Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing 747  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Incorrect Vr entry and poor cross‑check led to Air Atlanta 747F tail‑strike at Frankfurt Hahn

German investigators found an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-400F suffered a tail‑strike on takeoff from Frankfurt Hahn after the captain entered rotation speed 141 kt — 30 kt below the correct 171 kt — into the FMS. Insufficient crew cross‑checks triggered a stall warning and missed the error.

Also: Aviation Week
2026-01-28T01:57:05.030850-08:00
MRO   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Workforce & Skills Development   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   Boeing  
Boeing

South Asia to Require Nearly 3,300 New Aircraft by 2044 as Fleet and Traffic Near Quadruple

By Boeing: South Asia region’s airplane fleet and traffic will nearly quadruple Fleet growth will favor single-aisle jets for domestic and international travel Expansion will drive demand for 141,000 new...

Also: Economic Times and miragenews.com
2026-01-28T00:15:03.033967-08:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Reuters

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar killed as charter aircraft crashes and burns

By Reuters: The deputy chief minister of India's wealthiest state of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, died on Wednesday, along with four other people on board, when his charter aircraft went down in flames, the aviation regulator said.

Also: newsable.asianetnews.com, The Independent, news.ssbcrack.com, Sky News and 53 more
2026-01-27T20:42:39.427336-08:00
Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airbus A330   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
FlightGlobal • Howard Hardee

Delta orders 31 Airbus A330/A350 widebodies, reinforcing long‑haul fleet strategy after 787 deal

By FlightGlobal: Delta Air Lines has doubled down on its long-haul fleet commitment, hot on the heels of a recent deal for 30 Boeing 787s.

Also: AeroTime, Air Data News, FlightGlobal, Reuters, Rolls Royce, Airbus, Dj's Aviation, Aviation Week, View from the Wing, Delta Air Lines, airlinergs.com, mrobusinesstoday.com and en.traicy.com
2026-01-27T15:58:51.305825-08:00