Partial interruption to the fuel flow still appears to be in the frame as a potential cause of the British Airways Boeing 777 crash-landing at London Heathrow airport on 17 January, according to a just-issued UK Air Accident Investigation Branch special bulletin (AAIB).
The Agency is careful not to state it as a cause, […]

Investigators examining the Boeing 777-200ER that crashed short of the runway at London Heathrow last month state that the twin-jet passed through two regions of particularly cold air during its flight from Beijing.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch, in a progress bulletin on the inquiry, also says it is trying to identify the source of […]

London mayor Ken Livingstone has vehemently opposed plans to create a third runway at London Heathrow airport on environmental grounds.
Speaking during a visit to a village which will be demolished if the third runway is approved, Livingstone called for airport expansion in London and the south east of England to be halted immediately.
He […]

Wideroe will not reinstate the Bombardier Q400s grounded by parent SAS Group last October but is pressing to replace the fleet with newer examples of the…

No injuries have been reported after a Boeing 737 operated by Canadian carrier Westjet overran the runway after landing at Ottawa.
The aircraft touched down on runway 25 but “exited beyond the end”, says Westjet in a brief statement.
It had been operating flight WS846 from Westjet’s Calgary base. Weather data for the time of […]