Hi there,
If you are a regular reader, you will know that I have become increasingly frustrated with Flyblog of late… Whilst I love the idea of a dedicated aviation blog site; the admin appear to be experiencing issues with replying to my queries and comments. I may well move back to this site at some […]
Update on the Hewa Bora DC-9 crash
Plane veers off runway in Congo, bursts into flames
By CHARLES NTIRYCHA – 17 hours ago
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A Congolese jetliner with about 85 people aboard crashed on takeoff Tuesday, careening off a runway into a busy neighborhood and bursting into flames, officials said.
Witnesses reported dozens of bodies at […]
Full story:
OMG!
Hewa Bora Airways (Kinshasa) suffered a serious crash this morning involving its DC-9-51 S9-DBH (msn 47731). The aircraft was departing the Congolese town of Goma when it crashed into a crowded residential area shortly after takeoff. Initial reports put the estimated casualty toll at 78 or more, and say the aircraft may have […]
This weekend was FAB! Bf and I took baby to see his parents. Whilst we were there, Bf had an aerobatics flying lesson that his parents bought him for his birthday. Baby and I went along to ‘watch’. Unfortunately, all we got to witness was his take off, as they were far clear of the […]
Blogging is a weird thing. Here I am just writing out my thoughts, experiences and day-to-day randoms, and putting them out there into cyber space for everyone and anyone to read. When I started I found it hard to imagine that anyone would go out of their way to bother reading what I had to […]
Wow, fuel prices are a bitch right now. With the price of fuel surging upwards by more than 73% in the past year, Oasis has joined several other airlines in the past month in ceasing operations. I am at a loss for words really, but here goes…
Budget airline Oasiswhich offered flights from Gatwick airport to Hong […]
Just a quickie. Bf would have been due home today, except for the fact that he arranged an additional night’s stay at the ‘away from base’ airport he landed at to catch up with a very good friend of his from his training cadetship days, who is based there. It seems it was for the best […]
Wow. Well, I guess there is a lot to write about over the past few days… I have just read from varying sources that there have been a few airline closures accross the pond.
Aloha Airlines was the first victim of the week on March 31st, stating on their website that:
Unfortunately, unfair competition has succeeded in driving […]
Bf has just landed from a VERY short stay in the West Coast of the States. He left at 9am on Friday from one UK airport on his body clock flew the 9.5 hour trip there (arrived at his hotel late in the evening on his body clock, but early afternoon in the States), had less than 24 […]
I don’t know whether to crack up laughing, or be horrified about this one! My gut reaction is is belly laughter for about ten minutes… Then reality sets in and I think about the consequences… Here’s the story:
Dozy pilots sacked after falling asleep and overshooting airport by 15 miles - despite panicked calls from controllers
By DAVID GARDNER […]