Apr 05 2011
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has started assembling the first Mitsubishi Regional Jet on April 5th, 2011. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries began riveting work on the frame structure surrounding the emergency escape hatch for crew in the cockpit roof of the first aircraft to be produced. Manufacturing of individual parts for the aircraft started last fall. The Mitsubishi …
Apr 04 2011
Reports have been received that CRJ 100ER (MSN 7070) 4L-GAE has crashed at Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) in the Congo during a landing attempt at that airport. The flight was operating for the United Nations with a crew of four and twenty-eight passengers. All were lost save one passenger when the aircraft impacted the ground on …
Apr 03 2011
On April 3, an Embraer EMB-135KL (MSN 145579) N377SK, operating as flight CHQ 5019, sustained substantial damage when the jet bridge was blown into the side of the forward fuselage as the airplane was being pushed back for departure from the Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ), Dubuque, Iowa. The captain, first officer, flight attendant, and 44 …
Apr 02 2011
On April 1st, 2011 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 5087 was coming in for a landing at the Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas when the pilot made an emergency call at 4:38pm. The aircraft struck a flock of large cranes, causing significant damage. A total of 46 passengers and 3 crew members were …
