Retired Russian Colonel Viktor Baranec admitted that the Malaysian Boeing MH17 was shot down by Russian soldiers in 2014, which attracted huge attention, although his claims contained obvious confusion with another aviation incident. #MH17 #Rusko #válečnýzločin (translated)
Boeing is about to receive approval for its 737 Max 10 model from the US aviation authority FAA, which is expected to grant the approval as soon as next week. #Boeing737Max10 #FAA #Luftfahrt (translated)
A sociologist from Butiquim claimed that Embraer was building a flying car and alleged that Jair Bolsonaro wanted to hand the company over to Boeing to please Donald Trump, using a vulgar sexual expression. He said that this was one of the reasons they were fighting to elect Lula. https://t.co/h203UaSyxM #Embraer #CarroVoador #Lula (translated)
A Boeing 747-8 with 400 passengers had to take off again when landing in Los Angeles due to technical issues, almost scraping its tail on the runway at a critical moment, which horrified the passengers, but the pilot executed a standard go-around maneuver and the plane landed safely. #Boeing747 #Lufthansa #letectví (translated)
The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund may once again be allowed to invest in nuclear weapons manufacturers, such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which is why 14 companies are currently excluded from the fund. #NorraInvesteerimine #Tuumarelvad #Rahandusminister (translated)
China's aircraft industry is developing rapidly and could soon challenge Airbus and Boeing with innovative, cost-effective planes, putting pressure on Western manufacturers and highlighting the need for additional political support for the European industry. #Airbus #China #Flugzeugbau (translated)
The pilot of the passenger Boeing 737-800, due to a communication error, inadvertently sent a hijacking signal, which prompted interception by a Croatian Rafale fighter jet and the initiation of security procedures in several European countries. #otmica #zrakoplov #Boeing (translated)
The Political Hypocrisy: Condemning Islam at Home, Accepting Qatar’s Millions Abroad Donald Trump has repeatedly portrayed Islam as a threat to American society and championed restrictions targeting people from predominantly Muslim countries. Yet his administration accepted a luxury Boeing 747-8 from Qatar, a wealthy Islamic monarchy, for use as a presidential aircraft. The contrast is hard to ignore: if Islam and the countries associated with it are supposedly a threat to America, why is a gift worth hundreds of millions of dollars from one of those countries acceptable? When it comes to political rhetoric, Islam is framed as a danger. When it comes to diplomacy, power, and luxury, a wealthy Islamic state becomes a welcome partner. That raises serious questions about consistency, transparency, and accountability. Is this about defending American values, or does that principle become flexible when there are political and strategic benefits to be gained? The real issue is not Qatar’s religion. It is whether a president who warns Americans about foreign threats should be accepting such an extraordinary gift from a foreign government—and whether the public can be confident that American interests come first.
The US start-up JetZero, led by former Tesla manager Tom O’Leary, is presenting an innovative aircraft design that does not rely on windows and offers plenty of luggage space to compete with Boeing and Airbus, with Lufthansa also being considered as a potential customer. #JetZero #Flugzeugdesign #Luftfahrt (translated)
Tension in the air: A Boeing 787–9 aircraft flying from Germany to India reported a possible hijacking when the pilot transmitted the code "Squawk 7500", after which the aircraft safely landed at Jaipur airport and was isolated, and all passengers and crew members were evacuated. #lėktuvoUžgrobimas #saugumas #skrydžiai (translated)
In Germany, due to an alarm about a possible hijacking of a Boeing 737 passenger plane, which had a communication system failure, the airport in Nuremberg was temporarily closed, and Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets were involved in the operation, while all passengers and crew members safely landed after the controversy. #Zrakoplovstvo #Sigurnost #Hrvatska (translated)
"According to the preliminary results of the investigation, it seems that the emergency signal was sent due to a malfunction of the aircraft's radio communication system," said Bonett, Times of Malta reports. #Boeing #Rafale #sigurnost (translated)
It was later determined that there was a failure within the radio communication system and that the backup was also malfunctioning, which is very rare," said Anušić. #Boeing #Rafale #sigurnost (translated)
The German special police were waiting at the airport in Nuremberg for a Boeing that was emitting a hijacking signal, which is why it was intercepted by a Croatian Rafale over Croatia, and investigators discovered new details about the malfunctions of the plane's communication system. #Boeing #Rafale #sigurnost (translated)
The supposedly hijacked Boeing also flew over Slovenia, but the police did not think it was necessary to alert anyone, which led to the closure of the German airport and the activation of fighter jets in the air. #izredneRazmere #nemškoLetališče #lovskaLetala (translated)
Boeing recorded a record 363 deliveries of its 737 MAX during the first nine months of the year, despite a recent computer bug deemed not concerning by the American regulator. #Boeing #737Max #Aéronautique (translated)
Bedbugs on a Qantas Boeing 787 caused the cancellation of a flight between Rome and Perth after several passengers were bitten during the flight, requiring the crew to distribute antihistamines. #punaisesdelit #voyages #Qantas (translated)
The Slovenian Army informed Hungary and Italy about a passenger Boeing 737 that sent a false hijacking signal over Croatia, and Croatia sent a Rafale fighter jet that escorted the aircraft to the Slovenian border, where it flew very briefly before continuing its journey to Germany. #otmica #slovenija #rafale (translated)
Defense Minister Ivan Anušić stated that the interception of a Maltese Boeing over Korenica was recorded for the first time in Croatian history as an attempt to hijack a passenger aircraft that did not respond to inquiries. #Hrvatska #otmica #zrakoplovstvo (translated)
The Croatian combat aircraft Rafale intercepted a Maltese passenger plane Boeing that emitted a hijacking signal, but Defense Minister Ivan Anušić stated that it appears this happened by mistake. #Rafale #otmica #zrakoplova (translated)
