13 years old Singapore Airlines Airbus 380-841 (9V-SKH and 9V-SKG ) getting broken down to pieces at Changi Exhibition Centre Source – Fl360aero
November 2022
A Saudi Airlines Airbus A330
A Saudi Airlines Airbus A330 aircraft (HZ-AQ25) sustained hail damages to its nose Radome and had its cockpit windshield cracked while Libyan Airlines A320 aircraft (5A-LAK) received similar damage to the windshield on approach to King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Jeddah -Saudi Arabia on 24th November. Source – FL360aero
Halifax plane crash voice recording can be disclosed in civil case, Supreme Court rules
The cockpit voice recording from an Air Canada plane that crashed on a Halifax runway can be disclosed to parties in a class-action lawsuit, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 7-2 judgment Friday, the top court upheld a Nova Scotia judge’s decision to make the recording available on the basis it contained […]
Lufthansa Flight 540 Accident
48 years ago today Lufthansa Flight 540 was a scheduled commercial flight for Lufthansa, serving the Frankfurt–Nairobi–Johannesburg route. The flight engineer was found to have failed to open the slat system bleed air valves as required on the pre-flight checklist. This prevented bleed air from flowing to the 747’s pneumatic slat system and, since the […]
Another Giant in Trouble – Airbus A337 at Albert on Nov 18th 2022, runway excursion on backtrack
“Tower Beluga 5 XL we are beached like a whale”Airbus A330 Beluga (Beluga 5 XL), registration F-GXLN (almost brand new) landed at Albert (France) on runway 27 then rolled to the end, turned into the turn pad to begin the 180 degrees turn for backtracking. The Beluga became disabled with the nose gear off the […]
‘Can I hug you’: Shaking dad-to-be crash lands plane at raceway
A newlywed pilot with a child on the way told a witness he was thinking “this is the end” as he crash-landed his light plane at Bankstown Pace way after its engine cut out mid-air on Saturday. The Piper PA28, from an aviation college that operates out of nearby Bankstown Aerodrome, smashed through a fence […]
LATAM Airlines Airbus A320neo hits fire engine on runway during take-off
On 18 November, a LATAM Airlines Airbus A320neo (registered CC-BHB) operated domestic flight LA2213 between Lima and Juliaca, Peru. During the take-off roll, however, the aircraft struck a fire engine that crossed the runway. The fire engine (an ARFF or Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting), and other firefighting vehicles, were on their way for an […]
American Jet Strikes Birds on Landing
As bird strikes go, this one had to be a doozy. Late Tuesday night, American Airlines flight 1855 from Chicago to Kansas City flew through birds on approach, about 7 and a half miles from the runway. The pilots declared an emergency and Kansas City airport fire and rescue trucks hurried into position. The pilots […]
Jabiru aircraft’s propeller separated in-flight due to fracturing of propeller bolts
The propeller of a Jabiru aircraft separated in-flight due to fractured propeller bolts likely due to a loss of bolt tension, an ATSB investigation has found. A student pilot had departed on a training area solo flight in the Jabiru J170-C aircraft from Muchea Greenside airfield, north of Perth, on 22 December 2021. On return […]
Air Transat Accident
Five months old (July 2022 built) Air Transat Airbus A321neo aircraft (C-GOIR) received major damages to the Nose section (section 11/12) of the Fuselage due to a ground incident involving a tow tractor at Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR), Canada on 2nd November. It is being learnt that the tow bar failed in the act of […]
Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria
A Tanzanian passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba, killing at least 19 people. Twenty-six of the 43 people on board the Precision Air flight were initially rescued and sent to hospital. The two pilots survived the crash and managed to speak to local […]