The scene of the Malaysian small passenger plane that crashed on August 17. CNN photo Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement that the small plane carrying six passengers and two crew had departed from Langkawi International Airport and was headed for Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. “The plane’s first contact with Subang Air … Read more
Incident at Munich Airport: Shortly after take-off, a passenger plane has to abort the flight – due to technical problems at an altitude of around 4,000 meters. A Cityjet passenger plane had to abort its flight at an altitude of around 4,000 meters after taking off from Munich Airport on Friday. This is reported by … Read more
A technical defect has forced an Airbus A380 to perform an unusual maneuver en route from Singapore to London. An Airbus A380 from the Australian airline Qantas came closer to Frankfurt Airport on Thursday than originally planned. Due to a technical problem, the plane, which was traveling from Singapore to London, had to initiate a … Read more
AFPThe C919 of Chinese manufacture NOS News•today, 10:32 In China, the first domestic passenger jet has had its baptism of fire. State television showed the aircraft, the C919, taking off from Shanghai for its first commercial flight to Beijing. The aircraft was built by the Commercial Airlines of China (Comac). China wants to compete with … Read more