Category Archives: Aviation News

Metrojet Flight 9268 Crash – Midair Disaster?

11/01/15 Update: In the wake of the crash of the Metrojet a321 in Egypt, new possible information has come out. Viktor Sorochenko, executive director of Russia’s Interstate Aviation Commite, told reporters, “Disintegration of the fuselage took place in the air, and the fragments are scattered

Singapore Airlines to Resume Direct Flights to US

Singapore Airlines and Airbus have announced that the world’s longest flight will be given a new chance. The Singapore to New York flight, flown on a340-500s, was retried in 2013. When they bring the flight back, it will be flown on an a350-900ULR. This new

A Day at EAA Oshkosh AirVenture 2015

Scroll down to watch our video on Oshkosh and view some photos we took at the event. If you follow our twitter account where we live tweet many events (@FandaGearLive), you know that some FandaGear authors were at Oshkosh AirVenture 2015. For those who never heard

Qantas’ Profits and Dreamliner Orders

Qantas has announced a  $975 million annual pre-tax profit. This is significant compared to a $646 million loss a last year. Due to this, Qantas will give out 505 million, or 23¢ a share, to shareholders, in early November. This is Qantas’s biggest profit since 2008. In 2008 it had

Trigana Air Service Plane Found

August 20 3:33 pm CDT Update: Both the Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder have been located and sent to Jakarta for analysis. They should help bring light on why the Trigana Air Service aircraft cashed into a mountainous area on a short flight

Hail Damaged Airplanes

(Original story about damaged Delta 747, Delta a320, and American 787 below update) August 24th 5:27 CDT Update: N805AN, the American 787 mentioned in this post, is back flying fully fixed after it was damaged by hail over Beijing 4 weeks ago. The Dreamliner was

Debris Found Confirmed to be Part of MH370.

August 5 15:16CDT Update: The piece of debris that was found on Reunion Island has been identified as part of the missing MH370. This is the first piece of the Boeing 777 that disappeared over one year ago with 239 people on board. Investigators examined

EAA AirVenture 2015 App Walkthrough

EAA AirVenture 2015 is just a few days away! The video below is a quick walkthrough of what the official app has to offer and its features. App Download Links: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2014/id891781607 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eaa.eaaapp2 Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/EAA-AirVenture-2015/dp/B0119ZPA5O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1436462263&sr=8-2    

Recap of Red Bull Air Race Budapest

The Red Bull Air Race in Budapest was a great success. Our correspondent was on the scene for the preperation and the race its self. He was live tweeting it on @FandaGearLive and took the pictures seen in this post. Friday Practice Runs and Preformances:

Flightradar24 Update 6.4.0

A few days ago, the iOS version of the Flightradar24 app was updated. The main focus of the update was to enhance search capabilities. Here is a quick run through of those new features: Default view when app is opened: The new search menu: New

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