This Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777-240/ER (AP-BHX) was bound from Paris to Lahore when it encountered an hail storm.
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Photos - PIA 777 Hail Storm Damage
Published by July 5th, 2008 in Photos and Aviation Safety. 0 CommentsVideo - DHL 767 Damaged by Fire
Published by July 4th, 2008 in Videos, Boeing and Aviation Safety. 1 CommentAs reported on Monday (Link: Safety Report - 06/30/2008) a DHL Boeing 767-281(BDSF) caught fire behind the cockpit while parked at SFO.
Today I found a video showing pictures of the damaged plane. Furthermore it’s reported that the airline received a threat against an unspecified aircraft just one week before the fire.
Video:
Date & Time: 07/02/2008 22:13
Location: Atlanta, GA
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (DC-9-82) Registration: N458AA
Operator: American Airlines
Phase: Landing
Damage: Minor
Injuries & Fatalities: None
Description: On landing, the left main tire blew - minor damage reported
Source: FAA
Correctness of this posting is not guaranteed & completeness not intended. This posting is just for informational purpose.
Boeing Delivers Next-Generation 737 to Sunwing Airlines
Published by July 3rd, 2008 in Boeing and Orders & Deliveries. 0 CommentsThe Boeing Company this week delivered a Next-Generation 737-800 to Toronto-based Sunwing Airlines.
The third new Next-Generation 737 to be delivered to Sunwing and the first to be operated on lease from lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG), the airplane is equipped with performance-enhancing Blended Winglets, which improve fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions by up to 4 percent.
The new airplane will go into service immediately on the carrier’s coast-to-coast domestic program and will serve Sunwing’s routes to the U.S., Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico.
Sunwing will lease a second new 737 from ACG in 2009, at which time the Sunwing fleet will comprise 15 airplanes, all Boeing 737-800s.
Source: Boeing
Sad pictures - Concorde resting at New York Airfield
Published by July 2nd, 2008 in Photos and Aviation History. 0 CommentsReally disturbing photos showing the retired British Airways Concorde G-BOAD were recently posted at nycaviation.com
The photos reveal how bad this historic plane was treated over the past years. The nose cone broke off, the paint is peeling and birds are craping in its engines.
All photos at: http://nycaviation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12589
The Concorde was given to the USS Intrepid Museum New York, but was moved some years ago to Floyd Bennett Field.
The museum should be ashamed for treating their Concorde like that. There are literally hundreds of aviation museums all over the world which would be proud for having a real Concorde in their collection, but NY just parks her at some airfield like a piece of junk!
Video - Pilot Talks About Plane Crash
Published by July 1st, 2008 in Videos and Aviation Safety. 0 CommentsIlyushin 76TD crashed in Khartoum
Published by June 30th, 2008 in Aviation News and Aviation Safety. 0 CommentsToday an Ilyushin 76TD operated by Ababeel Aviation crashed on takeoff at Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan.
The cargo plane hit an electricity pole shortly after takeoff and then crashed into an empty field, bursting into flames, said Sudan’s state Omdurman radio.
The cargo plane was heading to Juba, in the southern part of the country. All 4 crew members were killed.
This was the second plane crash in Sudan’s capital in a week and the third this month.
Photos: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iOsKql7Ty4EHXsN1lP2ZqyAwWMGD91KGNLG1
Date & Time: 06/29/2008 05:15
Location: San Francisco, CA
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-281(BDSF) Registration: N799AX
Operator: DHL (ABX Air)
Phase: Standing
Damage: Unknown
Injuries & Fatalities: None
Description: While parked caught fire just behind the cockpit. The two persons on board exited safely. The fire was extinguished.
See also: Video DHL 767 Damaged by Fire
NTSB Report:
On June 28, 2008 at approximately 10:15 pm pacific daylight time, Airborne Express flight 1611, a Boeing 767 aircraft, registration N799AX, caught fire just aft of the cockpit area while the flightcrew were preparing to start the engines. The airplane was parked at plot 11 at the San Francisco International Airport with all cargo loaded at the time the fire erupted. Both flightcrew members exited the aircraft safely via the cockpit windows. The airport rescue and fire fighting unit (ARFF) extinguished the fire. The fire burned a hole through the crown of the aircraft in the forward galley area. No injuries were reported and the aircraft was substantially damaged.
Source: FAA
Correctness of this posting is not guaranteed & completeness not intended. This posting is just for informational purpose.
I woman from Malibu turns an old Boeing 747 into her new home. The fuselage will function as an art studio, the wings will be the home’s roof. The aircraft itself was purchased for $40k, building the house will cost $2M.
Date & Time: 06/20/2008 17:40
Location: Chicago, IL
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-422 Registration: N194UA
Operator: United Airlines Flight: UAL 835
Phase: Climb
Damage: Unknown
Injuries & Fatalities: None
Description: UAL 835 departed runway 32L enroute to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (ZSPD). The pilot reported striking a large bird, shut down #2 engine due to vibration and returned to the airport. Landed without incident.
