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Air France flight AF687 from Atlanta, USA to Paris CDG, France requested to return to the gate on Tuesday, March 19 2024. The Boeing 777-200ER was about to depart from runway 27R when the crew had to reject the takeoff. The aircraft (registration F-GSPA) was delivered in 1998. Pilots contacted the tower about an open door alarm and requested to return to the gate. About one hour later, the pilots asked for a shortcut because connecting pax were going to be late. Thanks to that, the flight AF687 landed only 30 minutes late in Paris.

At the same time, the aircraft’s slip/skid indication deflected to the full right position on the Primary Flight Display (PFD). The PFD airspeed display then indicated that the aircraft was approaching the overspeed limit and the stall speed limit simultaneously. The aircraft pitched up and climbed to approximately FL410 and the indicated airspeed decreased from 270 kts to 158 kts. The stall warning and stick shaker devices also activated. The aircraft returned to Perth where an uneventful landing was completed. For those who enjoy reading and thinking about strange happenings and coincidence. However, no indication of loss of radio, transponder,...

LiveATC.net has captured the final approach of Asiana Airlines Flight 214. Flight 214 from Seoul, South Korea was on a direct flight and was landing on to runway 28L when it crashed at 11.36am. [photo] San Francisco Fire Department officials are reported to have confirmed fatalities in the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER crash. Local news media KTVU has reported that two passengers were killed and 61 injured. [photo] Flightglobal.com reports that the 2006-registered aircraft HL7742 had accumulated 35,700h on 5,185 cycles at 31 March. The 777-200ER, one of 12 in the Asiana fleet, was powered by the Pratt & Whitney...

Testing the limit at which a Boeing 777's wings break from stress caused by turbulence or other factors. (Boeing factory, Everett, WA. Jan 14th, 1995 )

UK investigators remain unable to explain the reduction in fuel flow that led to a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER losing power in both engines and landing short of the runway at London Heathrow in January. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has issued an update to the inquiry into the 17 January accident. Flight recorder information shows that the Rolls-Royce Trent 800s' engine control system detected the reduced flow and commanded fuel-metering valves to open fully. While the valve responded to this command, says the AAIB, there was "no appreciable change" in the fuel flow to either engine. "Evidence to date...

Singapore Airlines said it might buy more Boeing 777 airplanes so it could continue to grow if there were further delays with the Airbus A380 superjumbo jet.

LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways launched a long-awaited competition on Tuesday to replace its fleet of 114 long-haul Boeing aircraft, a move that could generate crucial orders for Boeing's rival Airbus. Europe's third-biggest airline, which wants to take delivery of the first new planes by early 2009, said it was too soon to say how many planes it would acquire, although analysts said the bill would be at least $7 billion. An early order date could benefit Boeing, since Airbus is struggling to launch its proposed new mid-sized A350 model -- now set for 2012 deliveries at the earliest --...

Airbus has done it again. On Jan. 17, the European planemaker reported that it booked 1,055 net aircraft orders in 2005, just ahead of the 1,002 logged by Boeing in a record-breaking sales year for both companies.

QANTAS will this week decide on A$20bn ($15bn) worth of orders for 90 aircraft, with the lion’s share tipped to go to manufacturer Boeing. Boeing’s 777 and 787 are pitted against Airbus’s A340 and A350 in the competition to equip the Australian airline with new planes. The Qantas board meets this Wednesday and an announcement is expected the same day. The Business can also reveal that Airbus is studying a revamp of the A340, its 777 equivalent, after a raft of wins by its American rival. Last week, Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s de facto flagcarrier, placed an order for a...

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam Airlines on Sunday took delivery of a Boeing 777-200ER flown in from Seattle, the last of four planes it bought three years ago following a landmark U.S.-Vietnam trade agreement. The multimillion-dollar aircraft deal — estimated to be worth about $700 million — was the first commercial agreement signed between the two countries after the 2001 trade deal. The United States is now Vietnam's largest trading partner. "The Boeing purchases played a very important role in pushing forward the U.S-Vietnam trade relationship," said Nguyen Xuan Hien, president and CEO of Vietnam Airlines, the country's national carrier. Washington...