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August 17, 2026
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…
August 16, 2026
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner overran the runway at Munich Airport during takeoff, striking its tail before climbing.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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August 14, 2026
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…
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Sun Phu Quoc Airways will take on eight Airbus A330-200s that previously flew for American Airlines and, before that, US Airways. Four of the jets are due to join the Vietnamese…
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August 11, 2026
BAA Training Vietnam has welcomed the first group of Sun PhuQuoc Airways pilot cadets for Airbus A320 Type Rating training, marking the beginning of a new partnership to support the […]
Sun Phu Quoc Airways will now work with BAA Training Vietnam on pilot training. A first group of 13 pilots began training on 10 August at the simulator centre in Ho Ch…
BAA Training Vietnam has welcomed the first group of Sun PhuQuoc Airways pilot cadets for Airbus A320 Type… The post Sun PhuQuoc Airways picks BAA Training for A320 cadets appeared first on AeroTime .
August 10, 2026
Flights from Vietnam’s largest city will begin in 2027.
The Vietnamese low-cost carrier will launch two weekly A330 services from WSI to Ho Chi Minh City in January, increasing to three starting in March, with its Thai subsidiary to begin four weekly…
August 8, 2026
Vietnam is strengthening its air component looking to Moscow and appears set to be confirmed as launch customer for the new version of the Yakovlev trainer and attack aircraft...
August 7, 2026
Cebu Pacific (CEB) has announced that it is to add five new and resumed international routes to China,… The post Cebu Pacific adds 5 new routes to China, Vietnam, and Japan for Q4 2026 appeared…
August 5, 2026
Bamboo Airways' fleet has shrunk from 44 to just three aircraft, and scheduled flights have disappeared from the booking system
What I Did During the Vietnam War—Part I Air Facts Journal My work involved testing aircraft carrier catapults and arresting gear, both shipboard and land-based, as well as visual landing aids…
