(03 Nov 2015, 8:04 pm)8222 wrote It usually consists of two parts: Flight Data Recorder and your Cockpit Voice Recorder.

At the end of the day, it's down to the airline where they fly (minus China where air routes are set - no matter how rough the chop maybe en route) so they calculate the risk. Some airlines are more risk averse than others, I guess, but at the end of the day, they won't knowingly put anyone in danger. Slightly different, I know, but I remember flying home from MEX on BA and them totally rerouting our flight to avoid some stormy weather out on the Mexican Gulf. It added a an hour onto our flight on the good old 744, but better safe than sorry. Interesting, that should it have been the case in China, you wouldn't be allowed to deviate.

(04 Nov 2015, 9:26 pm)Michael wrote Egypt flights cancelled in terror alert

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/egypt-flights-cancelled-in-terror-alert-1-7553549

(03 Nov 2015, 8:04 pm)8222 wrote It usually consists of two parts: Flight Data Recorder and your Cockpit Voice Recorder.

At the end of the day, it's down to the airline where they fly (minus China where air routes are set - no matter how rough the chop maybe en route) so they calculate the risk. Some airlines are more risk averse than others, I guess, but at the end of the day, they won't knowingly put anyone in danger. Slightly different, I know, but I remember flying home from MEX on BA and them totally rerouting our flight to avoid some stormy weather out on the Mexican Gulf. It added a an hour onto our flight on the good old 744, but better safe than sorry. Interesting, that should it have been the case in China, you wouldn't be allowed to deviate.

(05 Mar 2016, 1:35 pm)8222 wrote Ethiopian really aren't having much luck with their 787s:

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/6642416/

(19 Mar 2016, 7:55 am)8222 wrote http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russian-738-jet-crashes-on-approach-to-rostov-on-don-airport-killing-all-on-board-a6940691.html

flydubai 737-800 crashed on approach to Rostov on Don. RIP.

(19 Mar 2016, 2:57 pm)NK53 TKT wrote I predict human error, he should've diverted

(20 Mar 2016, 9:18 am)8222 wrote Time will tell. I was genuinely surprised it wasn't a Russian airline when I saw the news come through. Having flown with Rossiya and Aeroflot, I was left with a bad impression of Russian aviation. I was very thankful to get a speedbird back home.

(29 Mar 2016, 6:53 am)Andreos1 wrote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35915139?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central

Ongoing incident with an Egyptair aircraft.

(29 Mar 2016, 11:28 am)Michael wrote Still on-going now.

It seems people are walking off the plane - not sure if the bloke has let them go or everyone doing a runner.

(04 Apr 2016, 4:08 pm)8222 wrote https://www.rt.com/news/338379-planes-collide-runway-indonesia/

Very close call.

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(12 Apr 2016, 8:39 pm)NK53 TKT wrote This incident is currently unfolding over Manchester:

(18 Apr 2016, 8:17 pm)8222 wrote http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/18/drone-pilot-who-crashed-into-ba-plane-could-face-five-years-in-prison-5824249/?ito=facebook

I really do hope they prosecute. Drone flying in such densely populated airspace is plain ridiculous and reckless.

(02 May 2016, 10:34 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Some interesting shenanigans with an Airbus tanker in Yorkshire and the Northeast, tonight - reports of sonic booms heard between Leeds and Harrogate, earlier. Latest suggestion is that it's dumping fuel and expected to land in Newcastle.

(02 May 2016, 10:44 pm)Andreos1 wrote I heard the Typhoons heading back south at about 2230.
Had no idea what they were doing in the area at that point like.

Edit:
https://twitter.com/Geordie_Journo/status/727263111863001090?s=08

Edit2: https://mobile.twitter.com/NCLairport Details of the jet and it landing at Newcastle.

(19 May 2016, 5:58 am)Michael wrote EgyptAir Flight Disappears From Radar

http://news.sky.com/story/1698523/egyptair-flight-disappears-from-radar



Not another on‌e =(

(29 Nov 2016, 5:38 pm)Michael wrote Sad news today:

Brazilian football team's plane crashes in Colombia killing 75

Seventy-five people have been killed after a plane carrying members of a Brazilian football team crashed in Colombia, police have said.

Six others, including three players, survived the disaster which happened following an electrical fault.  

Brazil has declared three days of mourning after the charter aircraft, carrying 72 passengers and nine crew, came down in a mountainous area as it approached Colombia's second-largest city, Medellin.

http://news.sky.com/story/plane-thought-to-be-carrying-a-brazilian-football-team-crashes-in-colombia-10676541

(08 Nov 2018, 9:54 pm)Andreos1 wrote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46137445

Oooh sh!t