In this issue:
- Air France B777 Returns After Suspected AC Duct Explosion
- Trip Report: The Last Qantas B747-400 Antarctica Sightseeing Flight
- Saudia Reveals Two Special 75 Year Anniversary Liveries
- Private Jet Empty Leg Pricing Worldwide 15th Sep – 22nd Sep
- Video: A Thrilling Flight on Aerial Firefighting Antonov An-32
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US to End Travel Bans For Vaccinated Passengers
The United States Government announced the US is opening travel for all vaccinated foreign nationals in November, including those currently impacted by the US travel ban.
The U.S. ban on nonessential travelhas been in place since early 2020, starting with China and expanding to visitors from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the 29 regions in the European Schengen region, Iran, Brazil, South Africa and India.
Air France B777 Returns After Suspected AC Duct Explosion
On 18th September, an Air France Boeing 777-300/ER returned to Beijing, China shortly after take off due to what appears to be an air conditioning system explosion.
According to the AvHerald, the 17 year old aircraft, with registration F-GSQD and performing flight AF-393 from Beijing (China) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was in the initial climb out of Beijing’s runway 36L when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet after a loud bang had occurred.
The aircraft returned to Beijing for a safe landing on runway 01 about 12 minutes after departure.
Trip Report: The Last Qantas B747-400 Antarctica Sightseeing Flight
The story is contributed by reader WingBuilder200.
I love flying, traveling around the world, taking airplane pictures and aircraft modeling.
In 2019, a pre-COVID year, I got the chance to get on-board an Antarctica flight operated by Qantas, which was something that had been on my bucket list for quite some time. Before the COVID pandemic, Qantas operated several Antarctica Flights from Australian cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide etc which were all being served by the Boeing 747-400.
Saudia Reveals Two Special 75 Year Anniversary Liveries
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is marking the airline’s 75th anniversary by unveiling special liveries on their Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 787-9 aircraft. A striking retro 1970-1980 era livery was painted on one of Saudia’s modern B777-300/ER aircraft (registration HZ-AK28). The design utilizes the original Saudia livery, denoting the airline's pride at being a part of the […]
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Private Jet Empty Leg Pricing Worldwide 15th Sep – 22nd Sep
Latest Empty Legs Empty legs are heavily discounted one-way re-positioning private jet flights. They are often available at very last-minute short notice. Hence it requires some flexibility on the planning side. FronteraSky has provided some empty leg pricing below. Remember, the pricing below is for one-way flights of the entire jet. You are welcome to […]
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Video: A Thrilling Flight on Aerial Firefighting Antonov An-32
I was in Dalaman, Turkey last week to fly inside an Antonov An-32P "Fire Killer". The pilot and crew demonstrated how aerial firefighting works.
The Antonov An-32P has 2 large and powerful Ivchenko Progress AI-20DM turboprop engines and can hold 8,000 Liters of water in 2 external tanks. We departed Dalaman Airport on a training flight. The pilot releases the water just 40 meters over the target. It was a precision operation to release the water. Dropping water too high above the target would result in water evaporations. The An-32 did some excellent maneuvering during the flight. It was loud and very hot inside the cargo hold.
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