In this issue:
- Aviation Weekly: News and Highlights 12-19 December
- Turbulence Injures Dozens On Hawaiian Airlines Flight To Honolulu
- Global Aviation Talk with IATA Director General Willie Walsh
- Trip Report: Flying Airbus A340 to Antarctica Ice Runway + Tour
- Miracle On PAL Flight 434 – How a 747 Survived Bomb Explosion?
- United Airlines Placed Huge 787 Order: 100 Firm + 100 Option
- Condor’s First Airbus A330neo Damaged Before Delivery
- Video: EXTREME FLIGHT – Flying A340 to Antarctica Ice Runway + Expedition
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Aviation Weekly: News and Highlights 12-19 December
Top News and Stories this week:
- Airbus A321XLR Operates 13+ Hour Test Flight
- Air India Begins Mumbai-SFO Flights Using Former Delta 777-200LRs
- Virgin Australia Adds Boeing 737 MAX Flights To Tokyo
- SWISS To Replace Airbus A340s With A350s By 2025
- Cathay Pacific Gradually Reintroducing First Class
- Iberia Introduce new A350 Business Class Cabin TUI Launches […]
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Turbulence Injures Dozens On Hawaiian Airlines Flight To Honolulu
On 18th December, thirty-six people on board a Hawaiian flight from Phoenix to Honolulu were injured when it encountered severe turbulence about 30 minutes before landing. The turbulence sent passengers flying out of their seats. The Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200, with registration N393HA, was performing flight HA35 from Phoenix to Honolulu with 278 passengers and […]
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Global Aviation Talk with IATA Director General Willie Walsh
IATA Director General Willie Walsh speaks on the point. I met Willie in Istanbul for an exclusive interview on the sidelines of IATA´s conference Wings of Change at Istanbul, where the further path of the industry was discussed. How is IATA doing after two years of the pandemic? We are doing well, measures were already […]
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Trip Report: Flying Airbus A340 to Antarctica Ice Runway + Tour
On Dec 8th, I boarded a Hi Fly A340-300 chartered for White Desert Antarctica (Tour Operator) to fly to the seventh continent; Antarctica. I joined the one-day tour to Antarctica called "The Greatest Day". Video The Trip to Antarctica The flight time from Cape Town to Wolf’s Fang Runway in Antarctica was 5 hours and […]
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Miracle On PAL Flight 434 – How a 747 Survived Bomb Explosion?
Twenty-eight years ago, a Philippine Airlines Boeing 747 was seriously damaged by a bomb blast en route to Tokyo. The shocking explosion damaged vital control systems and led to a harrowing experience for the crew and passengers onboard. Despite all the odds, the crew did a commendable job by safely landing the quad jet in […]
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United Airlines Placed Huge 787 Order: 100 Firm + 100 Option
United Airlines today announced the largest widebody order by a U.S. carrier in commercial aviation history: 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with options to purchase 100 more. This historic purchase is the next chapter in the ambitious United Next plan and will bolster the airline's leadership role in global travel for years to come. United expects to take […]
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Condor’s First Airbus A330neo Damaged Before Delivery
On 12th December, a brand new Condor A330neo sustained damage at Airbus facilities in Toulouse after its right wingtip collided with a building. The Airbus A330-900 with registration D-ANRA was being towed when the aircraft hit a building, probably a hangar. According to local planespotters, fuel started leaking after the collision, since the fuel tanks are […]
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Video: EXTREME FLIGHT – Flying A340 to Antarctica Ice Runway + Expedition
I boarded a Hi Fly A340 chartered for White Desert Antarctica (Tour Operator) to fly to the seventh continent; Antarctica. The flight time from Cape Town to Wolf’s Fang Runway in Antarctica is 5 hours and 15 minutes. Flying from 33 degrees South to 71 degrees South in latitude. Commander Carlos Mirpuri explained the Antarctic flight operating conditions and requirements.
Antarctica season is from mid-November to early February every year. The weather condition was good with clear visibility for landing at Wolf’s Fang runway. The runway friction index was also sufficient to allow the airplane to stop during braking. Our A340 landed at Wolf’s Fang runway (71º 32’ 00” S 8º 50’ 00” E) around 1930 UTC time. I was lucky to observe the Antarctic landing from the jumpseat.
The runway length is 2500 m (8200') long and 60 m (196') wide. Wolf’s Fang Runway is operated by White Desert Antarctica and it’s the only blue ice runway. It takes 22 hours to groom and prepare the runway for every jet landing.
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