Date & Time: 06/27/2008 04:50
Location: New York (JFK), NY
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-400 Registration: Unknown
Operator: China Airlines Flight: CAL11
Phase: Taxi
Damage: Unknown
Injuries & Fatalities: None
Description: During pushback the aircraft wing struck the vertical stabilizer of a parked Comair CRJ
Source: FAA
Correctness of this posting is not guaranteed & completeness not intended. This posting is just for informational purpose.
Biman Bangladesh Orders 737-800
Published by June 25th, 2008 in Boeing and Orders & Deliveries. 0 CommentsBoeing and Biman Bangladesh Airlines today announced an order for two Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s, with purchase rights for two additional 737s. Today’s signing ceremony, held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, was attended by dignitaries from Bangladesh and the United States and also celebrated Biman’s selection of an all-Boeing jet fleet for its future operations.
Biman recently announced an order for four 777-300ERs and four 787-8s with purchase rights for four more of each model type. The airline currently connects Bangladesh with 18 countries around the world, and has agreements in place that will allow it to serve a total of 42 countries as it implements its growth plan.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, which began as a government-owned national carrier in 1972, became Bangladesh’s largest public limited company in 2007. The purchase of Boeing airplanes represents the largest capital expenditure in the country’s history.
Photo Credit: Boeing
Source: Boeing
Date & Time: 06/23/2008 14:48
Location: Newark, NJ
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-3T0 Registration: N12327
Operator: Continental Airlines Flight: 203
Phase: Standing
Damage: Minor
Injuries & Fatalities: None
Description: While parked at the gate, was struck at the left wingtip by a catering truck
Source: FAA
Correctness of this posting is not guaranteed & completeness not intended. This posting is just for informational purpose.
Airbus transports first A320 segments to assembly line in China
Published by June 24th, 2008 in Airbus. 0 Comments
Airbus has started transporting the first aircraft segments to the new single-aisle assembly line in Tianjin, China. The assembly process of the first aircraft, which is for Sichuan Airlines, will start in August 2008. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled for the first half of 2009.
Six jigs loaded with parts for an A320, coming from the Airbus production sites in Europe, departed from Hamburg on a barge. It carries the forward and rear fuselage section, a pair of wings, the horizontal and vertical tailplane and engine pylons. The barge will transport these segments to the nearby container terminal at Hamburg harbour, where they will then be transferred onto a commercial container ship bound for Tianjin. The overall transportation to China will last less than one month.
The final assembly line in China is an important milestone on Airbus’ way to become a global company. It enables Airbus to increase its flexibility in the A320-family production by simultaneously ramping-up the production rate to 40 by 2010. The Chinese final assembly line will mainly produce aircraft for the Chinese market, where Airbus expects the passenger traffic to grow fivefold in the next 20 years, causing a demand of a total of 2,670 new passenger aircraft.
The final assembly line in China is a joint venture between Airbus (51 per cent) and the Chinese industry Consortium (49 per cent). The latter comprises the Tianjin Free Trade Zone (TJFTZ) holding a 60 per cent interest, China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I) holding 20 per cent, and China Aviation Industry Corporation II (AVIC II) holding 20 per cent of the consortium’s 49 per cent overall share.
Source: Airbus
Photo - 787 Dreamliner Fatigue Airframe Moved From Factory
Published by June 21st, 2008 in Photos and Boeing. 0 CommentsBoeing recently moved the 787 Dreamliner designated for fatigue testing from the final assembly factory in Everett, Wash., to another production bay at the facility, where assembly work will continue. The move paves the way for the second flight-test airplane to advance to the next position in the production line. The first Dreamliner remains in the nose-to-door position and the third flight-test airplane is in the first position. It will remain there until the fourth flight-test airplane is ready for assembly to begin later this month.
Source: Boeing
Photo Credit: Boeing
Boeing has completed the Power On sequence for the first 787 Dreamliner, marking the completion of the next major milestone on the path to first flight later this year.
Power On is a complex series of tasks and tests that bring electrical power onto the airplane and begin to exercise the use of the electrical systems. The 787 is a more-electric airplane with the pneumatic, or bleed air, system being totally replaced by electronics.
“The team has made great progress in bringing the bold innovation of the 787 to reality,” said Pat Shanahan, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. “There is plenty of work to be done between now and first flight, but with every step forward we grow more and more confident.”
The Power On sequence began in early June with a series of pretest continuity checks to verify that the wiring installed in the airplane had been connected properly. Upon completion of those checks, the Boeing team plugged in an external power cart and slowly began to bring full power into each segment of the system, beginning with the flight deck displays. From that point forward, the pilot’s controls were used to direct the addition of new systems to the power grid.
At each step of the testing, power is allowed to flow into one additional area and gauges are used to verify that the right level of electrical power reached the intended area. “We are very methodical in ensuring the integrity of the airplane’s systems,” said Shanahan. “In completing the Power On sequence, we have verified both that the electrical power distribution system is installed as designed and that it functions as intended.”
An inside look at the Power On testing sequence will be featured on www.boeing.com and newairplane.com beginning Monday June 23 at 5 a.m. PDT.
Work will continue to finish building the first 787 and further test its readiness for operations. First flight is expected in the fourth quarter.
Source: Boeing
Photo Credit: Boeing
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