SriLankan Airlines flight UL422 returned to Colombo yesterday after it incurred a (yet to be reported) technical difficulty in-flight. The Bangkok and Hong Kong bound flight left Colombo at 0727L (ETD 0720) and returned to Colombo at 0831L for a safe landing. The actual issue that the aircraft incurred...
An Egyptair Boeing 777-200ER aircraft that was being prepared to a flight to Jeddah from Cairo, caught fire at the Cairo international airport today. The aircraft had about 300 passengers, all of whom were safely disembarked according to the airport authority. The fire fighter teams had successfully contained the...
An Asiana Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, operating flight OZ991 from Seoul Incheon to Shanghai Pu Dong has gone missing. The aircraft reported problems en route and decided to divert to Jeju (IATA:CJU). The aircraft lost contact with the radar eventually and its last known position was about 100km Southwest...
A Hewa Bora Airlines aircraft carrying 112 passengers has crashed at Kisangani airport in Democratic Republic of Congo. Details about the incident are sketchy at the moment. The airline confirmed the aircraft as a Boeing 737, although the GDS displays it as an MD-82. This post will be updated...
A cloud of ash from the Chilean volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic complex has made its way to Australasia, causing widespread disruption to commercial flying. Qantas (IATA:QF) and its subsidiary jetStar (IATA:JQ) have so far cancelled about 88 flights today – which includes the majority of its domestic and...
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...
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...
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...