Two bodies found in the landing gear of the Avianca A320

Two bodies found in the landing gear of the Avianca A320

Flight AV116 had departed Santiago de Chile earlier in the day. According to official information from the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority, two people were found dead in the landing gear during the subsequent maintenance inspection. The bodies found would have been frozen. Biden’s men may have already crawled on the landing gear earlier this month … Read more

Dornier Do-328 will be based in Den Helder

Dornier Do-328 will be based in Den Helder

Conny van den Hoff, the director of the airport, replies to the signed contract as follows: “I am very pleased that NL EASP AIR has chosen Den Helder as its headquarters. NL EASP AIR is the first commercial fixed wing operator to be established at Den Helder Airport. This leads to additional tasks and high … Read more

Air Belgium receives the necessary millions and seems to save itself for the moment

Air Belgium receives the necessary millions and seems to save itself for the moment

A month and a half ago, reports surfaced that Air Belgium was urgently seeking 10 million euros to reach the end of the year. The 19 million euros that aviation veteran Niky Terzakis raised in March from his main Chinese shareholder Hongyuan had run out. According to information from the Belgian newspaper, most of the … Read more

Reminder: Zwanenburgbaan closed for months from Monday

Reminder: Zwanenburgbaan closed for months from Monday

The Zwanenburgbaan was built in the 1960s. During the main maintenance, the works will be carried out together with the contractor Heijmans, needed once every 40-60 years. During the maintenance period, the asphalt, the size of 86 football fields, will be completely renewed. Schiphol will also renovate 12,000 square meters of runway markings and replace … Read more

The world has a problem. He misses planes

The world has a problem.  He misses planes

However, due to supply chain constraints, these aircraft may not be delivered for several years, Bloomberg wrote. Jefferies estimates the backlog is currently 12,720 machines. The high ticket prices that people have been complaining about in recent months could therefore rise even more. “People have gotten used to lower airfares during the pandemic, and reopening … Read more

KLM employees see trade in Christmas sweaters

KLM employees see trade in Christmas sweaters

SCHIPHOL – KLM employees, who want to get rid of the Christmas sweater, cash it in on Marktplaats. This is evident from RTL’s research. The news channel discovered that the auction site is full of unwrapped gifts, including the KLM jersey. The piece of clothing they could buy as a Christmas present for a small … Read more

German newcomer Universal Sky Carrier on the road with the Airbus A340

German newcomer Universal Sky Carrier on the road with the Airbus A340

The two aircraft purchased are an Airbus A340-300 (registration: D-AUSC) and an A340-600 (registration: D-AUSZ). Both machines have flown for South African Airways in the past and are parked in Johannesburg as of 2020. The A340-300 has 253 seats, of which 215 are in Economy and 38 in Business Class. The larger A340-600 has 317 … Read more

Air India places record orders for 500 aircraft with Airbus and Boeing

Air India places record orders for 500 aircraft with Airbus and Boeing

These are 400 so-called narrow-body aircraft, single-aisle aircraft. In addition, Air India is on order for 100 multi-aisle widebody aircraft. The deal includes Airbus’ A350 and competitor Boeing’s 787 and 777. Last year ailing Air India was taken over by conglomerate Tata. The airline was kept afloat for decades at the expense of the Indian … Read more

The Governor of the “Military Industries” responds • Al-Marsad newspaper

The Governor of the “Military Industries” responds • Al-Marsad newspaper

Al-Marsad Newspaper: Journalist Abdullah Al-Mudayfer asked a question to the governor of the General Authority for Military Industries, Eng. Ahmed Al-Ohali, during the “In the Picture” program, saying, “America has a control button capable of disabling the F-15 aircraft owned by Saudi Arabia?” Al-Ohali replied, “We have 4 companies that have been manufacturing some parts … Read more

Turkey is no joke! • Journal of the Observatory

Turkey is no joke!  • Journal of the Observatory

Al-Marsad Newspaper: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to hit Athens with Turkish warplanes and drones, if Greece does not calm down (stop provocations), as he said. Erdogan said: “Greece is afraid of our warplanes and armed drones. They say they will strike Athens. If they don’t calm down (stop the provocations), we will strike, … Read more