Two dead in light aircraft crash near Henley-on-Thames

The conclusion of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch’s (AAIB) investigation into the light aircraft crash at Bredon Hill, Gloucester earlier this year is that the aircraft was in controlled flight when it hit the ground killing two people. The Piper PA28 Warrior III (G-WAVS) crashed on Bredon Hill on the [read more]

First of all, let me say this feature does not deal with what led up to the crash or the cause of the landing gear/hydraulic failure. What I am looking at here is solely what happened post-landing. On the 29th December Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800, declared an [read more]

A minor incident involving two aircraft occurred this evening at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) when a Korean Air Boeing 777-300 clipped the tail of an Icelandair Boeing 757 whilst taxiing. It is understood that the Korean air flight, operating KE908, clipped the 757 with its wing. A spokesperson for Heathrow airport [read more]