FedEx’s iconic MD-11 fleet gets a reprieve until 2032
For aviation enthusiasts, the distinctive silhouette of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 remains one of the most recognisable sights in the skies. While passenger operations...
Wallonia invests in aviation skills with acquisition of MD-83 training aircraft
The Wallonia Aerotraining Network (WAN), the aeronautics Skills Centre of Le Forem, has acquired a full-size McDonnell Douglas MD-83 to strengthen practical training for...
FedEx MD-11F freighters return to service after months-long grounding
FedEx has returned parts of its McDonnell Douglas MD-11F fleet to service following a six-month grounding triggered by a fatal freighter accident involving a...
UPS permanently retires MD-11 fleet after fatal Louisville crash
UPS has announced the permanent retirement of its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo aircraft fleet, accelerating earlier plans following a deadly crash in Louisville on...
NTSB: Repeated engine mount failures preceded deadly UPS MD-11 crash
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that a critical engine-mount component that failed in the November 2025 UPS cargo plane crash...
UPS and FedEx ground entire MD-11 fleets following deadly Louisville crash
UPS and FedEx have temporarily grounded their McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo aircraft after Tuesday’s fatal UPS crash in Louisville, Kentucky, that killed at least...
Possible wreckage of plane lost in 1962 found in Chile’s Cerro Moreno
More than 63 years after a Chilean Air Force B-26 bomber disappeared, hikers may have uncovered its wreckage on Cerro Moreno, in the Antofagasta...
[Debriefing] International Paris Air Show – Salon International du Bourget 2025
International Paris Air Show
Salon International du Bourget 2025
Authors: Martin Gillet & Benoît Denet reporting from Le Bourget, Paris.It is with a warm weather...
Boeing awarded 15 additional U.S. Air Force KC-46A Tankers
Boeing will build 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a Lot 11 contract award from the U.S. Air Force valued at $2.38 billion. In...
Final flight of ‘Gucci 10’: U. S. Air Force bids farewell to the last KC-10 Extender
Travis Air Force Base held a farewell ceremony for the Air Force’s last KC-10 Extender, a refuelling tanker that served for 44 years. The...
NASA’s DC-8 aircraft makes final journey to Idaho State University
NASA's iconic DC-8 aircraft will embark on its final flight from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California to Idaho State University, marking the...
Douglas DC-4 aircraft crashes in Fairbanks, Alaska
A Douglas DC-4 aeroplane registered N3054V carrying two individuals crashed in Fairbanks, Alaska, according to authorities.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the Douglas...
Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-82 skids off runway during landing attempt at Lagos, Nigeria
In the morning of Tuesday, 23 April, a Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registered 5N-BKI) skidded off the side of runway 18L during a...
NASA’s DC-8 completes final mission, set to retire
NASA's DC-8 aeroplane, nicknamed the world's largest flying science laboratory, completed its final mission on April 1st after 37 years of service.
It will officially...
The Royal Saudi Air Force participates in the “Falcon Eye 3” exercise in Greece
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) will participate in a joint training exercise with Greece “Falcon Eye 3”, scheduled to commence next week in...
[Pics] Boeing delivers first upgraded AH-64E Apache to Royal Netherlands Air Force
Boeing has delivered the first AH-64E Version 6, or v6, Apache helicopter featuring improved performance, sensors and software to the Royal Netherlands Air Force...
Two injured after inadvertent tail cone release on World Atlantic Airlines MD-83
On 28 June, two ground workers received minor injuries after another colleague accidentally released the tail cone of a World Atlantic Airlines McDonnell Douglas...
Sightseeing flights from Ostend-Bruges Airport with iconic Dakota DC-3 ‘Princess Amalia’
On Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May, the Royal Dakota DC-3 'Princess Amalia' will come to Ostend. Various sightseeing flights are offered from Ostend-Bruges...
Do you remember the Miracle at Gottröra? Exactly 30 years ago, all 129 passengers and crew survived the crash of an SAS MD-81
Scandinavian Airlines System flight SK751 was a regularly scheduled Scandinavian Airlines passenger flight from Stockholm, Sweden, to Warsaw, Poland, via Copenhagen, Denmark. On 27...
Corporate McDonnell Douglas MD-87 catches fire after aborted take-off Houston Executive Airport
On 19 October just after 10:00 (UTC-5), a corporate McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (registered N987AK) was supposed to depart Houston Executive Airport (TME/KTME), Texas, United...