The US Federal Aviation Administration and planemaker Boeing have both issued warnings over Boeing 777 aircraft powered by PW4000-112 engines following United Airlines flight 328, which suffered an engine failure shortly after take-off on Saturday. UA328 rained debris over homes and yards in Broomfield, Colorado, after its right engine blew out, as passengers and witnesses
Air New Zealand is the latest airline to join the ranks of those trialling the International Air Transport Association’s new digital ‘travel pass’ health passport. Passengers on select Air New Zealand passengers will now have to present digital records of their COVID vaccination status and recent test results. The NZ flag carrier joins the likes
A United Airlines 777 bound for Honolulu was forced to return to Denver on Saturday after it suffered an engine failure shortly after take-off, and rained engine debris on homes and yards in Broomfield, Colorado. The 26-year-old United Boeing 777, registration N772UA, was performing flight UA328 with 231 passengers and 10 crew on board when
An elderly lady and a child have both been injured by falling engine debris from a Boeing 747-400 that began to shed engine turbine parts ahead of an engine failure as it flew over The Netherlands on Saturday. A 30-year-old Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 converted freighter, registration VQ-BWT, took off from Maastricht Aachen Airport at
Aeralis’ two-seater keeps the same fuselage but can swap in and out different engines and wing configurations.
Air France-KLM has posted a mammoth US$8.5 billion loss in 2020, however remains “confident” it will be imminently offered additional state aid. In regard to the timing of said government bailout, group chief financial officer Frédéric Gagey said it “is more a question of days and weeks than quarters”. Lengthy discussions over the structure of
