afternoon, the airspace of Iceland has now been closed due to the ash cloud now present – according to Eurocontrol. The volcanic ash cloud is reportedly now at a height of 12km, approximately 45,000ft. which could affect aircraft overflying. However, it is...
SriLankan Airlines today added to its fleet the first brand new aircraft in ten years. The aircraft, An Airbus A320-200, is MSN4694 and registered 4R-ABM. The aircraft is powered by CFM56 engines ( whereas four of the airline’s present five A320s are powered by IAE V2500 engines ). The...
UPDATE: The BEA has issued a press release stating that the Le Figaro article is too sensationalist and that no conclusions can be drawn from the investigation’s current state. UNCONFIRMED NEWS REPORT Reputed French newspaper, La Figero, has posted an extraordinary report that the French investigation agency BEA has...
The BEA has confirmed that they have been able to retrieve the data from Air France flight 447‘s recorders. The French investigators confirmed that the recorders contained readable data, and that they had retrieved “all of the data” from the flight data recorder and “whole recording” of the last...