Author: Adventures in History

Last Thursday (26), a Boeing 747-400 very famous in internet images was filmed as it came to life again as it took off from Teruel Airport, in Spain, the largest aircraft storage center in Europe. Although operationally it is a Jumbo like any other, the aircraft belonged to the extinct Russian airline TransAero, which decorated it with a very striking and emblematic livery: that of the Siberian Tiger. The aircraft, registered under the registration EI-XLN, had been stored in Teruel since 2015 along with 25 other aircraft of the TransAero airline, after the company’s closure. The Jumbo seen in the…

In just 3 and a half days of a crowdfunding, the Lithuanian people raised five million euros to buy a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to donate to the Ukrainian defense forces. This money will be managed by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, which will act as a buyer before the Turkish government and the company Baykar, maker of the Bayraktar TB2. https://twitter.com/LithuanianGovt/status/1530612566984122369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1530612566984122369%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Faeroin.net%2Fem-vaquinha-povo-lituano-doa-e5-milhoes-para-comprar-drone-para-a-ucrania%2F https://twitter.com/LT_MFA_Stratcom/status/1530614584184274950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1530614584184274950%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Faeroin.net%2Fem-vaquinha-povo-lituano-doa-e5-milhoes-para-comprar-drone-para-a-ucrania%2F The campaign was started by Laisves TV, a local television station, and was quickly joined by the Lithuanian Defense Minister and other government officials, Aviacionline. Ukraine purchased, at least until the beginning of the conflict,…

The case took place at London Gatwick Airport, on a plane to Florence, Italy, operated by an Airbus A319 from the low-cost Spanish company Vueling. The lack of personnel to assist passengers has caused long lines at the x-ray and also at check-in. Flight VY-6209 ended up departing around two hours later than scheduled, but without any passengers. Passenger Nisha Gupta told the Evening Stantard newspaper that it took her 4 hours to check in her luggage, but when she finally arrived at the boarding gate, the flight had already departed. As the flight would land in Italy at 8:20 pm if it…

Passengers and crew on a commercial flight last Saturday, May 28, experienced a setback after the aircraft was stalled by a sinking in the pavement moments before its takeoff. As The Aviation Herald reports , the problem happened with the Airbus A320neo registered under the registration XA-VIU, operated by the Mexican company Viva Aerobus, when it departed Reynosa on flight VB-1197 to Mexico City. The pilots had moved the A320neo along the runway of General Lucio Blanco International Airport to threshold 13 (a procedure called “backtrack”, when it is necessary to taxi on the runway in the opposite direction of takeoff) and…

On the afternoon of last Sunday (22), stormy areas developed on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, causing a waterspout to form near the José Martí International Airport. Although the meteorological phenomenon itself is not uncommon, a curious fact drew attention, when an Airbus A350-900 of the Spanish airline World2Fly, registered with the registration EC-NOI and coming from Madrid, deviated from the phenomenon, while on final approach. to the airport, as reported by the website Aviacionline . This prompted the air traffic controller to instruct the crew to perform a maneuver to avoid the forming funnel cloud which, while not endangering the operation,…

The trip to a paradise island always refers to an itinerary of exclusive experiences in an intimate environment. Reserved is the word you are looking for and, when the arrival at the destination starts unexpectedly, the guarantee of memorable moments becomes intrinsic. This is what happens to travelers who take off aboard the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander, operated by the airline Anguilla Air Services, which connects the international airports of the famous island of Sint Maarten (the Dutch side of the island that is shared with France, whose side is called Saint Martin) and the island of Anguilla, both in the Caribbean.…

The problem began when one of the three main manufacturers of Infant Formula, a type of powdered milk that can be used as a substitute for breast milk, closed its doors after several reports of contamination between September last year and February this year. Dozens of cases have been reported in which babies who took Abbott Nutrition’s Infant Formula became sick or even died. On February 17, the factory was closed by decision of the company itself, despite the same denying the relationship of contamination with a problem in the factory. The FDA agency, which had been investigating the factory since…

Saudi airline Flyadal has made history in the country’s civil aviation sector with its all-female flights. As The National reported on Sunday, the low-cost subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s largest national airline uses Airbus A320s to operate domestic flights on the Riyadh-Jeddah route. Most of the passengers on board were Saudi nationals. All seven crew members, including the pilot and flight attendant, were women, and co-pilot Yara Yan was the youngest of the Saudi pilots. Airline spokesman Imad Iskandarani said most of the crew were from Saudi Arabia. In recent years, after giving women greater rights and opportunities in the kingdom,…

An investigation of a serious incident concluded with the release, this week, of the final report, which contains the information gathered and evaluated and the safety recommendations issued. First of all, the Dutch Safety Board, responsible for the investigation, emphasizes that when accidents or disasters occur, it investigates how it was possible for them to occur, with the aim of learning lessons for the future and, ultimately, , improve security. The Security Council is independent and free to decide which incidents to investigate. In particular, it focuses on situations where people’s personal safety depends on third parties, such as the government…

China’s self-developed AC313A civil helicopter successfully made its maiden flight on Tuesday (March 17), according to China’s leading aircraft manufacturer Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The 13-ton plane took off from Jingdezhen Airport in Jiangxi Province for the first time, marking an important step in the construction of the national air rescue system. As state news agency Xinhua reports , development work on the AC313A will now enter the flight test phase after the maiden flight, according to the developer. It is expected to receive certification during the period of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) and then enter the market to serve…