Videos Archives - BoardingArea https://boardingarea.com/topic/videos/ Required Reading for Frequent Flyers. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:40:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://boardingarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/boardingarea-150x150.png Videos Archives - BoardingArea https://boardingarea.com/topic/videos/ 32 32 54447924 At Least 50 Injured on LATAM Flight to Auckland https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=at-least-50-injured-on-latam-flight-to-auckland Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:16:47 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=99580 On 11th March 2024, at least 50 passengers and crew members were injured on a LATAM Boeing 787 bound for Auckland. The B787 reportedly experienced severe turbulence due to a sudden drop in altitude en route.  The Boeing 787-9 with registration CC-BGG was operating flight LA800 from Sydney to Auckland. However, while it was en route to Auckland, it experienced severe turbulence due to a sudden fall of 100 meters mid-air due to an unspecified technical problem. Flight LA800 normally […]

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]]> 99580 United B737 MAX Veers Off Runway with Gear Collapsed https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=united-b737-max-veers-off-runway-with-gear-collapsed Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:58:09 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=99281 On 8th March 2024, a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX suffered a landing gear collapse on landing at Houston Intercontinental Airport, causing it to veer off the runway. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 with registration N27290 was performing flight UA2477 from Memphis to Houston Intercontinental with 160 passengers and 6 crew on board. Flight UA2477 landed on Houston’s runway 27 and slowed to taxi speed (about 30 knots) before attempting to turn right off onto the last taxiway, as reported by […]

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]]> 99281 United B777 Loses Tire During Takeoff + Announces 3 New Routes https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=united-b777-loses-tire-during-takeoff-announces-3-new-routes Fri, 08 Mar 2024 02:14:12 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=99141 On 7th March 2024, a United Airlines Boeing 777 bound for Osaka lost one of its main landing gear tires while taking off from San Francisco. Following the incident, the B777 diverted to Los Angeles for a thorough inspection. The Boeing 777-200ER with registration N226UA was performing flight UA35 from San Francisco to Osaka with 235 passengers and 14 crew members on board. However, shortly after taking off from San Francisco, the B777 lost a tire, which fell in an […]

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]]> 99141 Ethiopian Airlines Orders 20 Boeing 777X Jets https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=ethiopian-airlines-orders-20-boeing-777x-jets Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:18:25 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=98590 Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announced today an agreement for the East African airline to purchase eight 777-9 passenger airplanes and the potential for up to 12 additional jets. Ethiopian Airlines’ selection of 777-9 jets positions the carrier as the first 777X customer in Africa and builds on its 2023 order for 11 787 Dreamliner and 20 737 MAX airplanes to modernize and grow its fleet. “We are pleased to continue setting the trend in African aviation by adopting cutting-edge technologies […]

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]]> 98590 British Airways Announces £7 Billion Transformation Plan https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=british-airways-announces-7-billion-transformation-plan Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:04:16 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=98586 British Airways (BA) has unveiled a £7 billion transformation plan at its first ‘In the Skies’ showcase event in London. The British flag carrier has announced new seat designs for its narrow-body aircraft, new lounges, and upgrades to the Airbus A380. Around £5 billion will be reportedly invested in new aircraft and cabins. All widebody aircraft will feature the new Club Suite Business Class seat and the A380s will be retrofitted with a new First Class cabin. BA’s Chairman and […]

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]]> 98586 American Airlines Orders 260+ Airbus, Boeing and Embraer Jets https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=american-airlines-orders-260-airbus-boeing-and-embraer-jets Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:28:05 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=98415 American Airlines has placed a firm order for 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10, and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft. This order also includes options for 193 additional aircraft, aiming to enhance their domestic, short-haul international routes, and offer more premium seats. Boeing has clarified that the new order is for 85 B737 MAX 10 jets and a conversion of a previous order for 30 of the smaller MAX 8 variant brings the firm order to 115 MAX 10 […]

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]]> 98415 Trip Report: Special Flight on Australia’s Newest Jet – Qantas A220 https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=trip-report-special-flight-on-australias-newest-jet-qantas-a220 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 00:33:22 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=98208 Qantas operated a special charter flight from Sydney to Uluru (Ayers Rock) on its new Airbus A220. I was onboard to experience the new aircraft and for the first time, visited the Australian outback. The first Qantaslink A220, featuring the artwork of Maringka Baker. The aircraft is named after the original artwork, Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa (the creation story of the two sisters). Video Enjoy an air-to-air video of Australia’s newest jet in the country setting. The Trip The aircraft spent two weeks […]

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]]> 98208 IATA: 2023 Safest Year for Flying By Several Parameters https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=iata-2023-safest-year-for-flying-by-several-parameters Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:45:12 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=97660 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 2023 Annual Safety Report for global aviation. Aviation continues to make progress on safety with several 2023 parameters showing “best-ever” results.  There were no hull losses or fatal accidents involving passenger jet aircraft in 2023. However, there was a single fatal accident involving a turboprop aircraft, resulting in 72 fatalities. There were 37 million aircraft movements in 2023 (jet and turboprop), an increase of 17% on the previous year. Report highlights include: […]

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]]> 97660 The World’s Most On-Time Airports 2023 https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=the-worlds-most-on-time-airports-2023 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 04:16:26 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=97246 In this post, we reveal the top airports that offered the most on-time performance in 2023, according to CIRIUM. *Note that for a flight to be on time, it must arrive at the gate within 15 minutes and Cirium has divided the airports into three major criteria. Top 20 Global Airports for On-Time Performance Among airports worldwide, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport emerged as the frontrunner, achieving an on-time departure rate of 84.44%.  India’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Kempegowda International […]

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]]> 97246 Video: Drunk Passenger attacks crew, gets handcuffed https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=video-drunk-passenger-attacks-crew-gets-handcuffed Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:30:02 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=97084 The drunk passenger on board an Emirates flight on Sunday was caught on video while attacking the crew, he was handcuffed and later arrested.

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