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Space Shuttle Enterprise one step closer to final resting place

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:11:56 +0200

Space Shuttle Enterprise (OV-101) pre-dawn de-mating operation performed by NASA/United Space Alliance at JFK International.

It will stay there for a...

Esquadrilha da Fumaça - 60 years of flying

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:30:28 +0200

Pictures from our Brazillian member, Renato Serra Fonseca of the 60th anniversary celebrations at Campo Fontenelle for the Esquadrilha da Fumaça....

Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed in Indonesia

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:37:33 +0200

A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger plane (number 97004) with 50 people aboard has gone missing on a demonstration flight in Indonesia. The aircraft vanished from...

UK Air ambulance services grounded over safety fears

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:35:22 +0200

Bond Air Services has withdrawn all 22 of its Eurocopter EC 135 helicopters over concerns about possible cracks in the rotor blades.

The model is used...

Bmibaby to be grounded in September

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:38:24 +0200

AIG the operator's new parent company have announced plans to ground the airline threatening 500 jobs. AIG also owns British Airways and recently bought BMI from...

Cimber Sterling Declares bankrupcy

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:31:59 +0200

Story from Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/03/cimber-idUSWEA014420120503

May 3 (Reuters) - Danish airline Cimber Sterling said on...

First passenger B747-8 delivered

Wed, 02 May 2012 18:06:42 +0200

The first Boeing 747-8 series aircraft has been delivered to Lufthansa.

The aircraft was photographed at Hamburg - Fuhlsbüttel by Member Sven Grimpe...

Dreamliner visits London

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:18:51 +0200

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner visited London Gatwick as part of Boeing sales tour. The aircraft landed in less than ideal conditions for photography and it is to Member...

Martinique Air Show - Photos

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:36:17 +0200

Photos from the Martinique Air Show 21/22 April at Aimé Césaire International Airport, Martinique

Photos from Full Member Fred Boureau...

Dreamliner visits Manchester

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:41:59 +0200

The Boeing Company Dreamliner 787-8 demonstrator visited Manchester today as part of a promotional European tour.

Photos from Full Member Charles...

Aero 2012 Friedrichshafen

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:55:17 +0200

The AERO, the global show for general aviation, puts the broad spectrum of general aviation on display from April 18 to 21 at Friedrichshafen.

Photos...

2012 Exercise Joint Warrior gets underway

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:47:20 +0200

The Royal Navy will test its ability to deal with major events, such as a terrorist attack on the Olympics, in a major exercise two week exercise.

The...

Mirage returned by Malta crashes in Libya

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:40:24 +0200

One of the two Libyan Mirage F1 aircraft that were held in Malta during the Libyan uprising is believed to have crashed today.

Aviation websites quoting...

Lakeland Sun 'n fun Show

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:03:12 +0200

Pictures from the 2012 Sun 'n Fun show at Lakeland, from member Terry Fletcher...

Antonov delivers the goods for Elgin

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:27:09 +0200

Engineers preparing an operation to stop the gas leak on an offshore platform have welcomed the arrival of specialist equipment key to the plan.

A plane...

Lion Effort - Multinational Gripen Exercise

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:05:51 +0200

Lion Effort 2012, the biggest Gripen exercise to date with all five Gripen-operating nations taking part has just taken place. Out of the five Gripen-Nations four flew...

British Airways Olympic Games "Dove" livery

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:19:49 +0200

British Airways have revealed the new livery on the first of nine A319's to be repainted. The design is by brighton based designer Pascal Anson who chose the dove...

Siberian ATR crash

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:51:19 +0200

Story from The Aviation Herald

A UTAir Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-200, registration VP-BYZ performing flight UT-120 from Tyumen to Surgut...

Wizz starts new Gdansk service

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:07:24 +0200

The inaugural flight of Wizz' new twice weekly, Gdansk to Trondheim service got off to a blustery start as seen by this photo from Full member Erlend Karlsen....

737 ground collision at Oslo - Gardermoen

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:27:14 +0200

Two Boeing 737's from Norwegian Air Shuttle and SAS collided while being pushed back from the gates at Oslo Gardermoen today. Nobody was injured but both aircraft...