QTPod Self-Serve Terminal Network Crashes Leaving Hundreds of Airports Without Fuel Over The Weekend

Saturday morning, May 30th, QTPod's network that processes all of their self-serve units crashed. Hundreds of airports not having mobile fueling trucks or personnel have been left without fuel during the weekend and there is no estimated timeframe when the network will be back online. (www.qtpod.com) Mehr...

MD-82 almost stalled at low level after go-around thrust overlooked

Bulgarian investigators have revealed that a Boeing MD-82 almost stalled while nose-high at low level, after the crew did not engage go-around thrust during a missed approach at Tarbes-Lourdes airport. (www.flightglobal.com) Mehr...

Airbus A220 Chief Engineer Explains How Cabin Air is Cleaner Than You Think

When at cruising altitudes, the cabin air is a mix of fresh air drawn from the outside of the aircraft and passed through High-Efficiency-Particulate Arrestors (HEPA) filters (www.aviationtoday.com) Mehr...

Modified Cessna is the 'largest' electric aircraft to take flight

Electric aircraft are ever so slightly closer to becoming a practical reality for travel. Magnix and AeroTEC have flown what they say is the world’s largest all-electric aircraft. Their modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, the “eCaravan,” flew for 30 minutes around Washington state’s Grand County International Airport using Magnix’s 750HP Magni500 motor instead of the usual turboprop engine. The flight was “flawless,” Magnix chief Roei Ganzarski said in a statement to FlightGlobal. (www.engadget.com) Mehr...

Lufthansa Completes & Finalises Bailout Package

It is without a doubt a contentious topic. The world as we know it has changed beyond all recognition from the simple and routine of just a few short months ago. (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...

Emirates to resume flying A380s to Malaysia

Emirates is planning to resume services to Kuala Lumpur effective 1 July with an initial timetable schedule extending to the end of October. (www.ttrweekly.com) Mehr...

Crashed PIA flight 'black boxes' to be examined in France

Work on the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from a Pakistan International Airlines flight that crashed in Karachi will begin on June 2, French air safety investigators said Saturday on Twitter. The recorders -- commonly known as "black boxes" -- were recovered after the flight, PIA 8303, crashed in a dense residential area adjacent to Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on May 22, killing all but two of the 99 people on board. (www.msn.com) Mehr...

Iditarod Champ and dogs fly vintage DC-6B home

2020 Iditarod Champion Thomas Waerner and dogs are finally heading home from Alaska to Norway after Covid-19 delayed their return when the race ended in March. Their ride is a historic aircraft that was purchased by a flight museum. If you are interested in following the history of this vintage aircraft and following Thomas' trip home, check out the Facebook group named DC-6B N151 (LN-SUB) Ferryflight Group. (m.facebook.com) Mehr...

Dramatic air-to-air photography of owner-flown jets

The owners of these jets are their own pilots. They have truly achieved their childhood dreams. (www.youtube.com) Mehr...

Bjorn’s Corner: Do I get COVID in airline cabins?

The riskiest phase of the flight is not when you sit down. (leehamnews.com) Mehr...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Azul fly to PEK for the first time in partnership with Dux Forwarding to bring 400 respirators to Brazil

The Brazilian flag carrier sent its long-distance flagship, the new Airbus A330-900neo, to the Asian continent for a mission to combat the coronavirus (Covid-19). The airline's aircraft also landed in Guarulhos for the first time in all of Azul's history. See beautiful photos of this day and... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Mehr...