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Konus wrote: 29 Mar 2017, 08:57 Also a former TEA Trans European Airlines B737-300 OO-LTN (in fleet in 1991) was consumed by fire in JAU (Peru) on 29.03.2017

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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=194442
http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4a6d72d8&opt=0
Passenger wrote: 28 Mar 2017, 15:52 A former Brussels Airlines 737-400 (in fleet 2008-2012 as OO-VET) had a right main gear collapse on landing at Ardabil, Iran, on 27th March 2017:

Report AvHerald:
http://avherald.com/h?article=4a6d1bda&opt=0

Report Aviation-Safety.net:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=194427

History Taban Air EP-TBJ on Airfleets.net:
http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-28202.htm
2 former Belgian registered aicraft in less than a week: https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/ac ... ng-mishap/

Thx for sharing passenger and konus!

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All terminals at Keflavik Airport (Iceland) had to be evacuated after passengers from a incoming flight from Greenland were allowed to enter the wrong airport terminal. Airport authorities told that flights from Greenland to Iceland are not checked as per international safety standards.

http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/natur ... t_cleared/

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PttU wrote: 31 Mar 2017, 16:35 April 1st is early this year: https://www.facebook.com/ikea.au/photos ... =3&theater
Well it's a Facebook post from Ikea Australia...
It's already April Fools day over there.

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World’s first non-stop flight from Sweden to Australia

Perth - Stockholm is shorter then Perth - London :D

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Emirates unveils plans for world’s largest commercial aircraft. The triple-decker APR001 includes a swimming pool, games room, gym & park.

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Will be great with a lot of fishes in the swimming pool of this triple-decker APR001

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That was unexpected: Scoop: After Trident (OO-SNA), Rackham (OO-SNB), Magritte (OO-SNC) and Amare (OO-SNF) Brussels Airlines will unveil its newest Belgian icon “Malinwa”

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/brussel ... n-malinwa/

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And after Malinwa also Gantwoaze ? ;)

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galaxy wrote: 01 Apr 2017, 00:27 Will be great with a lot of fishes in the swimming pool of this triple-decker APR001
Qantas had almost a swimming pool onboard their A380
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First Tailwind A350
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quixoticguide wrote: 01 Apr 2017, 11:28
Qantas had almost a swimming pool onboard their A380
quixoticguide, your post belongs in Trivia 2014, cause that story is already 3yrs old

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luchtzak wrote: 01 Apr 2017, 08:42 That was unexpected: Scoop: After Trident (OO-SNA), Rackham (OO-SNB), Magritte (OO-SNC) and Amare (OO-SNF) Brussels Airlines will unveil its newest Belgian icon “Malinwa”

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/brussel ... n-malinwa/
Hehe, I don't believe that ;)

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Kathmandu Airport was closed for half an hour on Monday after a pilot spotted an unidentied animal, probably a leopard, inside the aerodrome.

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Normal penalties for such errors in North Korea: 10 years in prison for the crew, and death penalty for the North Korean atc'ers who allowed the business jet to land.

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Good morning !

Qatar Airways A330 A7-AEI has hit a jetbridge at Warsaw Chopin Airport,PL this morning at 0620L

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"Unruly passengers" is tonights' item in Brandpunt KRO Reporter, Dutch public tv NPO2 (20h25), repeated on Wednesday 05th April, 09h30 a.m., also NPO2.

https://brandpunt.kro-ncrv.nl/brandpunt/luchthufters/

https://brandpunt.kro-ncrv.nl/brandpunt ... reizigers/

The Dutch aviation trade unions want that passengers who are banned by one EU airline, also are banned on all other European airlines. Airlines are not allowed to share passengers details with each other to settle such blacklist - so the EU needs to step in, the unions say.

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Eastern Airlines (N280EA) in Dublin with a 737-800? I guess it's a one off!

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Cycling tour "Scheldeprijs" - arrival in Schoten (near Antwerp) - live on tv now:

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