NASA Television coverage will begin at 21:15 (UTC). Complete coverage is as follows:
Tuesday, March 1
21:15 (UTC) Farewell and hatch closure coverage; hatch closure scheduled at 21:40 (UTC).
Wednesday, March 2
00:45 (UTC) Undocking coverage; undocking scheduled at 01:05 (UTC).
03:15 (UTC) Deorbit burn and landing coverage; deorbit burn scheduled at 03:34 (UTC), with landing at 04:27 (UTC).
06:30 (UTC) Video file of hatch closure, undocking and landing activities.
Live coverage:
Runway InspectionA "behind the scenes" look at one element of the daily duties of our Airfield Operations Team.
Posté par London Luton Airport sur mercredi 24 février 2016
These flights will be operated by the airline’s subsidiary BA City Flyer using 98-seat Embraer 190 jets.
But in BA’s latest move to cut costs, the airline is ending its “Unaccompanied Minor” (UM) service – angering parents who face flying thousands of miles to pick up or deliver their offspring.
The airline has not publicised the move widely. Instead, BA told passengers with children booked to fly as UMs that, while existing tickets will be honoured, no new bookings will be accepted.
Six of them (including the soon-to-be groom) were asking to drink alcohol and disrupted the flight. Medias reported one of them undressed and refused to obey the crew’s instructions. German police let them go after they had proved their identities.
They now each face fines of up to 25,000 euros (£19,700) and civil claims from the airline.
British Airways #BA469 from Bilbao to London LHR is declaring an emergency and diverting to Bordeaux.
BREAKING British Airways #BA469 to London LHR is declaring an emergency. Live: https://t.co/VgUHAZmPj5 http://pic.twitter.com/dVQ6UGg1lG
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) February 27, 2016
According to a safety incident report published by the United Kingdom’s Airprox air safety board, an Airbus A319 landing at Heathrow International Airport last September narrowly avoided a collision with a drone flying at an altitude of 500 feet as the jet was on its final approach. The pilots reported the small hovering helicopter-style drone passed about 25 yards to the left of the cockpit and just 20 feet above the aircraft.
The A319’s wingspan is 112 feet, so that would mean the drone missed the airliner by as little as 30 feet. The pilot reported that there was no time once the drone was sighted to take evasive action. The pilot reported the drone to air traffic controllers, and the police were dispatched. However, the drone pilot was not found. The incident was classified as meeting risk category A—the highest level incident covered by the reporting system short of an actual collision.
United #UA76 is on final approach to Manchester with hydraulic pressure issue.
UPDATE United #UA76 is now in holding pattern close to Liverpool.
The British Airways Boeing 777 damaged by fire 5 months ago at Las Vegas is heading to Victorville Southern California Airport (VCV) for repaint. Then the plane will do some flight test before entering back in service.
UPDATE British Airways B777 damaged by fire at Las Vegas is airborne to VCV for repaint https://t.co/RhTvQApnls http://pic.twitter.com/g3TSADsXB4
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) February 26, 2016
@librab103 @airlivenet http://pic.twitter.com/FUhY0qd6yr
— Pete Hemsley (@Geordie_aviator) 26 février 2016
Saudi fighter jets began arriving at Turkey’s Incirlik airbase on Friday, allegedly to take part in the country’s aerial missions against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIL/ISIS) in Syria.
According to Turkish authorities, the warplanes will start their operations next Thursday.
Norwegian has taken delivery of its first 787-9 Dreamliner. “This marks our continued commitment to the company’s global expansion ensuring travellers across that world access to high quality flights at a low fare,” Norwegian chief executive Bjørn Kjos said. Norwegian already operates eight 787-8s and will use its 787-9s to launch new routes across North America, South America and South-East Asia.
A plane did an emergency landing at Guam’s airport.
The Asia Pacific Boeing 727 cargo landed at Guam International airport with its nose gear wheel still retracted.
The B727 burned excess fuel to allow a light and safe landing.
The military type aircraft CN235 was sighted by local residents who captured the photos of the emergency landing above.
All 8 crew members were able to escape with only minor injuries.
A British-led online investigative team says it has identified Russian soldiers linked to a surface-to-air missile suspected of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine in 2014.
The Bellingcat report paints a picture of up to 100 Russian soldiers and officers who it says could have known about or been involved in the plane’s downing on 17 July 2014, at the height of the conflict between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists. All 298 people on board died in the crash.
