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August 17, 2026
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On Saturday, a major air accident was narrowly avoided at Munich Airport. A departing Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 could only be stopped with difficulty on the four-kilometre-long runway…
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Vietnam's aviation authority released the first official details of the incident, which left the Dreamliner stopped on the runway after it returned
Israeli airline El Al cannot launch the direct connection between Tel Aviv and the Vietnamese capital Hanoi as planned for October 2026. The reason…
A Vietnam Airlines long-haul flight turned back shortly after takeoff from Munich Airport on 15 August 2026 due to a technical problem. The Boeing 787-9 aircraft was…
Vietnamese aviation authority provided the first official details of the incident, which left the Dreamliner stranded on the runway after its return
The photo is a frame from video recorded on the runway in Monaco by a service vehicle: it shows two scuff marks from the tyres of the Vietnam Airlines plane, which the other day…
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 caused a runway incident at Munich Airport over the weekend that could have ended in disaster.
New footage shows the full extent of the incident involving a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 in Munich. The aircraft rolled around 120 metres past the end of the runway before taking off. Also…
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August 16, 2026
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner overran the runway at Munich Airport during takeoff, striking its tail before climbing.
Last Monday, August 10, Vietnam's Navy held the steel-cutting ceremony for its new anti-submarine frigates, formally launching…
On August 15, 2026, VinSpace, the space technology arm of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, signed a launch services agreement with SpaceX to deploy its initial batch of commercial nanosatellites…
The widebody had departed Munich and had to return after two hours in the air, with reported damage to the landing gear and a possible tail strike
The 10-year-old Dreamliner returned after two hours in the air, with reports of damaged landing gear and a possible tail strike
Aviación Digital.- A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operating flight VN34 between Munich and Hanoi returned to the German airport on August 15 after an abnormal takeoff on the…
An aviation catastrophe appears to have been only narrowly averted at Munich International Airport (MUC) on Saturday after a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner with as many as 274 passengers on…
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Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 overruns Munich runway, suffers tail strike, and returns safely as investigators probe the incident. The post Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Suffers Runway Overrun and Tail…
August 15, 2026
A combination of takeoff and landing problems will keep a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 grounded for a long time in Munich, Germany. Tail strike on takeoff Flight Vietnam Airlines VN34 from Munich…
Passengers on a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 had a huge stroke of luck on takeoff in Munich. The pilots overran the end of the runway and only lifted off at the very last second…
A Munich departure turned chaotic as a 787-9 sustained heavy aft scraping and a puncture after a late rotation and runway overrun.
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Hanoi-bound aircraft returned to German hub after holding for 2h. Investigators are probing an apparent laboured take-off by a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 at Munich, which appears to have resulted…
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was forced to enter a holding pattern shortly after taking off from Munich Airport, following an abnormally late rotation during the…
A Dreamliner took off unusually late in Munich, kicking up a large cloud of dust during the takeoff…
A Dreamliner took off unusually late in Munich, raising a large cloud of dust. The Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 then flew holding patterns before returning to…
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suffered a serious incident during take-off from Munich Airport on Saturday, August 15, after the aircraft rotated unusually late and reportedly overran…
MUNICH — A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was forced to enter a holding pattern shortly after departure from Munich Airport following an unusually late takeoff rotation that kicked up…
August 14, 2026
Attack run on the POL site outside Haiphong The “World Famous Golden Dragons” of VA-192 had gained their name when the squadron’s F9F-5 Panthers starred in two Hollywood Korean War movies, Men of…
The Blackbird Developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft, the first flight of the SR-71 Mach 3 + spy plane took place on Dec. 22, 1964, and the first aircraft to enter service was…
El Al will not be able to launch its nonstop connection to Hanoi planned for October. According to the Israeli airline, the country's relevant security authorities…
August 13, 2026
As part of its operational deployment in the Indo-Pacific, the George Washington Strike Group departed Da Nang on August 5 after concluding its scheduled port visit to Vietnam since…
August 12, 2026
Vietnam-era family of Huey helicopters The Bell UH-1Y is a combat-proven utility helicopter slated to support the US Marine Corps (USMC) missions for the next four decades. The Yankee engages…
