Technician Accidentally Sets off an F-16 Cannon Blows Up Another F-16

A technician Accidentally Sets off an F-16 Cannon Blows Up Another F-16 at the Florennes Air Base on October 11. A technician in one of the F-16s accidentally hit the metaphorical big red button and activated its six-barreled Vulcan M16A-1 cannon. A F-16 had recently been fully fueled for a training run, and the bullets hit the gas tank. (jalopnik.com) עוד...

Scientists able to scare away birds around airport with googly eyes

It's no secret that birds and airplanes do not mix, and scientists may have finally found a way to keep these two within safe distances of each other. (www.gatechecked.com) עוד...

Pictures: First landing gear for Boeing 777X

Boeing unveiled images of the first landing gear of the future 777X, whose inaugural flight is scheduled for next year. After the folding wing and the fuselage, Boeing now released images of the landing gear of the world's largest twin-engine widebody aircraft. (airlinerwatch.com) עוד...

G150's pressurised door fatally struck captain

Finnish investigators have determined that a Gulfstream G150 captain was killed when explosive depressurisation blasted open the aircraft’s door as he attempted to enter the jet at Kittila. (www.flightglobal.com) עוד...

Air India Express B737 suffers belly gash after striking wall

An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 was diverted to Mumbai Chhtrapati Shivaji International airport after one of its wheels hit the boundary wall of Tiruchirappalli International Airport (www.flightglobal.com) עוד...

JFK Airport To Undergo Expansion

LONDON – New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport is to undergo a major expansion, valued at around $13 billion. $12 billion of that price tag will come from private funds and will be used to construct two new terminal complexes. (airwaysmag.com) עוד...

Wind to blow ash off Mount St. Helens, could affect aviation

Weather forecasters say strong winds are expected to blow volcanic ash that's on Mount St. Helens to nearby Washington state communities and that the blowing ash could affect aviation. (abcnews.go.com) עוד...

KLM Boeing 747-400 engine badly damaged by high-loader

KLM Boeing 747-400 took serious damage to its #4 engine cowling when it was hit by a high-loader during parking at Amsterdam Schiphol. (flip.it) עוד...

‘We’ve had a really good year.’ Here’s what’s ahead for Cessna’s newest, biggest planes

A chunk of Textron’s 9,000 employees are immersed in developing the single-engine turboprop Denali and twin-turboprop SkyCourier, and certifying the Citation Longitude, its biggest business jet to date. (amp.kansas.com) עוד...

American takes 200 children to meet the Boeing 777

Children Brazilian explored the areas of the airport and where they had the opportunity to meet and be enchanted by the beauty of the plane, from the tail to the cockpit. Once again American Airlines performed a brilliant action involving children. The initiative was attended by companies operating at Guarulhos International Airport (GRU Airport, Gate Gourmet and Orbital)... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) עוד...