1 dead in Southwest Airlines flight has uncontained engine failure

PHILADELPHIA -- A Southwest Airlines jet apparently blew an engine and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window and damaged the fuselage Tuesday. Southwest Flight 1380 was flying at about 30,000 feet when the explosion took place. The incident killed one passenger and injured seven others, authorities said. The plane, a Boeing 737 bound from New York to Dallas with 149 people aboard, made an emergency landing in Philadelphia just before noon as passengers breathing through oxygen masks that… (www.cbsnews.com) Ещё...

SIA 317 (A380) depressurizes...

Interesting article on the observations of a passenger, and resultant diversion. (www.straitstimes.com) Ещё...

USAirways/AA retire last 737-400

26 years of service using 737-400s with US/AA ended on the 19th August. (www.flightglobal.com) Ещё...

British Airways heritage liveries in one photo!

All BA jets wearing heritage liveries in one photo! (www.flightglobal.com) Ещё...

Hasn't this been tried before? Galleys in the "basement"

Redesigning, redefining usable space on an aircraft, and placing the galleys in the lower hold... one designer reimagines the metal tube. (www.cnn.com) Ещё...

British Airways goes to once-daily service at PHL

British Airways has dropped BA69/68 from its daily rotation at PHL. BA67/66 continues on, and has a change of equipment to a 744 (from a 777). (www.philly.com) Ещё...

AA1825 nose gear failure landing

An E190 operating AA1825 from PHL to IAH experienced a nose gear failure on Feb 9th. (6abc.com) Ещё...

Video: Inside Delta 1086 - are we evacuating?

Short video shows the aftermath of flight 1086's runway excursion at LGA and the confusion inside the cabin regarding evacuation orders. (www.youtube.com) Ещё...