Aviation events

The world’s biggest military airshow, the Royal International Air Tattoo, brought together some of the most astounding aircraft displays. Altogether, 230 aircraft were presented, of which the F-35, the F-22, the Rafale and the CV-22 Osprey. Watch this demonstration flight medley. Read the article.
 

The Farnborough Airshow , UK, will take place from the 11th to 17th July. This year some 200 aircraft will be on the ground and in the air. Of these, the long awaited F-35 and Bell V-280 Valor will be presented.
 

The latest report from the Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN) is formal, it was the disintegration of a gear in the main gearbox which caused the Super Puma crash in Norway two months ago.
 

The Eurosatory exhibition dedicated to the world of defense and security held in Paris is an opportunity for 1,500 exhibitors to showcase their products. Surveillance gyroplanes, flying buggies, military drones and helicopters.
 

It was a first in the history of aviation. On 4 June at Istres (southern France), the European nEUROn UCAV demonstrator displayed some of its capabilities in front of several thousand spectators. Watch the video, and read the article.
 

The signal from one of the Egyptair A320 black boxes has been detected by the French Navy using an acoustic detection system called Detector. This is an explanation of how this system that detects underwater locator beacons on the seabed works.
 

On 12 May in California, a Cessna with 18 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing in a field, which was filmed live. Watch the video, and read the article.
 

At the EBACE business aviation dedicated airshow in Geneva, Airbus launched their A350 VIP version, and Boeing brought a luxury configured B787. Two flying palaces priced at 300 million dollars apiece.
 

Nearly a month after the Super Puma H225 crash in Norway, the investigation continues, and is now focused on technical factors of the helicopter, from design to production and maintenance.
 

According to Egypt’s military and Greek Defence Minister, Panos Kammenos, the first debris of EgyptAir flight MS804, which disappeared off the Greek island of Karpathos in the early hours of 19 May have been found. Read the article.
 

The crash of an Airbus Helicopters’ H225 in Norway, has left 13 people dead. At present, it is unclear why the H225 Super Puma’s main rotor detached in flight. An investigation has been opened.
 

Europe's largest general aviation dedicated trade air show was held from 20 to 23 April in Friedrichshafen, Germany. A small parachute equipped jet, an electric aerobatics plane, and many other flying machines were on display.
 

Three weeks after the crash of the flyDubai Boeing 737 in Russia which left 62 dead, the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) has just released a preliminary report, from which we learn that the pilots pushed the plane into a nose-dive at 2,950 feet (900m) altitude.
 

A year after the crash of the Germanwings A320, which cost 150 lives, we know exactly what took place during the incident, thanks to the analysis of the black box. This is an account of the last ten minutes of the flight.
 

72 hours after the flydubai Boeing 737 crash in Russia, killing all 55 passengers and 7 crew members, has left a mystery. The video of the crash shows the Boeing 737 dropping "like a stone" at high speed.
 

A flydubai low-cost airline plane, on final approach from Dubai, crashed on the night of last Friday to Saturday, just before landing in southern Russia, killing all 62 people on board. Watch the video and read the article.
 

Two people escaped unscathed after their plane, a Cirrus SR22, fell out of the sky. A surveillance camera recorded the scene, which occurred on 5 March in the USA. Watch the video, without sound, and read the article.
 

On 18 February, a Bell 206 helicopter crashed into the water near Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii. Of the five occupants, one passenger died, and the pilot is in a serious condition. Watch the video. Read the article.
 

Just before Christmas, a drone filming an FIS Alpine Ski World Cup live event, at Madonna di Campiglio in Italy, disintegrated after falling onto the piste just behind Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher. Watch the video and read the article.