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Airshow China 2012 is Underway
Nov.13 – 18, 2012, ZHUHAI, GUANGDONG,CHINA China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (namely Airshow China) is the only international aerospace trade show in China that is endorsed by the Chinese central government. It features the display of real-size products, trade talks, technological exchange and flying display. Since 1996, the show has been successfully held... »
Update of the Indonesian Air Show Crash
What: Indonesian Aerosport Federation FFA AS/SA 202/18A3 Bravo Where: Husein Sastranegara Int. Airport Bandung Indonesia When: Sept 29, 2012, 11:40 a.m. Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: Film records the 2012 Bandung Air Show Crash Video Read More »
Acrobatic Plane Crashes during Indonesian Airshow
What: Indonesian Aerosport Federation FFA AS/SA 202/18A3 Bravo Where: Husein Sastranegara Int. Airport Bandung Indonesia When: Sept 29, 2012, 11:40 a.m. Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: During the Bandung Air Show 2012 at Husein Sastranegara Int. Airport, a training aircraft crashed during a maneuver killing the pilot and co-pilot. After completing five maneuvers,... »
Cracked Wing Brackets Allegedly Under Control According to Airbus Top Brass
The SINGAPORE AIRSHOW AVIATION LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, held in conjunction with the Singapore Airshow, is a collaborative effort by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Experia Events Pte Ltd, International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Ministry of Transport (MOT). The airshow brings together aviation stakeholders, including Airbus CEO Tom Enders, who had damage control... »
Reno Airshow Fatalities Rise
What: Aero-Trans Corp. DBA North American P-51D-15-NA Mustang (mod.) Where: Reno Stead Airport, Nevada When: 16-SEP-2011 Who: 11 fatalities, 1 aboard (2 on the ground) Eleven people have died so far in the Reno air show crash: Pilot Jimmy Leeward Joseph Wogan, 22, of Arizona; George and Wendy Hewitt of Fort Mohave, Ariz; Regina... »
Vintage “Ghost” Crashes, Pilot Nosedives Into History
What: Aero-Trans Corp. DBA North American P-51D-15-NA Mustang (mod.) Where: Reno Stead Airport, Nevada When: 16-SEP-2011 Who: 3 fatalities, 1 aboard (2 on the ground) Why: The Reno air race show was the site of unexpected carnage today. The famous movie stunt pilot and racer nosedived near the spectator’s box seats, veering into the... »
Airbus Major Airshow Humiliation
Damaged A380 Wing Update The gearbox problem is not the only recent technical glitch that occurred. The aircraft’s huge propellors built by French company Ratier-Figeac, (indirectly owned by U.S. group United Technologies _UTX.N_,) developed cracks prematurely. What: A380 superjumbo, Where: Le Bourget airport, Paris When: June 17, 2011 Who: no reported injuries Why: Before... »
Rag Bags Plane Crashes during Vancouver Island Airshow
What: Home built “rag bags” kit plane Where: Nanaimo Airport, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. When: June 4, 2011 Who: pilot Dr. Bill Phipps, 71, of Campbell River Why: Six minutes into a planned eight minute exhibition before 1000 spectators at the Wings and Wheels air show, while supposed to be doing a four... »
Florida Weather Blasts Airshow, Tornadoes Toy with planes
What: Lakeland Linder Regional 2011 Sun n’ Fun fly-in and exposition Where: Central Florida When: March 31 2011 Who: Multiple injuries, no fatalities Why: A tornado disrupted a central Florida airshow, although reports that a hanger collapsed on spectators is false. Seven people reported injuries but there were no fatalities. Heavy winds, damaging rain,... »
Lethbridge Jet Crash
What: Canadian air force CF-18 Hornet Where: Lethbridge County Airport When: July 23, 2010 Who: pilot Capt. Brian Bews Why: Practicing for the Alberta International Air Show, the 419 Moose Squadron jet olled right and nosedived, sputtered and emitted smoke, before the jet exploded in flames. The pilot ejected from the plane, and survived... »
