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Pilots praised after guiding plane ‘blind’ through hail storm

Pilots praised after guiding plane ‘blind’ through hail storm

The nose of the plane was ripped off Pilots have been praised after they managed to safely land an airplane that went through a major hail storm which caused significant damage to the aircraft. Austrian Airlines flight OS434 was flying from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to Vienna, Austria, on June 9 when it hit a “thunderstorm […]

1 year ago

Haunting final words of pilot before plane crashed killing 228 people confirmed

Haunting final words of pilot before plane crashed killing 228 people confirmed

Recordings of the tragic final moments were retrieved from the wreckage. On 1st June 2009, Air France flight 447 disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people onboard. The cause of the tragic incident was attributed to a mix of technical failure made worse by a […]

2 years ago

Pilot dies in bathroom on flight carrying 271 passengers

Pilot dies in bathroom on flight carrying 271 passengers

He had been a pilot for 25 years An airline pilot died in the bathroom on a flight from Miami to Chile with 271 passengers aboard. Captain Ivan Andaur, 56, began feeling unwell three hours into the LATAM Airlines flight from Florida to Santiago, which left Miami at 10.11pm on Monday 14 August. He then […]

2 years ago

Helicopter pilot screams at dozy passenger who tried to grab lever mid-air 

Helicopter pilot screams at dozy passenger who tried to grab lever mid-air

‘That will kill us!’ A passenger in a helicopter tour was scolded by the pilot after they grabbed a lever in the cockpit. A video show’s the pilot grabbing the passenger’s wrist and screaming “No! That will kill us!” Cherlin Bijlsma, 27, from the Netherlands was on holiday travelling around the West Coast of the […]

2 years ago