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Malaysia Airlines MH370 B777-200 Missing (239 onboard) Update: debris found off Mozambique and on South African beaches

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Malaysia Airlines said it has lost contact with a 777-200 carrying 239 people on a flight from Kuala Lumpur To Beijing.

Authorities have activated search and rescue teams to locate the plane, the...

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I've lost count of how many conspiracy theories there are. Among the most daft is "It's in Diego Garcia, the US government has it".
As I've said before, I do not believe in the fire or...
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Mon Mar 20, 2017 6:52 pm
*** SA 295 The Helderberg Disaster ***

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On 27 November 1987, a Boeing 747-244 (Combi) aircraft of South African Airways departed from Taipei bound for Mauritius and then to Johannesburg South Africa.
The Captain was Dawie Uys, an ex Air...

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I was on duty at Safair ops when I received the S&R call. The funny (peculiar) thing is that I'd just completed my S&R training, and a B747 down in the sea was our "worst case...
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Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:18 pm
Aviation Tales, this is my story:

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"DC-8 Leaking hydraulics":

A couple of years ago, i flew for European registered airline, we had three DC-8-62FH. One of the airplane was based in Tenerife for a while, flying DHL freight...

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Tell me how, I have a short video.
Is the video in YouTube or Vimeo format? If so, then you can use this link to embed it in a post:

If not, send me a PM and we can figure out how to get it hosted...
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Virtual Aircraft Tours

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I thought it might be a nice idea to post some of the "virtual aircraft tours" that are available on the net....

First one up: Air Baltic Boeing 737

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Boeing 367-80 & Cabin
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Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:53 pm
Today in aviation history

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We can use this thread as per its title.

Today is the 59th anniversary of the crash of the De Havilland Comet G-ALYP. :RIP:

Read about it here ...

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1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision

Image courtesy Wikipedia. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

The 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air...
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Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:45 pm
Acsa directors resign from board

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by Enuf Sed » Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:22 pm

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Acsa directors resign from board

Two Airports Company of SA (Acsa) directors, Steven Mabela and Siyakhula Simelane, have resigned from the board of the state-owned entity over what they call...

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A never ending saga :green:

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Southwest B737 engine damage takes out passenger window

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by Enuf Sed » Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:36 am

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Southwest B737 engine damage takes out passenger window

A Southwest Boeing 737-700, registration N772SW performing flight WN-1380 from New York La Guardia,NY to Dallas Love,TX (USA) with 143...

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Poor antie wasn't even sitting directly opposite the fan section of the engine. I only hope this makes them reconsider the catastrophic failure containment requirements.

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Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:58 pm
Air China plane diverts after fountain pen hostage drama

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Air China plane diverts after fountain pen hostage drama

An Air China flight had to be diverted after a passenger held a crew member hostage using a fountain pen as a weapon.

Flight 1350 was...

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Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:33 am
Swiss A343 hydraulic leak at ORT

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by avi-addict » Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:15 pm

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Swiss A343 hydraulic leak at ORT

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMC performing flight LX-289 from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Zurich (Switzerland) with 231...

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Maybe maintenance missed to bleed the HYD System after fixing the leak :thinking:

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Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:17 am
Algerian military plane crash - 257 reported fatalities

Last post by Raffles « Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:57 pm
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by Les Nessman » Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:35 pm

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An IL-76 has crashed shortly after takeoff at the Boufarik military base killing up to 257 military personnel and their family members.

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A lot of passengers in that plane. It appears it was in a banked attitude when it came down.
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Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:57 pm
Mega AN26 at left main gear collapse on landing Wau

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by Enuf Sed » Sat Apr 07, 2018 12:12 pm

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Mega AN26 at left main gear collapse on landing Wau

A Mega Airlines Antonov AN-26 on behalf of Ultimate Air, registration UP-AN607 performing a cargo flight from Kuajok to Wau (South Sudan) with 5...

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Ouch! :yikes: Did they land hard on one gear?

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Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:19 pm
One of a kind - Beechcraft King Air 200 re-engined with JT-15D fanjets

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by Raffles » Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:48 pm

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I first saw this years ago. IIRC my dad got us a series of magazines which came out on a weekly basis, the complete collection was an encyclopedia of aviation. If they haven't been stolen, the...

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Very interesting. Thanks for the post :champion:

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Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:16 am
Profitable SAA Technical at risk of losing Comair business

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by Enuf Sed » Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:11 pm

Profitable SAA Technical at risk of losing Comair business

South African Airways Technical (SAAT) seems to be at risk of losing the business of its biggest external client Comair, and with it a...

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Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:11 pm
Cirrus SR22 safety

Last post by Bell 407 « Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:12 am
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by Raffles » Thu Sep 03, 2015 11:26 am

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I spoke to an owner at Springs about the SR22 from a safety point of view since there are many "experts" on "other" forums who blame the plane as being unforgiving resulting in...

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Thanks for the info Raffles :good:

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Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:12 am
Stunning photos of abandoned Soviet tech

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Stunning photos of abandoned Soviet tech

More images here.

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Thu Apr 05, 2018 3:51 pm
Embry-Riddle PA28 crash during FAA check ride claims 2 lives

Last post by Raffles « Thu Apr 05, 2018 12:02 am
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by Raffles » Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:50 pm

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From Embry-Riddle newsroom

It is with profound sadness that I must inform you of an aircraft accident today that resulted in the loss of one of our student pilots as well as a passenger who was a...

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Other reports mention a wing separated from the aircraft. Embry-Riddle is a top notch university.

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Thu Apr 05, 2018 12:02 am
Australia to UK nonstop: 7 things we learned on historic new Qantas air route

Last post by Raffles « Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:01 pm
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by Bell 407 » Fri Mar 30, 2018 12:04 pm

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Australia to UK nonstop: 7 things we learned on historic new Qantas air route

CNN) — What does it feel like to spend 17 hours on board an airplane?

That's what CNN Travel set out to discover when...

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I guess the price will be attractive, if they stick to it. But they gonna need a lot of good movies... not to mention enough beer and wine...

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Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:01 pm
Concerns raised over irregular appointment & contracts at SA ATNS

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by Enuf Sed » Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:58 am

Concerns raised over irregular appointment & contracts at SA ATNS

JOHANNESBURG – Questions have been raised about integrity and the safety of aircraft crossing South Africa’s skies after...

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Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:58 am
President Cyril Ramaphosa causes a stir as he is spotted flying economy class

Last post by Bell 407 « Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:48 am
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by Enuf Sed » Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:47 am

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President Cyril Ramaphosa causes a stir as he is spotted flying economy class

President Cyril Ramaphosa was spotted to Durban in economy class on a Safair flight on Friday morning. Ramaphosa's...

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For what its worth, I say Well done :Like:

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Last post by Bell 407
Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:48 am
NTSB Preliminary report into Hudson chopper crash

Last post by Bell 407 « Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:36 pm
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by Les Nessman » Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:22 am

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