The new report raises the likelihood that “justice could be served”, Bellingcat head Eliot Higgins told the Guardian. Although names were changed and faces blurred in the public report, the identities were provided in a version given to Dutch prosecutors in December.
“We found all the names and faces of the commanders in that second battalion. Was one of them the one who shot down MH17? We can’t say for sure, but the police could have information that would allow them to incriminate them,” Higgins said.
KC390 and Brazilian Air Force Super Tucano team salute @Embraer E190-E2 rollout http://pic.twitter.com/VdwMM1REaq
— Guy Norris (@AvWeekGuy) 25 février 2016
The E2 is born….#E2rollout. Congratulations @embraer on a huge milestone from all at @eraaorg http://pic.twitter.com/DmuOuhJ0pq
— Simon McNamara (@simonjmcnamara) 25 février 2016
On the 18th February 2016, a Virgin A330 (registration G-VRAY) took off around 11:24am bound for Washington. After rotating off runway 27R the airbus aircraft did not raise the gear, and left it down for well over a minute before finally retracting the gear at around 7,000ft.
Beautiful parallel landing at San Fransisco (SFO) with flight UA900 from SAN executing a go-around and Cathay Pacific 747 from HKG.
Posté par AIRLIVE.net sur mercredi 24 février 2016
Beautiful parallel landing at San Fransisco (SFO) with flight UA900 from SAN executing a go-around and Cathay Pacific 747 from HKG.
Eloisa Birleanu, a world-class Brazilian supermodel, lives the nightmare of her life. She was stranded in the transit area of Airport Henri Coanda in Bucarest (Romania) three days and three nights.
Despite being married to a Romania, have a child together and live in Bucharest, the woman does not have the right documents. As a result, on Friday when he returned from the fashion week in London, she was stopped by Romanian border police.
Authorities state that Eloisa, who is Brazilian citizen no longer fulfills the conditions of entry in Romania.
“She was not allowed to enter, as has already stayed 90 days within 180 days” , said the Border Police.
Royal Brunei Airlines first ever female trio at the flight deck; Captain Sharifah Czarena, Senior First Officer Sariana and Senior First Officer Dk Nadiah in the flight deck prior to operating flight BI081 from Brunei to Jeddah wishes Brunei Darussalam a “Happy 32nd National Day”.
Shipment of lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft will be banned until at least 2018, the aviation arm of the United Nations reportedly said Monday.
The prohibition comes amid fears of fires that could prove difficult for aircraft fire protection systems to contain. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said that the ban will be in effect from April 1 and will continue until a new fire-resistant packaging standard is designed to transport the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are often found in cell phones, power tools and laptop computers, along with many other electronic devices, Reuters reported. There is already a ban on shipment of lithium-metal batteries, which are used in watches.
The plane was reportedly traveling from Pokhara, 80 miles west of Kathmandu, to Jomsom, which is the starting point for trekkers going into mountainous areas. The plane was carrying 18 passengers, including two foreign nationals, and three crew members.
Search has been underway (two helicopters) for more than two hours but poor weather conditions are hampering the operations.
Identification of 21 people on board the aircraft has been established.
Passengers:
Nepali citizens
Rewati Baral
Muktinath Baskota
Binita Bhattachan
Krishna Lal Bhattachan
Dil Kumari Gauchhan
Devejung Gurung
Fhenjock Gurung
Laxmi Hirachan
Moti Bahadur KC
Pabitra KC
Leprang Lama
Bal Krishna Neure
Kanchha Pariyar
Dolma Thshering Sherpa
Raj Kumar Tamang
Kamala Thakali
Foreigners
Maksiuying
Ralfashed Ahamed
Crew members
Captain Roshan Manandhar
Co-pilot Dikesh Nemkul
Air Hostess Roma Raut
The small fixed-wing aircraft crashed in the 10100 block of North San Fernando Road, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The location was near Whiteman Airport.
Reports of a crash were made to the Los Angeles Police Department around 1:30 p.m., Detective Megan Aguilar said.
Firefighters arrived about 10 minutes later and determined no one was injured.
The pilot was “very, very fortunate” to be able to maneuver to a fairly wide road, and that no pedestrians were injured, said Margaret Stewart, a spokeswoman for the Fire Department.
All 159 passengers and 6 crew were evcuated. The flight was heading to Fukuoka in southern Japan.
Runway 27R departures at night, as viewed from the control tower @HeathrowAirport http://pic.twitter.com/V2FVYK9wU1
— Ady Dolan (@adydolan) 22 Février 2016
Gardaí (Irish Police) are investigating an incident in which a TNT cargo flight from Amsterdam to Shannon was targeted by someone using a laser.
