When your aircraft is stuck in Melbourne, but the part you need is in Prestwick. National Airlines is currently operating what will likely be the longest 777 commercial cargo flight. www.flightradar24.com/NCR820/40ff6...
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Cape Town climbing to the top of our airport disruption list due to a disabled Kenya Airways 737 #KQ784 on the runway. 21 inbound aircraft have diverted so far. www.flightradar24.com/airport/cpt
Earlier today in Tokyo, a CAB CitationJet crossed in front of an ANA 767 on approach to Haneda, triggering a TCAS RA. The ANA flight climbed for a go-around. ADS-B data shows closest lateral distance of ~0.776 mi with vertical separation of ~100 ft. www.flightradar24.com/multiview/20...
WestJet’s operation returning to normal following a tentative agreement between the airline and the flight attendants’ union.
Congratulations Boeing on FAA certification of the 737-7 MAX! Looking forward to tracking it in airline service soon.
Route Map of The World's Longest Flight A350-1000ULR. The aircraft departed Melbourne at 07:28 UTC on 27 July and touched down at at 07:52 UTC on 28 July. Total Distance Travelled: 12,460 NM (23,075.92 km) Map Credit: @flightradar24.com Full Article: www.flightradar24.com/blog/...
July was a record setting month for flight tracking. On 23 July, we tracked 153,359 commercial flights—the most ever in a single day. Five days later, the A350-1000ULR’s 24-hour test flight became our second-most-tracked flight. Go behind the numbers: www.flightradar24.com/blog/inside-...
One of the unique features of the Airbus A350-1000ULR we learned about in our conversation with Airbus test pilot Xavier Pepin is the flight crew rest compartment, which features separate entrances so crew won’t disturb each other during rest periods. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
A much different picture tonight compared to last week as WestJet begins a lock out of flight attendants following the union’s notice to strike. 210 flights canceled for Sunday so far.
As WestJet’s cabin crew have provided notice to strike, the airline began proactively canceling flights yesterday evening. 92 flights have been canceled so far today and 101 tomorrow.
This week, we go inside Safran Landing Gear Systems to see how the main landing gear for the Airbus A350-900 is manufactured, assembled and tested. Each gear and specially designed, manufactured, and assembled to last tens of thousands of flight cycles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4i-...
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On this week’s AvTalk podcast, our conversation with Xavier Pepin, Airbus test pilot and captain of the 24+ hour A350-1000ULR flight from Melbourne to Toulouse. We talk about flight planning such a long flight, crew rest, and more. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
Earlier this week, Airbus made history with a 24h, 24m flight from Melbourne to Toulouse. Along the way, the flight passed a few special landmarks on A350-1000ULR and Project Sunrise flights. www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
Since 2230Z, American Airlines flights and regional carriers operating for American are ground stopped (aircraft on the ground cannot depart) due to an IT outage. Approximately 130 fewer flights in the air now than same time last week.
23,075.92 km in 24 hours, 24 minutes. We tallied up a few other facts and figures from this historic Airbus A350-1000ULR flight.
Wizz Air UK’s A321XLR is completing a test flight today, more than 10 months after it suffered a tail strike requiring extensive repairs. www.flightradar24.com/WUK402/40e3f...
Good morning from onboard the Goodyear Blimp! It’s just us and the pilots on this 5 hour flight (thanks 21 knot headwinds) from Oshkosh to DuPage. fr24.com/N1A/40e0dc19 Tell us your blimp questions!
Thank you to the air traffic controllers at Oshkosh for the incredible work throughout the week and the tower tour. An incomparable place to watch an airshow.
Hello #OSH26! It’s good to be back. We’ll be here all day Saturday and Sunday. Come say hello (and maybe collect a Flightradar24 key tag 😉).
We’re #OSH26 bound! See you soon Airventure! Place your bets now: is the taxi time to get to the runway at ORD longer than the flight time?
It’s AvTalk episode 380 and we have A380 news to discuss! Also on this week’s episode, the Farnborough Airshow order book, a curious tail strike, and a bad week for American’s BOS-LHR flight. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
After 18.5 hours in the air, the @Airbus A350-1000ULR test flight to Melbourne is preparing to touch down in fewer than 30 minutes. Follow the historic landing at www.flightradar24.com/AIB35LR/40ce...
Thursday is the first big “go-home” day from Oshkosh as nearly 1500 aircraft depart throughout the day. We’ve squeezed it down to about 10 seconds. Follow all the action at www.flightradar24.com/airport/osh
Halfway there! The Airbus A350-1000ULR for Qantas’ Project Sunrise is about 10 hours from Toulouse and 10 hours from Melbourne as it flies to Australia during its flight test campaign. www.flightradar24.com/AIB35LR/40ce...
The first non-stop flight from Toulouse to Melbourne is in the air. The nearly 17,000 km flight is part of the A350-1000ULR’s flight test campaign. Follow along at www.flightradar24.com/AIB35LR/40ce...
Iberia sending its World Cup livery A350 to Argentina a few days after the final is a choice. www.flightradar24.com/IBE5105/40c9...
Watching our new automated live stream at La Guardia Airport in New York (of course you are!) and wondering a bit more about the airport and what types of aircraft you’re likely to see? Have a look at this: www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...
A two go-around arrival in Los Angeles for this Korean Air Cargo 747 just now lifting it on to our most tracked flights list. Both go-arounds were due to traffic downfield still on the runway. www.flightradar24.com/data/flights...
We’re living in the future! Using low latency satellite Wi-Fi to watch the @flightradar24.com LGA stream of my own aircraft’s departure…on my wrist www.youtube.com/live/OUBslrC...
