After yesterday’s Super Puma ditching in the North Sea, CHC helicopters suspended Puma flights due to suspicions of possible flaws in the design of the main gearbox lubrication system.
The concern is a hangover from a 2009 Bond Aviation crash that led to recommendations to look into the Super Puma’s gearbox lube system design.
Bond Aviation is also suspending Puma flights for the same issue. Their flight schedule is posted here: http://www.bondflights.com/index.php?day=1350946800
UAE carrier Emirates has publicly denounced the spread of a fabricated video depicting an Emirates plane crash. The fake video footage has been circulating on social media platforms. In a statement released by the airline, they confirmed the video is entirely false. The airline has urged the public to rely on official sources for accurate information. Emirates Statement
Federal investigators have put together a timeline of the events which led up to the deaths of the prominent Massachusetts family.
The United States has deployed the U-2 Dragon Lady high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft to monitor activity along the southern border with Mexico.
Wings for All was an education for everyone involved
Almost 400 cows aboard a Boeing 747 heated the craft up so much they set off the fire alarm. Pilots diverted from their location over the Irish sea, and made a safe landing at Heathrow.
This did not happen April 1st, so we are presuming it is an actual event.
None of the 390 cattle were injured. The carrier may wish to remain nameless as the name of airline involved was not released, perhaps fearing a reduction in cattle bookings. (Yes, this is sarcasm. Cows can’t read and their choice of carrier is not likely to hinge on written emergency reports.)
After landing, maintenance crews checked the plane’s fire alarm system and found no smoke or fire, concluding that cows were the culprits causing excessive heat. We assume none of the cows were smoking.
… emergency water landing on what is normally only a 20min flight. After … The specialised rescue helicopter was already in the air on a training flight …Read More