The crew on board the TAY 1461 reported to air traffic control that a green laser had been directed at their jet just after 10:15 pm while they were on approach to Shannon last Thursday as the aircraft was beginning its descent over Enniscorthy in co Wexford.
The plane landed safely at Shannon with no injuries to the crew or damage to the plane. “The Irish Aviation Authority takes such incidents very seriously and reports dozens of incidents to the gardaí every year,” the Irish Aviation Authority said.
“Shining a laser at an aircraft can affect the safety of an aircraft, especially if the aircraft is at a critical phase, such as landing.
“While the majority of reported incidents have been found to have a low-safety impact, pilots have reported flash blindness, glare and being distracted from lasers.”
Full Story: Limerick Post
Stuck in Harare after Ethiopian Airline crashed the gate bridge on landing http://pic.twitter.com/OhnBmE8ub1
— Kenneth Melin (@KennethMelin) February 21, 2016
The left engine of an Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner (registration ET-AOQ) has hit a a jet bridge at Harare, Zimbabwe. Flight ET873 to Lusaka is delayed/cancelled.
Impressive landings and go-arounds in Madeira during storm on 18 February 2016. Wind from North 26knots with gusts 41knots!
An ANA Dreamliner flight NH816 bound for Tokyo made an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur Monday after receiving a warning that the temperature of the exhaust gas from its right engine (Rolls-Royce) was very high.
The pilots cut off power on the right side and landed with the left engine. The company has to determine the cause of the warning.
The aircraft left Kuala Lumpur airport at 8:10 a.m. local time and landed back at 9:27 a.m. The airline is looking to arrange alternative options for the203 passengers of flight 816 to fly to Tokyo.
Virgin Galactic owned by Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments PJS, unveiled its newly completed SpaceShipTwo spaceplane, during a ceremony attended by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic’s Future Astronauts, and partners on Friday.
Based on the smaller 2004 X-PRIZE winning SpaceShipOne designed by Burt Rutan, SpaceShipTwo is designed to take a crew of two pilots and up to six passengers to space.
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British Airways flight BA48 from Seattle to London LHR is declaring an emergency over Ireland. The Boeing 777-200 is still cruising at 39,000ft.
UPDATE: cabin crew caring for an unwell customer on board so the Captain requested a priority landing. Medical services will meet the flight to provide assistance.
One hundred years ago, farmers in Haarlemmermeer witnessed the birth of Schiphol, the Netherlands’ first international airport. Travel through time in 100 seconds!
@airlivenet you might like this http://pic.twitter.com/8Ew4udcyEW
— Keith Dwyer (@kdwyer2011) 20 Février 2016
Lion Air Boeing 737-900 flight #JT263from Balikpapan landed at Surabaya Airport in the morning and stopped with nosehweel in the grass.
Alert: Daftar penerbangan yang dialihkan akibat insiden LNI263 di Surabaya https://t.co/2RKCDWmg58 http://pic.twitter.com/6RdImugKdr
— Gerry Soejatman (@GerryS) February 20, 2016
Surabaya Airport was closed until 0830 UTC (1530 Local Time). All incoming flights have been diverted.
A fuel engine bowser caught fire while refueling an Etihad A380 at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
@iLove_Aviation #EdForceOne is in the air, if you want to track it the flight number is: https://t.co/oZkN5JLeyN http://pic.twitter.com/7qrzqZMwCw
— Sasso (@CrisSasso2) February 19, 2016
Track the flight online: http://ift.tt/1QoGo5u
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Produced and directed by Brian Terwilliger (One Six Right), narrated by Harrison Ford, scored by James Horner (Avatar), and filmed in 18 countries across all 7 continents, Living in the Age of Airplanes renews our appreciation for the airplane, stunningly conveys the wonder and grandeur of flying, and explores the countless ways the airplane affects our lives. With a take on history, breathtaking visuals, soaring music, and a unique perspective, the film shows the airplane in a fresh light as it takes audiences on a wondrous trip around the globe.
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air plans to locate its 22nd base in Kutaisi, Georgia, opening with a single Airbus A320 and seven new routes from September. New twice-weekly services from Kutaisi will include Berlin Schönefeld, Memmingen, Milan Bergamo, Dortmund, Larnaca and Sofia, while flights between Kutaisi and Thessaloniki will be flown 3X-weekly. The new aircraft will increase the number of routes served from Kutaisi to 11.
