Singapore Airlines is currently delaying all of its Airbus A380 operated flights owing to recommended engine checks following today’s incident with a Qantas aircraft. Singapore Airlines A380 due to operate SQ345 ZRH-SIN is currently being delayed for six hours for the engine check conducted at Zurich, and is visible...
SINGAPORE, AirlineIndustryReview.com A Qantas Airbus A380-842, registration VH-OQA, operating as QF32 from London, LHR to Sydney, SYD via Singapore, SIN, with 433 pax + 26 crew onboard, had an unidentified engine issue over Indonesia and returned to Singapore for a safe landing. The aircraft left Singapore at 0956h local...
A FedEx MD-11, registration N587FE, on its way to Paris CDG from Budapest, BUD following a fuel stop, missed the turn during taxi on taxiway Bravo 5 – causing the aircraft’s left hand landing gear to veer through the ground asphalt. Photo copyright Thomas Ispán, AirPortal.HU The taxiway was...
Vietnam Airlines flight VN535, from Hanoi to Paris CDG, operated by Boeing 777-200ER VN-A147 ( cn27607 ) got caught in an air pocket over Russia inflight. Reuters reported that the incident caused injuries to 21 people onboard, of which 9 ( including 3 crew ) were being treated for...
A Conviasa ( V0/VCV ) ATR-42-300 operating as V0 2350 crashed on approach to Puerto Ordaz. The aircraft apparently had 47 people onboard. The aircraft reportedly had been having technical issues in-flight and the pilot had declared an emergency. Aircraft registration is YV-1010 MSN 371, originally built in 1994...
A United Parcel Service ( UPS ) Boeing 747-400F aircraft has crashed while on approach to Dubai. The aircraft had reportedly declared a mayday and veered off while on approach to runway 12L. The aircraft is N571UP, a 2007 factory built freighter. It had been operating as UPS6, and...
UPDATE: The Airport Authority is now confirming there wasn’t any accident. It is not clear why the CEO decided to create a false alarm. He later stated that he deliberately misinformed the media stating a Boeing 767 aircraft from London had crashed on landing. The events started with Harare...
AIR – An AirBlue passenger aircraft with over 150 passengers has impacted Margala Hills near Islamabad and crashed . Flight ED202 was operating from Karachi ( KHI ) to Istanbul ( IST ). An AirBlue spokesperson confirmed this. The aircraft was Airbus A321, AP-BJB ( more info below )....
(AIR) – A Lufthansa Cargo McDonnel Douglas MD-11, registration D-ALCQ , operating flight LH8460 crashed while on approach to Riyadh Airport ( RUH ). The flight was on a Frankfurt – Riyadh- Sharjah – Hong Kong routing. Photo copyright AlRiyadh Photo copyright AlArabiya Photo copyright AlRiyadh Photo copyright AlRiyadh...
Historic Berlin Airlift aircraft, DC-3 Rosinenbomber ( Raisin Bomber ), registered D-CXXX yesterday ( 19th ) crashed above Berlin. Photo: Nestor Bachmann/dpa The 66 year old aircraft, was damaged beyond repair, possibly bringing an unfortune end to its prestigious career. The aircraft was on a sightseeing flight operated by...