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Asiana LAX-Bound A380 Catches on Fire in Seoul

October 19, 2019 Albert Kuan

The engine of an Asiana Airlines Airbus A380 caught on fire during refueling at Incheon International Airport in Seoul on Friday afternoon. The plane, HL7652, was about to carry out flight OZ 202 to Los

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Alfred Haynes: The Pilot Who Saved Millions

August 26, 2019 Pablo Diaz

On July 19, 1989, Captain Alfred Haynes likely didn’t have the time to realize two significant items about the day ahead of him. He was presented with a certainty that not many people are in

This Week in Aviation

Remembering the Tenerife Airport Disaster 42 Years Later

March 28, 2019 Jordan Green

On March 27, 1977, 42 years ago, the deadliest accident in aviation history occurred at Los Rodeos Airport on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Two Boeing 747 aircraft, the largest passenger aircraft

Planes

Several 737 MAX 8 Operators Begin to Ground Fleets

March 11, 2019 Ryan Ewing

Even though information is still scarce at this point, Ethiopian’s ill-fated ET302 flight has triggered a series of decisions of aviation authorities and operators regarding the Boeing 737 MAX. The Chinese Aviation Authority requested airlines,

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A History of Saratov Airlines Following Devastating Accident near Moscow

February 11, 2018 Andy Nelson

With 2018 still in its infancy and the aviation world still reflecting on a year that suffered no commercial airline fatalities, the wretched news emerging from Russia on Sunday morning brought into sharp focus the

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Pegasus Airlines Aircraft Skids Off Runway in Turkey

January 14, 2018 Joshua Drabble

A Pegasus Airlines jet narrowly avoided the Black Sea on Saturday after skidding off the runway at Trabzon Airport in Turkey. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft came to a halt on the side of a cliff,

Airports

St. Maarten Sees First Fatality Caused by Jetblast

July 13, 2017 James Dinsdale

A New Zealand tourist was killed after sustaining injuries caused by the jet blast of a departing 737 at Princess Juliana Airport. The airport is a well-known attraction for keen aviation enthusiasts, as well as

Airlines

The Metrojet Crash, A Week Later

November 8, 2015 James Dinsdale

On October 31st at 04:13 UTC, Flight 7K9268 operated by an Airbus A321-200 (EI-ETJ) for Metrojet between Sharm el Sheikh to St Petersburg carrying 217 passengers and 7 crew, disappeared from radar while over the

Airlines

PHOTOS: Air Canada Flight 624 Experiences a Runway Excursion While Landing at CYHZ

March 29, 2015 Ryan Ewing

Early Sunday morning, at approximately 12:40AM ADT, Air Canada flight 624, an A320 enroute to Halifax from Toronto, was involved in an accident while landing. The aircraft was registered as C-FTJP and is 23 years

Airlines

Delta MD-88 Slides Off the Runway at LGA

March 5, 2015 AirlineGeeks.com Staff

A Delta aircraft slid off runway 13 late Thursday morning at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Delta flight 1086, an MD-88 from Atlanta registered as N909DL, touched down at LaGuardia at 11 a.m. The weather at

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Asiana LAX-Bound A380 Catches on Fire in Seoul

Alfred Haynes: The Pilot Who Saved Millions

Remembering the Tenerife Airport Disaster 42 Years Later

Several 737 MAX 8 Operators Begin to Ground Fleets

A History of Saratov Airlines Following Devastating Accident near Moscow

Pegasus Airlines Aircraft Skids Off Runway in Turkey

St. Maarten Sees First Fatality Caused by Jetblast

The Metrojet Crash, A Week Later

PHOTOS: Air Canada Flight 624 Experiences a Runway Excursion While Landing at CYHZ

Delta MD-88 Slides Off the Runway at LGA

Allegiant Expands Florida and Nashville Routes

Azul Receives First Airbus A321neo

Europe Issues Type Certification to Airbus BelugaXL

South African Airways Announces Employee Cuts in Restructuring Effort

Tokyo’s Narita Airport Suggests Third Runway Addition and New Development