European airline Air France-KLM has posted its first annual net profit since 2008. The carrier reported a net profit of €118 million for 2015, compared with a €225 million net loss the year before. The company’s overall sales rose 2.8 per cent to €89.82 billion last year.
Video shows the chopper slamming into the water near the USS Arizona. All five people aboard the aircraft survived, though one was reportedly in critical condition.
Some 27R arrival action on the Reds and Greens @HeathrowAirport #ATC
http://pic.twitter.com/N5ZShDgUsR
— LJ✈️✈️ (@L33WS) February 18, 2016
British Airways Dreamliner #BA33 to Kuala Lumpur is returning to London Heathrow. We’re still investigating about the issue.
On May 23rd, 2012 the area experienced extreme winds of 70+ miles per hour and reports of gusts up to 100 near the pass due to a low pressure zone. Without the weight of its engines and with its landing flaps deployed, the slightly tail heavy 747 tries to take to the skies one last time.
The first A350-1000 has entered the final assembly line and is expected to begin test flights before the end of 2016, Airbus said in a statement on February 10 (European time). First delivery was slated for mid-2017 to A350-1000 launch customer Qatar Airways. The Doha-based oneworld alliance member was also the inaugural operator of the A350-900.
A traffic control camera captured footage of a twin-engine aircraft making an emergency landing and skidding along a roadway on Tuesday.
The twin-engine Embraer Navajo had three passengers on board but no one was injured, according to the local fire service.
The National Civil Aviation Agency confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the plane’s airworthiness was valid until January 2018.
A team from the Centre of Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents was sent to the site to in the town of Santa Isabel in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, to investigate the circumstances, with the aim of preventing further accidents.
The Tu-214R is a Russian ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) aircraft. In other words, a quite advanced spyplane. As we have already explained here in the past, it is a special mission aircraft equipped with all-weather radar systems and electro optical sensors that produce photo-like imagery of a large parts of the ground: these images are then used to identify and map the position of the enemy forces, even if these are camouflaged or hidden.
Source: The Aviationist
RAF Typhoons have been scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers heading towards UK airspace
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) February 17, 2016
The plane was forced to land in the eastern city of Brisbane on Wednesday after the threat was called in. Australian Federal Police searched the plane and determined there was no danger, the airline said in a statement. The plane will resume its flight to Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
Two planes clipped each other on the taxiway at Detroit Metro Airport this morning around 6 a.m.
American Airlines Boeing 737 from Detroit to Dallas returned to the gate for inspection after it struck the wing of a Southwest Airlines aircraft as it was taxiing away from the gate for takeoff.
No one was injured in the incident.
AA plane hits Southwest plane in taxi way , you would think they have all the room in the world !!!!! http://pic.twitter.com/1Iwpb27WmV
— Carlos Salinas (@detroitdreamers) 17 février 2016
AFP: Aerospace and transportation company #Bombardier says it is to cut 7,000 jobs
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) February 17, 2016
Update – Aerospace and transportation company #Bombardier says it is to cut 7,000 jobs – 1,240 of those jobs will be lost in the UK
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) February 17, 2016
Bombardier plans to cut 7,000 jobs after reporting lower than expected Q4 earnings of $5.02B.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) February 17, 2016
BREAKING: Bombardier is cutting 7,000 jobs https://t.co/3kYfCHbgNc http://pic.twitter.com/A788zGc18Y
— Bloomberg Business (@business) February 17, 2016
Dernier posé 747 pour Air France
Posté par Clément Piriou sur vendredi 12 février 2016
FlyBe flight no. 1331, departed Edinburgh at 7:55am Wednesday & was scheduled to land in London at 10:00am.
Shortly after take-off the pilot announced that the flight will be returning to Edinburgh due to a loss of electrical systems according to passenger Claire Marsh.
The airline refused to give information about passenger numbers but are still to confirm exactly what happen on the flight.
Flight ‘Alitalia 4000’ (AZ4000) is the aircraft carrying Pope Francis on his tour of Mexico. The aircraft, Airbus A330 EI-EJK, is on final approach from a brief Papal visit to Havana. The pilot reports being targeted by a green laser. Flights following behind – United 821 (UAL821) and KLM685 – also report laser incidents from the same location.
The United States and Cuba signed an agreement on Tuesday morning to resume commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades, starting the clock on dozens of new flights operating daily by next fall.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Cuban Transportation Minister Adel Yzquierdo Rodriguez signed the deal in a ceremony at Havana’s Hotel Nacional.
