Wide-body aircraft

Massive Hailstorm Smashes The Nose And Windscreen On Airbus Jet

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Massive Hailstorm Smashes The Nose And Windscreen On Airbus Jet

Imaging getting off your flight to a scene like this. Screenshot: ABC News via YouTube It’s a scary time to be flying these days; if it’s not deadly turbulence made worse by climate change and parts falling off Boeing planes left, right and center, then it’s massive hailstorms ripping planes to pieces. That’s exactly what … Read more

GPS Transponder Could Have Prevented Japan’s Fatal Plane Crash

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GPS Transponder Could Have Prevented Japan’s Fatal Plane Crash

On January 2, a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 with 379 people on board crashed into a Japanese Coast Guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. It left five of the six Coast Guard crew members dead and caused the A350 to burst into flames after it skidded down the runway. Luckily, everyone on board evacuated safely … Read more