Category Archives: Latest Aviation News

Loss of control, B735 on approach to Moscow-Vnukovo

Loss of control, B735 on approach to Moscow-Vnukovo. UTair flight UT588 from Krasnodar to Moscow, Russia, reportedly suffered a loss of control incident while on approach to Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport.  Unconfirmed reports from Russian aviation sources suggest that the aircraft was on approach to runway 06 when a situation developed where the aircraft attained a […]

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Atlas 747F came within 670ft of Hong Kong mountain

Atlas 747F came within 670ft of Hong Kong mountain. An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 Freighter came very close to a mountain after taking off from Hong Kong International Airport on 24 September. After departing from runway 07R at 15:44pm local time, the aircraft (N856GT) deviated right from its assigned track toward the high ground of […]

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FAA orders Airbus A380 engine inspections

FAA orders Airbus A380 engine inspections. U.S. air-safety regulators have issued an emergency order requiring airlines to inspect engines on roughly 120 Airbus A380 superjumbo jets world-wide, prompted by an engine that violently broke apart during an Air France flight at the end of September. The safety directive issued Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration […]

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Two Airbus A320 in ground collision at Juarez, Mexico

Ground collision between two Airbus A320 at Juarez, Mexico. October 10th – two Viva Aerobus Airbus A320 aircraft were involved in a ground contact incident in the hours of darkness.  The right-hand wing-tip sharklet of XA-VAK collided with the left-hand horizontal stabilizer of XA-VAV.  https://aviation-safety.net/

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Ryanair Flight Escorted by RAF Typhoon to Stansted Airport in U.K.

Ryanair Flight Escorted by RAF Typhoons to Stansted Airport A Royal Air Force fighter jet escorted a Ryanair plane to Stansted Airport, north of London, on Wednesday after the flight from Lithuania was diverted because of a security threat, the airline and the authorities said. The police said that the plane, which originated in Kaunas, […]

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Runway incursion at Hong Kong; A330 aborts takeoff as B747 crosses active runway

Hong Runway incursion incident at Hong Kong; A330 aborts takeoff when B747 crosses active runway Kong Airlines HX236, an Airbus A330-343, aborted the takeoff roll at Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport in a runway incursion incident involving a Boeing 747.  A Boeing 747-400F, registered OM-ACB and operated by Air Cargo Global as flight CCC831, […]

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Runway excursion, Cessna 650 Citation VII at Istanbul-Atatürk

Runway excursion, Cessna 650 Citation VII at Istanbul-Atatürk. September 21st 2017. A Cessna 650 Citation VII corporate jet was destroyed in an accident and post-impact fire during an attempted on landing at Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport in Turkey. The aircraft departed Atatürk Airport about 21:05 local time, with destination Ercan. Shortly after takeoff a situation developed […]

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China Eastern B738 Sept 4th 2017, tail strike on landing

Accident: China Eastern B738 at Wenzhou on Sep 4th 2017, tail strike on landing. A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-7031 performing flight MU-2655 from Chengdu to Wenzhou (China), struck its tail onto the runway while landing in Wenzhou at about 17:34L (09:34Z). There are no reports of injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage […]

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EASA issues Emergency Airworthiness Directive for A359s – possible fuel/air ignition in fuel tanks

EASA issues Emergency Airworthiness Directive for A359s due to possible fuel/air ignition in fuel tanks. On Aug 24th 2017 The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released Emergency Aiworthiness Directive (EAD) 2017-0154-E for all Airbus A350-941 aircraft stating: In the A350 design, the hydraulic fluid cooling system is located in the fuel tanks. Recently, an overheat failure mode […]

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Cabin Air Safety Act aimed at cleaning the air in the air

Cabin Air Safety Act aimed at cleaning the air in the air. It’s not all that unusual these days to hear stories of “fume events” or incidents where unusual “odours in the cabin” have caused flights to be delayed, rerouted or to make emergency landings. In January, 2017, seven flight attendants were taken to the […]

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