Airbus SE decided to stop making the A380 double-decker after a dozen years in service Production of the jumbo jet will end by 2021, after the A380’s biggest customer, Emirates, and a handful of remaining buyers receive their last orders. The Gulf carrier will pare down its current A380 order …
Read More »Delta Air Lines flight 5763 makes an emergency landing after Extreme turbulence injures 5 people
Delta Airline Flight 5763 passengers experienced a terrifying flight after bad turbulence caused a chaotic scene onboard. Five people were injured when a Delta Air Lines flight experienced severe turbulence and was forced to make an emergency landing. Flight 5763 was headed to Seattle, Washington, from Santa Ana, California, Wednesday …
Read More »Air Force’s 1st Female F-16 Viper demo team Commander Capt. Zoe Kotnik Relieved of duty After just 2 Weeks
Capt. Zoe Kotnik, 55th Fighter Squadron from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., clips on her mask in her F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a Combat Hammer sortie Nov. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) Capt. Zoe Kotnik, the first female pilot to head the F-16 Viper demonstration team, was …
Read More »Indian Air Force MiG-27 aircraft crashes near Pokhran range
A MiG-27 fighter jet of the Air Force crashed during a training mission in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer at 6:10 pm today, a defence official said today. The pilot ejected safely above the Pokhran range. An Indian Air Force Court of Inquiry will be set up to investigate the MiG 27 crash …
Read More »Four dead in Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter crash in Istanbul
Türk Kara Kuvvetleri (Turkish Army) Bell UH-1 helicopter crashed in Çekmeköy, Istanbul, in front of a park for unknown reasons. All 4 occupants were killed. The helicopter crashed in a residential area of Istanbul while trying to make an emergency landing, killing four soldiers on board, Turkish officials said. In …
Read More »Member of Korea ruling Party links fatal F-15K crash with THAAD anti-missile system
According to the Korea Times, Rep. Kim Byung-kee of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea claim that crash of an F-15K fighter jet in April last year was related to THAAD anti-missile system. Two pilots on board died in the accident in Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province. The crash of an …
Read More »Venezuelan Army Mi-35 helicopter crashes Amid Drills Against ‘Possible US Aggression’
on 6 February Venezuelan media claimed that Mi-35 combat helicopter of the National Army of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has crashed near El Pao. Five soldiers were injured amid a training exercise aimed at “repelling possible aggression from the United States” Media release un-official list of victims injured in Mi-35 …
Read More »Mil Mi-8 helicopter carrying 23 troops crashed in United Nations compound, three killed
Photo credit : UNISFA Ethiopian Military Mil Mi-8 helicopter crash-landed within a UN compound. Three occupants died and ten were injured, some serious. The helicopter crashed in Abyei where Ethiopia had a successful peacekeeping mission, as claimed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia. 23 passengers were on board of …
Read More »Two pilots killed in IAF Upgraded Mirage 2000TI fighter jet crash in Bengaluru
Indian Air Force’s Mirage 2000 has crashed at HAL airport. Aircraft crashed a few minutes after takeoff from HAL Airport. Both occupants ejected, but neither survived. The aircraft was being flown by two test pilots of the Indian Air Force. Squadron Leader Siddhartha Negi and Squadron Leader Samir Abrol were …
Read More »Indian Air Force’s SEPECAT Jaguar fighter jet crashed in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar
A Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed today in Kushinagar, about 322 kilometers from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. The pilot, Wing Commander Rohit Katoch managed to eject safely from the plane. “This morning, a Jaguar aircraft crashed while on a routine mission from Gorakhpur. The pilot ejected …
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