Smoke forces Philippine Airlines flight to turn back
Smoke from an air vent forced a Philippine Airlines flight to Japan to turn back just minutes after taking off today, aviation officials said. “Apparently there was information that the pilot detected smoke in the cabin. So as part of safety measures, the pilot had to return to the ground,” said Eric Apolonio, spokesman for the civil aviation authority. The Airbus A340-300 plane, carrying 222 passengers and 13 crew to...
Russian Plane With AWACS-Styled Radar to Make Maiden Flight in 2018
Russia’s first plane with a long-range surveillance and control system will make its maiden flight in 2018, the local media cited a military source as saying today. The airborne A-100 Premier system will be set on an Ilyushin Il-76MD plane for the first test run due next year. It was dubbed an airborne lab and given the codename A-100LL. “The aim is to test and fine-tune Premier avionics on an A-100LL and then move it onto an...
Israir flight heading from Sochi makes emergency landing
An Israir flight heading from Russia’s Sochi with 118 passengers onboard made an emergency landing at an airport southeast of Tel Aviv today due to an engine malfunction, a local TV channel has reported. “The plane of Israir company en route from Sochi landed at the Ben Gurion Airport on August 16,” the Channel 9 has reported. “This was an emergency landing as shortly before it the crew informed the flight...
Flight operations to Dubai remain affected for second day
Flight operations to Dubai remained affected for the second day today due to the non-availability of runway at Dubai International Airport after Wednesday’s mishap involving an Emirates flight. Budget carriers–IndiGo and SpiceJet–cancelled all their flights to the gulf trade hub while Air India and Jet Airways diverted their operations from Dubai International Airport to nearby airports. Operations at Dubai airport...
Russian Tu-160M2 Bomber May Make First Flight by End of 2018
Russia’s upgraded Tu-160M2 supersonic bomber is expected to take off by the end of 2018, followed by full-scale production in 2021, according to the Russian Aerospace Forces commander. Last year, Russia announced the comeback of the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO reporting name Blackjack) in its upgraded Tu-160M2 variant, pushing back the final phase of developing the next-generation PAK-DA bomber until later. “The first...
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