Tag: passenger plane
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United Airlines: Boeing loses fuselage cover in flight
EA United Airlines passenger plane lost a cover on its fuselage in flight on Friday. The damage to the Boeing 737-800 was only discovered on the ground after it landed without any problems in the city of Medford, Oregon, United said. Previously, the local newspaper “Rogue Valley Times” an eyewitness photo publishedwhich showed exposed mechanics.…
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Chaos on a passenger plane due to the presence of dozens of strange animals
An employee at Bangkok Airport was suspended after two people boarded a plane with about 30 wild animals in their luggage, some of which escaped during the flight.Thai media published information about chaos on a Thai Airways flight that was heading from Bangkok to Taipei, after passengers noticed animals roaming the cabin, including an otter.The…
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A passenger forces a plane to return to the airport
On Monday, Australian authorities arrested a man whose “disruptive” behavior forced a Malaysian airliner bound for the capital, Kuala Lumpur, to turn back to Sydney, just two hours after takeoff.Malaysia Airlines Flight MH122 departed from Sydney at 13:40 local time (03:40 GMT), turned around while flying over northwest New South Wales, and returned to land…
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Comac C919: Chinese short-haul jet completes maiden flight
In China, the first domestically produced passenger plane has made its maiden flight. Chinese manufacturer Comac’s C919 flew from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The China Eastern Airlines plane landed “without any problems” in the capital 40 minutes before the scheduled arrival time. 130 passengers traveled in the C919. They were…
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Passenger aircraft: twins with twelve cylinders are looking for a future
When Simon Ambrosius climbs into this plane, a lot reminds him of his main job as an airline captain: two engines, a state-of-the-art cockpit and passengers behind him. But there are crucial differences: reciprocating engines instead of turbines. He flies by sight instead of instruments, and there are not several hundred, but fewer than a…
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132 dead: plane crash in China possibly caused intentionally
DAccording to a media report, the crash of a passenger plane in China with 132 deaths could have been caused intentionally. This is indicated by flight recorder data examined by US investigators, as the Wall Street Journal newspaper reported on Tuesday. “The plane did what it was told to do by someone in the cockpit,”…
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Delayed arrival in New York: passenger plane turns around because the pilot has not finished his training
WBecause the first officer had not yet completed his pilot’s training, a passenger plane en route from London to New York via Ireland reversed. The airline Virgin Atlantic spoke on Thursday of a roster error. The Airbus A330 had been in the air for 40 minutes on Monday when it was noticed in the cockpit…
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Revival of Junkers Ju52: “Aunt Ju” is coming back
AAt the AERO air show in Friedrichshafen, this announcement is an absolute sensation: the legendary Junkers Ju52 from the 1930s is to be built again as a new aircraft. Designed in Switzerland, the three-engine aircraft will be rebuilt as a passenger aircraft. This became known during a media talk on Tuesday, one day before the…
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Plane crash in China: Second black box found
Rand a week after the crash of a passenger plane in China, the second flight recorder was also found. “The second black box of China Eastern flight MU5735 was recovered on March 27,” the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday. The plane was on a flight between the cities of Kunming and Guangzhou on…