Tag: Airbus A320
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“Miracle On The Hudson” Hero Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, Who Saved All 155 Aboard US Airways Flight 1549 In 2009, Reveals Alzheimer’s Diagnosis At 75
Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the legendary pilot who safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 on New York’s Hudson River and saved all 155 people onboard, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The 75-year-old aviation hero announced the diagnosis on Tuesday, saying he is at the beginning of a “long journey.” “For now,…
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Ground Collision at Manila Airport: Saudia Boeing 787 Clips Philippine Airlines Airbus A320 During Taxi
A serious ground incident occurred on Tuesday, July 7, at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) in Manila when a Saudia Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner struck the tail of a parked Philippine Airlines Airbus A320 while taxiing for departure. The Saudia aircraft, operating Flight SV871 to Jeddah, reportedly clipped the lower section of the Airbus A320’s vertical…
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Fighter Jets Scrambled After Israel-Bound Flight Reports Possible Hijacking Alert
An Israel-bound passenger flight operated by Electra Airways Flight LO155 on behalf of LOT Polish Airlines triggered a major security response on Tuesday after the aircraft reportedly transmitted a hijacking (Squawk 7500) alert while en route from Warsaw, Poland, to Israel on June 30. According to reports, the Airbus A320 issued the emergency code while…
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“Will Take Some Serious Grunt To Pull Us Free, Wheels Have Sunk” – Air NZ Flight Grounded After Plane Wheels Roll Into Grass At Christchurch
An Air New Zealand flight to Auckland was grounded in Christchurch this morning after the aircraft’s main wheels rolled into grass and soft ground near the taxiway. The A320, registration ZK-OJS, should have departed at 5.45am, but it became firmly wedged and was still stuck in Christchurch at 7am, according to flight-tracking data. Flight NZ582…
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Body Of Man Found In Landing Gear Of Plane At Gatwick Airport After Smuggling Himself Into Undercarriage Before Take-Off
A STOWAWAY tragically died on a flight to the UK. The man’s body was found in the landing gear of an Air Arabia Maroc plane on arrival at Gatwick airport. He was understood to have smuggled himself into the jet’s undercarriage before take-off from Tangier in Morocco. Emergency services were called when the body was…
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Pope Leo XIV Got An Inflight Cockpit Visit On Iberia Madrid To Barcelona Flight, Complete With Fighter Escort
Pope Leo XIV got a cockpit visit onboard an Iberia flight from Madrid to Barcelona, including a radio exchange with Spanish fighter pilots escorting the aircraft. Not exactly your average intra-Europe hop… Pope Leo XIV was invited into the cockpit of an Iberia Airbus A320 during a flight from Madrid (MAD) to Barcelona (BCN) on…
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Meet The Pilots Who Ferried Spirit Airlines Planes Out Of Airports And To The Desert
When Spirit Airlines shut down before dawn on May 2, work for pilot Steve Giordano was just beginning. Giordano, managing partner of the Nomadic Aviation Group, told CNBC he organized a massive repossession of more than 20 Spirit planes that lessors wanted returned. In just over a week, he said he and his team ferried…
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