Category Archives: Latest Aviation News

SpaceX Rocket Explodes at Launchpad in Cape Canaveral.       A spectacular explosion of a SpaceX rocket on Thursday destroyed a $200 million communications satellite that would have extended Facebook’s reach across Africa, dealing a serious setback to Elon Musk, the billionaire who runs the rocket company. The blast is likely to disrupt NASA’s cargo […]

IATA Calls For Clampdown On Rogue Lithium Battery Shippers.    Alongside key players in the lithium battery supply chain, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to enforce stricter international regulations regarding the transportation of lithium batteries. While lithium batteries are considered to be “very safe” by the UK Civil Aviation Authority […]

Japan to investigate ANA 787-8 engine failure.    An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787-8 aircraft suffered an “engine failure” at Tokyo Narita International airport on 14 August. In response to queries made by FlightGlobal, ANA says that the aircraft, registered JA840A, was about to “perform the takeoff roll when the engine failed.” It was […]

24 Injured in Severe Turbulence on JetBlue Flight From Boston to Sacramento.    A JetBlue flight from Boston to Sacramento hit severe turbulence Thursday evening, causing injuries to 22 passengers and two crew members and forcing the Airbus 320 aircraft to land in Rapid City, South Dakota. “People were floating,” said passenger Rhonda Lynam of […]

Boeing – ‘softness’ in widebody orders.    Boeing will decide in the next couple of months whether to further cut back planned production of its large 777 jet and may also cancel a planned production increase for the 787 Dreamliner. Citing “softness” in the widebody-jet market, Boeing Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith said Wednesday that […]

No Nose Gear! – United States Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft belly landing on amphibious assault ship  

Runway excursion Bergamo-Orio Serio Airport.     ASL Airlines Hungary flight QY7332 suffered a runway excursion accident after landing at Bergamo-Orio Al Serio Airport (BGY), Italy. Friday August 5th 2016, 04.07 The aircraft, a Boeing 737-400 cargo plane, departed Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France at 02:54 hours local time. The aircraft landed on runway 28 at Bergamo-Orio […]

Air Japan B767 nose-gear strike – substantial damage.     Japanese investigators believe an All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 sustained damage in a hard landing because the crew did not realise the aircraft had bounced on touchdown. The twinjet (JA610A) had been approaching Tokyo Narita’s runway 16R in crosswind conditions on 20 June 2012. Air traffic control […]

Nepal: Tara Air flight 193 pilots violated standard operating procedures     Aug 1, 2016- Pilots of Tara Air Flight 193, which crashed at Myagdi’s Solighopte in February killing all 23 onboard, deliberately entered cloud while operating under the visual flight rules and deviated from the normal track due to the loss of situational awareness, the […]

Embraer Executive Jets has introduced a new variant of its entry-level Phenom 100.        The Phenom 100 EV features a new avionics suite with the Prodigy Touch flight deck, based on the Garmin G3000, and modified Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F1-E engines, offering more speed with superior hot-and-high performance. Mexico’s Across and Emirates […]