Japan plane crash a reminder to be thankful for caring flight attendants
The New Year period is usually characterized by festivities and increased air travel. However, on 2 January, the mood of 367 passengers and 12 crew…
Delta Boeing 757 plane loses wheel while taxiing for takeoff
A 31-year-old (1992 built) Boeing 757-200 aircraft (N672DL) lost a nose wheel just before the take-off. On 20 January, while…
Did you know : The Boeing 777X is not the first commercial airplane to offer a folding wing
Infact, The Boeing 777-200 was originally designed with a much longer folding wing option in order to use airport gates…
France A359 at Toronto on Jan 21st 2024, tail strike on landing/go around
An Air France Airbus A350-900, registration F-HTYH performing flight AF-356 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Toronto,ON (Canada), was…
How did pilots find out their position on the globe before their aircraft was equipped with GPS?
The British were the first to come up with an analogue ‘GPS’ system for aircraft. The HS-121 Trident (which by the way…
An evacuation was initiated at Gran Canaria airport on a Transavia Boeing 737-8K2(WL) plane (PH-HXL) due to a possible fire in the baggage hold
An evacuation was initiated at Gran Canaria airport on a Transavia Boeing 737-8K2(WL) plane (PH-HXL) due to a possible fire…
Did Concorde expand in flight?
Due to the extreme frictional heating from flying at a sustained speed of more than twice the speed of sound,…
Why don’t airplanes have giant parachutes attached to them to save the plane and its passengers in times of emergency? Would it not be feasible to have this sort of parachute? If not, why?
In the pursuit of enhancing safety during emergencies, the notion of equipping airplanes with giant parachutes may initially appear appealing….
A Korean Air plane carrying 289 people hit a parked Cathay Pacific aircraft while taxiing
A Korean Air plane carrying 289 people hit a parked Cathay Pacific aircraft while taxiing to a runway at northern…
Is it possible to design airplane wheels to spin on landing (e.g. using fan blades) to reduce tire wear?
Years ago, I asked that exact question to someone at Goodyear Aircraft Tires. I was sure no one else had…