A preliminary report by the US National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) into the July 6 2013 Asiana Flight 214 crash at San Francisco Airport has concluded that the flightcrew’s mismanagement of the approach and inadequate monitoring of airspeed were the primary causes of the crash. The Boeing 777-200ER was on final approach to
An F-35A of the 33rd Fighter Wing based at Eglin AFB in Florida has been extensively damaged by fire after an aborted takeoff. The aircraft, which is assigned to the Integrated Training Center (ITC) at Eglin was about to participate in a training mission as one element of a two-ship formation when the takeoff was
The fifth Airbus A350 development aircraft has joined the manufacturer’s test fleet as the aircraft accelerates towards certification and service entry later this year. MSN005 made its first flight on June 20 from Toulouse, and will be tasked to conduct route proving and ETOPS validation for the test program. Airbus says the aircraft “embodies the
Qantas is offering a complimentary one-night stopover for passengers flying between its Asian ports and Santiago in Chile on its services. The ‘Sydney Connect’ service will allow passengers flying to or from Santiago to connect to the Asian ports of Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai and Jakarta via Sydney on Qantas and enjoy a one
Qantas will cancel some daily services to Auckland from Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide as part of a revised schedule that will see a reduction of 16 Qantas mainline services on the route during the low season, with Jetstar picking up seven of them. Qantas mainline will reduce its services from 98 weekly return services during
Fiji Airways has announced new economy and business class menu offerings, and a rollout of additional passenger cabin enhancements. The airline announced the new catering concepts as part of a wider suite of changes which include new inflight entertainment, inflight duty free and inflight magazine, to be rolled out in stages. “As we continue to
