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Close call in Greece: Ryanair’s Boeing 737 crashes into runway barrier; wing damaged in impact

The Ryanair plane’s wing tip collided with a fence at the Kalamata International Airport in Greece shortly after landing (Image credit: X@aviationbrk) A Ryanair Boeing 737, operating as Flight FR6080 from London Stansted to Greece’s Kalamata international airport, collided with a perimeter barrier while taxiing after landing on Wednesday. The impact caused significant damage to […]

US ‘doomsday plane’ flies to Washington: Boeing E-4B Nightwatch speculated to be operational amid tensions with Iran; what it means

The Boeing E-4B Nightwatch is also dubbed as the ‘flying Pentagon’ One of America’s so-called “doomsday planes,” the Boeing E-4B Nightwatch, made a rare flight to Joint Base Andrews near Washington, DC, on Tuesday night, as tensions continue to rise between Iran and Israel.The aircraft serves as a mobile command post in the event of […]

Explained: Why Qatar Airways cancelled its major Boeing order and returned to Airbus | World News

Up: Boeing 737 MAX 10/ Down: Qatar Airways A321neo/ Photo: Qatar Airways, Boeing In late May 2025, Qatar Airways made the strategic decision to cancel its order for 25 Boeing 737 MAX 10s, a move confirmed by CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer in an interview with Bloomberg. a move that not only ends its short-lived […]

Boeing 787 safe to fly? US says no current evidence for grounding aircraft; Air India crash under review

US officials have said there is no current evidence to justify grounding Boeing 787 aircraft, after a deadly Air India crash killed over 240 people on Thursday, when a Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad and crashed into a residential complex just 30 seconds after take-off.Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy […]

US judge cancels planned Boeing trial over 737 crashes

Boeing’s planned trial over deadly 737 MAX crashes called off by US judge (Image caption: AP) NEW YORK: A US federal judge on Monday cancelled the planned trial of US aviation giant Boeing over crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft that left nearly 350 people dead.The trial had been scheduled to begin June 23, but […]

US accepts Boeing 747 gift from Qatar for Trump; Democrats move to block use

US accepts Boeing 747 gift from Qatar for Trump (Picture credit: AP) The US defense department has confirmed that it has accepted a Boeing 747 jetliner gifted by Qatar, intended for use as a future Air Force One for US President Donald Trump. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement on Wednesday that the […]

Justice Department says it may drop criminal prosecution of Boeing over Max crashes

Kelly Ortberg President and CEO of Boeing speaks next to President Donald Trump during a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar (Image: AP) The Justice Department may drop its criminal prosecution of Boeing for allegedly misleading US regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to a […]

21 University of Washington students suspended for pro-Palestinian protest

Damage is seen to a CNC machine inside of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building on University of Washington’s campus after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the space in Seattle (Image: AP) The University of Washington has suspended the 21 students arrested earlier this week for occupying an engineering building during a pro-Palestinian protest, the school announced Wednesday. The […]

Airbus chief calls for Boeing tariffs if US-EU talks fail | World News

The head of Airbus said on Tuesday that Europe should impose tariffs on imports of Boeing aircraft if negotiations over US President Donald Trump’s trade war fail.Trump has rolled out a “baseline” levy of 10 percent on goods from around the world but he has suspended a higher tariff of 20 percent on European Union […]

This aviation enthusiast creates wooden propellers and furniture made of aircraft parts

An aircraft in the living room? Fans of aviation would argue that there is something satisfying about drinking their coffee at a table made of an Antonov 12 engine. Or perhaps, entertaining guests on a leather sofa made of an 18-feet long MIG 21 Drop Tank — even if it occupies a large chunk of […]