N934HA, the aircraft involved in the gear-up landing pictured at Charlotte, NC back in 2009 before receiving the new livery. Photo: Angelo Ballachino – OPShots Contributor // News reports immediately identified the aircraft that made a belly landing at Newark International Airport this past Saturday morning as a USAirways… Read more
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US cargo plane crashed in Afghanistan – video from Bagram Airbase – LiveLeak.com
The ill-fated National Air Cargo 747 pictured at Memphis last September. Photo: Brian McQueen – OPShots Contributor // A civilian cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off from the sprawling US Bagram airbase in Afghanistan with the Taliban claiming responsibility for “shooting down” the jet.Thanks to LL User… Read more
Dreamliner set to fly in a week as Boeing fixes battery – Reuters
The Boeing factory demonstrator lands at Oshkosh in July 2011, prior to all the battery problems. Photo: Andrew Jones – OPShots Contributor // Boeing began installing reinforced lithium-ion battery systems on five 787 jets in Japan on Monday, starting a process that should make the first commercial Dreamliners ready to fly… Read more
Boeing Expects To Complete Battery Tests In Weeks – Aviation Week
This Boeing Dreamliner demonstrator visited Washington Dulles in May 2012. Photo: Andrew Thon – OPShots Contributor // Tests of the revised Boeing 787 battery system are expected to be completed “within weeks” and will involve only a single flight test, says VP and 787 Chief Project Engineer Mike Sinnett.Revealing full… Read more





