Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing delivered the 787th 787 Dreamliner to come off the production line, marking a special milestone for the super-efficient airplane family and the fastest-selling twin-aisle jet in history. Since its first delivery in September, 2011, the 787 family has flown nearly 300 million passengers on more than 1.5 million flights around the world, including more […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute An Air Canada Boeing 777-300, performing flight from Toronto (Canada) to Hong Kong (China), experienced tail strike on landing. Aircraft performed an ILS approach to runway 07R. After landing at 14:53L (06:53Z), while receiving taxi instructions, the crew reported they had encountered turbulence on landing and recommended a runway check. The controller did not understand, the […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Each industry has its own health risks that we need to be aware of. However, we all can take the necessary precautions in order to minimize or to avoid those risks. In the aviation industry, pilots face a number of physical problems. Good news is that most of pilots’ health problems can be reduced with […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute IndiGo Airbus A320neo, performing a flight from Jaipur to Kolkata, made an emergency landing in Kolkata because of smoke in the cabin. According to the airline, the aircraft made an emergency landing as a precaution due to suspected smoke in the cabin. No passengers were injured. The flight landed safely at Kolkata. There was no […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Enormous wide-body aircraft take everyone’s attention at the airport. Even pilots are impressed by their size. The majority of them have been dreaming of becoming captains of the wide-body aircraft since they started studying at aviation academy or even before that. The growing demand for passenger flights leads airlines to expand their fleet with the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute While confirming that neither Jet Airways nor SpiceJet have experienced any problems with their Boeing 737 MAX jets, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has recommended that Boeing pilots undergo additional training. The advice comes after the October 29 crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX which killed all 189 passengers and crew on […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair & overhaul services, has announced further expansion to Asia region by opening a new warehouse in Singapore. The operations started at the beginning of November 2018. “The decision to add a warehouse location in Asia enables the company to scale up with customers who are […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute AirAsia has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation reaffirming its intention to set up a low-cost carrier in Vietnam with local partners. According to AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes AirAsia is already the largest foreign airline group in Vietnam by capacity. According to TMG CEO and HAA General Director Tran Trong Kien tourism in Vietnam has performed […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A321-200, performing flight from Qingdao to Guangzhou (China), automatically released passenger oxygen masks due to unknown circumstances. Aircraft was enroute at 10400 meters (FL341) about 140nm northeast of Nanchang (China) when the passenger oxygen masks were automatically released, cabin pressure and all other indications remained normal however. The crew decided to divert to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes BAA Training, a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, a global aviation holding, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Company (HNCA) announcing the start of cooperation for Henan-based Joint Venture aviation training company in People’s Republic of China (PRC). As the experts forecast the tremendous need of commercial airline […]