Sukhoi Superjet 100, a new 100-seater plane by Sukhoi and currently on a series of demo flight across the Asia has gone missing in Indonesia reportedly with about 40 people onboard. The aircraft was operating a demo flight in Indonesia in a bid to attract potential buyers for this new brand of aircraft. According to reports, the plane went missing at 2:33 PM local time around West Java after it had... 

A Boeing 727 was deliberately crashed in a desert to provide a real coverage of an air crash for a documentary on air safety. The pilot flew 727 Image Credits: Aviationspectator.com over a desert and then ejected safely to let the plane crash which was recorded from various angles. The desert where this act was performed is Sonoran desert in Baja California, Mexico. The filming was being done for a... 

An ATR-72 plane carrying at least 43 people has crashed in Siberia, Russia about 1700km away from Moscow, on 02 April 2012. The UTair airlines plane crashed shortly after taking off outside Tyumen, an oil producing region in western Russia. It burst into flames after takeoff and eventually crashed in a snow covered area. Thirteen survivors were pulled out of the 43 but one died after sustaining serious... 

Air New Zealand is hosting a mini golf event which invites its passengers to play golf at over 30,000 feet and win prizes if they get their shots all right. The competition is offered in one of A320 aircraft registration ZK-OAB which flies between Auckland and Queenstown. The “In-Flight Putting” challenge invites four passengers to put the ball down the aisle into the hole and get variety... 

Earlier we have seen the 787 flying with Rolls Royce engines but not the one with General Electric’s futuristic GEnx engines. However, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of US has finally given the certificate to the GEnx powered 787 as well, allowing it to be operated for flight operations. Certification means that Japan Air Lines (JAL) will be receiving its first of the ordered 787 Dreamliners... 

Qantas, the Australian airline has started offering wi-fi during flight on a eight-week trial basis on six of their A380 aircraft operating international flights between Australia and United States. Before this some airlines in US are offering wi-fi through on-ground towers but this restricts to the availability of internet only in US airspace. Satellite based internet is too expensive right now to... 

World’s longest aircraft Boeing 747-8′s  VIP version has finally been delivered to an unidentified customer. B747 is the latest variant of Boeing 747, also known as jumbo jet. The delivery is the first one of the eight 747-8Is to be delivered this year. The one delivered recently is a VIP configured jet, with Qatar government being reportedly the unidentified customer. The speculation... 

American Airlines, the first operator of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in United States, has unveiled what its 777-300ERs pending delivery will look from inside. AA has 10 such aircraft on order. All the 777-300ERs will be configured in 3-class layout. Boeing 777-300ER is a wide-body aircraft that has 9 seats in a row (economy configuration). It can seat upto 365 passengers in a 3-class layout and 550... 

The orders for Boeing 777-300ER, one of the much admired and popular widebody aircraft of modern aviation industry, continue to flow in. Recently Saudia Arabian Airlines placed an order for 8 more such aircraft before picking up the 2 they had already ordered and were ready to fly. The new order is worth 2.4 billion US$. Saudia Arabian Airlines already has 23 Boeing 777-200 ERs in its fleet. It was... 

Here are five unbelievable services you will get to see and experience on various airlines around the world: 1. Double Bed – Singapore Airlines In a Singapore Airlines A380, couples can avail this facility of having a middle aisle room that can turn into a double bed. Singapore Airlines are the first ones to introduce this offer. 2. Free Chromebooks – Virgin America Virgin America offers...