FAA Approved?

Author: admin  |  Category: 70

I found this on an aviation forum and I just can’t stop staring at the photographs.

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N9368D is a Piper Supercub registered in Anchorage.

Ouch

Apparently, the owner went on a fishing trip and left the catch in the plane.

Easier than a tin can

A bear smelled the food and tore the plane apart to get to it. I suppose a Piper is easier to open than a tin can…

Frontal Attack

Take a look at the horizontal stabilizer. Wow.

Ingenious

So, the story goes that the Alaskan pilot had 2 new tires, three cases of speed tape and several rolls of cellophane delivered to the site and promptly repaired his plane so that he could fly it home.

FAA Approved?

If you look closely, you can just about see that he wrote the registration on the side with a ball-point pen.

Would you get in?

Source: Sylvia

Air Mauritius receives A332

Author: admin  |  Category: 174

Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its second A332.

Source: flyer

Arik receives first Q400

Author: admin  |  Category: 178

Arik Air has taken delivery of its first Bombardier Dash-8 Q400.

Source: flyer

Royal Air Maroc to Banjul

Author: admin  |  Category: 182

Royal Air Maroc has started new service to Banjul, Gambia from its base in Casablanca. Flights operate 2x per week on Thursdays and Sundays using B738 aircraft.

AT599 CMN – BJL: 2150 – 0135
AT598 BJL – CMN: 0330 – 645

Source: flyer

EgyptAir to Almaty

Author: admin  |  Category: 186

EgyptAir launched new service between Cairo, Egypt and Almaty, Kazakhstan on Saturday. Flights are operated twice per week on Mondays and Fridays.

MS715 CAI – ALA: 2220 – 815
MS716 ALA – CAI: 915 – 1200

Source: flyer