Video of Jet blast destroying hanger and overturns Cessna at San Luis Obispo

Jet blast from American Eagle CRJ turns over aircraft and demolishes hangar while conducting engine runs at San Luis Obispo Airport, California See also news report with additional photos of overturned Cessna https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/jet-blast-damages-airplane-structures-at-san-luis-obispo-airport (www.youtube.com) More...

AA Boeing 787 damaged by lightning.

Aviation Maintenance shared a picture of the top fuselage of an American Airlines Dreamliner. The Boeing 787 experienced extensive damage to its composite fuselage crown when it was hit by lightning during flight. Summer is the season for thunderstorms, and sometimes lightning can strike an aircraft that is flying. However, a lightning strike on an aircraft is not dangerous, as aircraft are designed to withstand lightning strikes. (twitter.com) More...

Cirrus Caps deployment and recovery video in Quebec

On 27 July 2019 I crashed my plane in the remote wilderness of Quebec. I was rescued 5 hours later by Canadian Heroes. #planecrash #cirruslife #canadianheroes Credits: US Coast Guard "Pilot safe after ditching aircraft 253 miles northeast of Maui, Hawaii" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCMd... Music Info: Epic Cinematic Dramatic Adventure Trailer by RomanSenykMusic. Ross Bugden INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden) TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden… (www.youtube.com) More...

Air France/KLM wants to see the A220-500 variant as alternative to 737 Max

The Air France-KLM Group CEO Ben Smith thinks that Airbus should consider the production of A220-500, an elongated variant of the current A220-300. Last week, Air France-KLM Group signed an order commitment for 60 Airbus A220-300 jets. But, it seems that the Franco-Dutch Group's interest in the Airbus's A220s is not limited with the -300 variant. The Group CEO Ben Smith calls for an extended version of the aircraft. Although the European manufacturer has no specific plans for a new… (airlinerwatch.com) More...

Allegiant settles with fired Pilot over emergency landing and evacuation

Allegiant Airlines has settled out of court with a pilot it fired after ordering an emergency landing and evacuation because of a burning smell in his MD 80 jetliner, according to the office of Nevada judge Joe Hardy, Jr. who was handling the case. The pilot, Captain Jason Kinzer, alleged in his lawsuit that the airline was putting “profits over safety.” The settlement avoids a trial scheduled to begin today in Las Vegas that threatened to yield yet another black eye for the budget carrier with… (lawandcrime.com) More...

Emirates quietly drops 787 from future fleet with Airbus order

Dubai, UAE - The Boeing 787-10 is no longer included in Emirates' future fleet plans. It was revealed during the presentation of the airline's quarterly results. During the presentation of quarterly figures, the Gulf carrier did not mention the Boeing787-10 while introducing its future fleet structure. In 2017, the Gulf carrier had signed a letter of intent for 40 Boeing 787-10 with the American aircraft manufacturer, but never converted it into a firm order. At the beginning of this… (airlinerwatch.com) More...

Airbus Family Video

Celebrating 50 years since its creation, Airbus conducted a formation flight that included representatives from each of its in-production commercial jetliner families – the A220, A320, A330, A350 XWB and A380 – along with the company’s BelugaXL airlifter. (www.youtube.com) More...

Southwest 1380 plane in the air again

Southwest’s Boeing 737-700 that operated Flight 1380 that was fatal for one passenger earlier in April just left the city where it landed and flew to Paine Field (PAE) in Everett, Washington, on Monday. The flight path on Flight Aware shows the aircraft registered N772SW taking off Monday morning from Philadelphia (PHL), where it was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines exploded and sent shrapnel crashing through a window, killing Jennifer Riordan, 43. Flight here:… (thepointsguy.com) More...

USAF seeks bridge to cover air refueling gap

The Air Force is facing a gap in aerial refueling capacity through the mid-2020s as it retires aged KC-10 and KC-135 tankers faster than they can be replaced by the troubled KC-46A Pegasus or a follow-on tanker aimed at serving as a bridge between existing and next-generation capabilities. In 2021, the Air Force’s 442 operational KC-10s and KC-135s and 50 partially operational KC-46As were “likely capable” of delivering approximately 33 million pounds of fuel at 2,500 nautical miles, said… (www.nationaldefensemagazine.org) More...

Boeing discovers more software issues in the Max

The United States planemaker confirmed to Reuters news agency on Tuesday that one issue involves hypothetical faults in the flight control computer microprocessor, which could potentially lead to a loss of control known as a runaway stabiliser, while the other issue could potentially lead to disengagement of the autopilot feature during final approach. Boeing said the software updates will address both issues. (www.aljazeera.com) More...