U.S. airlines can now start bidding on routes for as many as 110 U.S.-Cuba flights a day – more than five times the current number. All flights operating between the two countries today are charters.
The agreement allows 20 regular daily U.S. flights to Havana, in addition to the current 10-15 charter flights a day. The rest would be to other Cuban cities.
The latest airline-safety statistics show that for all of 2015, not a single passenger died from a jetliner accident anywhere in the world. Capping years of unprecedented improvements in overall commercial-aviation crash rates, data released Monday by the airline industry’s leading international trade association show what had been considered an unreachable goal: zero fatalities from the crash of a passenger jetliner attributed to pilot error, aircraft malfunctions, bad weather or any combination of those factors.
A mid-air scare forced a Seattle-bound Alaska Airlines flight to return to Washington, D.C., for an emergency landing.
Smoke began pouring into the cockpit of the Boeing 737 about five or 10 minutes after taking off from Reagan National Airport on Monday, forcing the pilots to put on gas masks.
Recordings of radio communications captured the conversation between the flight crew and air traffic control: “Alaska 1, we’re declaring an emergency. Smoke in the airplane.”
The pilot turned around and made an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport, just 30 miles away.
Emergency crews rushed toward the plane after it landed. One passenger says she saw one of the pilots, wearing an oxygen mask, walk into an ambulance.
All six crew members were taken to the hospital.
None of the passengers were hurt. They were later re-booked to Seattle.
Middle East carrier Oman Air has paid a record amount for a pair of take off and landing slots at Heathrow.
The airline paid $75m for the two slots in a deal with Air France-KLM.
The airline declined to confirm the price paid for the slots. Air France-KLM refused to comment.
This price would make the slots $15m more expensive than the previous most expensive slot pair, that was bought by American around a year ago, from SAS.
One of the slots Oman has purchased would allow an early morning arrival into Heathrow.
The government has yet to decide whether to accept the recommendation of the Airports Commission and give the go-ahead to a third runway at Heathrow, this would allow for more slots at LHR.
It remains unclear whether a decision will be announced this summer.
A radio jammer has been use to perform a complete act of selfishness.
ATIS first reported that Melbourne Airport’s ground frequency 121.70 was down at about 4:50pm on Monday afternoon.
Airservices Australia later confirmed that a unknown vehicle parked at the airport was to blame.
“@S118869 @Melair A vehicle at airport had an open mic affecting 121.7. Traffic transferred to another frequency. No delays or safety impact”
All ground communities were transferred to an alternative frequency.
All frequency’s are operating as normal.
@PablogtzT47 Just now http://pic.twitter.com/WR11ACo4dY
— JFKJeff (@jfknewsandviews) February 15, 2016
The plane, owned by Florida-based Western Global Airlines, is understood to have been transporting large sums of cash from Munich in Germany via Belgium and Nigeria and was bound for the seaside town of Durban in South Africa when it stopped in Harare for refuelling.
But as ground staff inspected the plane, they noticed blood dripping onto the runway – something the crew originally dismissed as the result of hitting a bird, one source said.
A ‘violent’ passenger on board flight Emirates EK5 from Dubai to Heathrow was restrained by four cabin crew after allegedly launching a terrifying mid-air attack on staff.
The man was forced to the floor before being tied up on the Heathrow-bound Airbus A380 when he allegedly began assaulting crew members in a fit of rage.
Witnesses said three were attacked before he headbutted a fourth.
He was held for two and a half hours before police “swarmed” the Emirates aeroplane when it landed and arrested the suspect.
Montreal – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2015 safety performance of the commercial airline industry.
Blue Air Boeing 737 flight #OB133 from Bucharest declared an emergency today at around 11:am before a safe landing in Liverpool. The reason of emergency is still not clear at that time.
American Express Global Business Travel has appointed Pauline Houston as global director of hotel community, based in the United Kingdom. In this role, Houston is responsible for the management of the hotel community team and for leading American Express’ hotel value proposition, development and delivery.
LATAM Airlines Group had reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for January 2016 compared to January 2015. System passenger traffic increased by 1.9 per cent while capacity increased by two per cent. As a result, the company’s load factor for the month decreased 0.1 points to 85.6 per cent.
iPad users are about to get their own specially designed version of British Airways’ travel app. Available to download from the Apple App Store, the iPad app includes exclusive features, such as a new 3D globe to discover British Airways’ destinations and prices and a way for customers to create their own viewing plan for their flight’s movies, TV shows and music.
