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09/08/2010 09:39 AM
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Thai A340 lands safely at Los Angeles after bomb threat
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US authorities are screening a Thai Airways International Airbus A340-500 at Los Angeles International Airport following a bomb threat on the flight.
The...
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09/07/2010 08:56 PM
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Alrosa Tu-154 overruns after emergency landing in Russia
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Seventy-two passengers on board a Russian-operated Tupolev Tu-154 have escaped injury after the tri-jet sustained damage after overrunning a short runway...
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09/07/2010 01:00 AM
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This Week Briefing
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Boeing will decide within four months on whether to increase the monthly 737 production rate from 35 units to 40
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09/06/2010 08:08 AM
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China Express resumes operations
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Chinese regional carrier China Express Airlines has resumed its operations, six days after it was grounded by authorities following a landing incident.
"We...
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09/06/2010 04:47 AM
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PICTURES: Taiwanese authorities launch probe into EVA 747 landing incident
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Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council (ASC) is investigating an incident involving an EVA Air Boeing 747-400 that burst three tyres while landing at Taipei Taoyuan...
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09/05/2010 03:51 PM
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UPS: Crashed 747 was three years old
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US freight carrier UPS' Boeing 747-400 which crashed while attempting an emergency return to Dubai had entered service just three years ago. The airframe,...
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09/05/2010 01:24 PM
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Crashed UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit
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Smoke in the cockpit and an inability to maintain altitude forced a UPS Boeing 747-400 crew to attempt a return to Dubai before the aircraft crashed near...
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09/03/2010 06:48 PM
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UPS freighter crashes in Dubai
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US freight carrier UPS has been identified as the operator of a flight which has crashed near a main road in Dubai.
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09/03/2010 04:03 AM
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Australian authorities probe Qantas engine failure in San Francisco
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Australian authorities have arrived in San Francisco to investigate an incident involving a Qantas Airways Boeing 747-400 that experienced an uncontained...
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09/02/2010 07:00 PM
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CSeries aims to be first with live 'black box' telemetry
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Bombardier intends the CSeries to be the first airliner to provide "live black box" in-flight telemetry data when it enters service in 2013.
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09/02/2010 02:49 PM
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Taxi error in BA 777 incident was commonplace: inquiry
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Investigation into the accidental short-field departure by a British Airways Boeing 777-200 at St Kitts has revealed that the taxiway misidentification which...
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09/02/2010 12:30 PM
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Business jet mishandled at Kerry
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A Gulfstream IV was put at high risk when its flightpath was badly managed by the crew as they were turning back to Kerry airport with a minor fault, according to anIrish Air Accident Investigation Unit report.
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09/02/2010 12:21 PM
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Two Ghanaian freight carriers added to EU 'blacklist'
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Two Ghanaian airlines are facing operating restrictions in the European Union following a revision to the European Commission's carrier 'blacklist' today.
Meridian...
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09/02/2010 12:20 PM
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Searchers recover recorders from crashed Agni Air Dornier 228
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Nepalese investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) from the Agni Air Dornier 228 turboprop that crashed...
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09/02/2010 04:08 AM
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China Express grounded by authorities after CRJ200 landing incident
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The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has ordered Chinese regional carrier China Express Airlines to suspend its operations following a landing...
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09/02/2010 01:48 AM
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BA passengers tried to halt 777 take-off after taxiing error
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Two passengers attempted to stop a British Airways Boeing 777-200 from taking off from a Caribbean airport last September, after realising
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09/01/2010 11:07 PM
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FAA calls for CRJ700/900 horizontal stabilizer fix
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The US FAA on Thursday will issue an airworthiness directive calling on operators of Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional twinjets to check for and replace...
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09/01/2010 04:00 PM
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AW139 wins icing approval
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AgustaWestland's AW139 medium twin-engined helicopter has become the first aircraft in its category to be certificated to fly in known icing conditions following...
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09/01/2010 03:23 PM
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Investigators confirm engine problem preceded DC-3 crash
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German investigators have confirmed that an engine problem on a sightseeing Douglas DC-3 in Berlin preceded the forced landing which severely damaged the...
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09/01/2010 12:22 AM
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Pictures: Qantas 747 uncontained engine failure
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Pictures have emerged of the damaged Rolls-Royce RB211 engine on a Qantas Airlines Boeing 747-400 that experienced an uncontained engine failure on departure from the San Francisco International airport en route to Sydney late Monday night.
According to news reports, flight tracking and air traffic control communications from FlightAware.com and LiveATC,net, the aircraft was climbing through 25,000ft (7,620m) approximately 20 minutes after departure when it experienced the problem. Passengers described a loud bang followed by vibrations and sparks.
The pilots did not initially declare an emergency and would not provide details of the engine problem when queried by air traffic control, according to air traffic control conversations.
After dumping fuel over the Pacific ocean and descending for an approach back at San Francisco, the pilots did declare an emergency however.
One of the pilots onboard Flight 74, with 212 passengers and 18 cre
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