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A Westjet 737 (C-FWSI) collided this week with a C130 at Comox Airport, Canada. The flight was operated from Comox to Edmonton and was cancelled.

Fenix A320 has announced version V2 of their A320. The V2 update is divided into two blocks. Block 1 has released today and includes mostly under the hood improvements to systems, displays, aircraft behaviour and some small improments in the EFB. Block 1 is promised to bring major FPS improvements.

Block 2 is scheduled to launch in September. This will include the IAE variant, updated model and improvements to the current CFM model.

Eindelijk wordt dit eens aangepakt! Las dit toevallig en het viel samen met een recente zure vakantie-ervaring.

Ik had een appartement in Oostenrijk geboekt via TUI. Wil ik daar na twee weken uitchecken: vraagt de accommodatie nog even €230 (!) eindschoonmaak voor een 2-persoons studio.

Reactie TUI: deze 'bijkomende kosten' worden inderdaad niet getoond tijdens het boekingsproces, want ze zijn van de accommodatie en niet van ons. MAAAARRRRRR... het wordt wel vermeld in de accomodatie-beschrijving, dus dan mag het.

Bleek het in de advertentie onder het kopje faciliteiten te staan, tussen de regels 'TV met Netflix' en 'Gratis WiFi'.

Het voelde voor mij aardig misleidend en iets wat gewoon thuishoort in het kostenoverzicht van het boekingsproces.

als kruisbericht geplaatst vanaf: https://lemm.ee/post/3698256

Cathay Pacific A350 makes a very hard, high pitch landing at London Heathrow.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/3560055

A Volaris Airbus A321-200N, registration XA-VSC performing flight Y4-488 from Tijuana to Guadalajara (Mexico), landed on Guadalajara's runway 11 at 11:52L (17:52Z) but touched down hard and suffered a tail strike. The aircraft rolled out without further incident. There were no injuries, the aircraft suffered substantial damage.

Mexico's DAAIA (Direccion de Analisis de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion) reported the aircraft XA-VSC suffered a hard landing at Guadalajara, but attributed the aircraft to Viva Aerobus instead of Volaris. The DAAIA quoted the captain of the flight stating: "We were on an ILS approach. The first officer was flying the aircraft, the approach was carried out in a normal way. On short final an instability started, the first officer decelerated the aircraft completely, the aircraft went down, I didn't have time to correct, a strong impact was felt. When we arrived at the apron, we were informed that a tail strike had occurred, a report was recorded in the logbook and the company and authorities were informed." The DAAIA have opened an investigation.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Guadalajara about 72 hours after landing.

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/3437085

July 24th - a Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N189DN performing flight DL-185 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of Malpensa's runway 35R when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence and hail prompting the crew to declare emergency reporting severe turbulence, hail and a cracked windshield. The crew stopped the climb at FL230 and diverted to Rome Fiumicino (Italy) where the aircraft landed on runway 16R without further incident about 65 minutes after departure. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage including punctures of the right hand wing, punctures of both engine spinners, damage to both engines' fan blades, punctured radome, and dents along the leading edges of the wings.

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/3435410

White Elephants are frequently seen in cases involving bridges, and Belgium has quite a few examples. This particular bridge in Belgium serves as an illustration of a White Elephant.

A new bypass road was planned by the city and the government of Wallonia. While planning this bypass, this bridge was already constructed in a farmers field over a low-used agricultural road. This occurred even though the route of the bypass had not been established, and the funding had not yet been secured.

As time went on, a change in the City Council's leadership and objections from the farming community led to the project being put on hold and eventually scrapped altogether. Today, the bridge stands as the solitary relic of the abandoned bypass plan.

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White Elephants are frequently seen in cases involving bridges, and Belgium has quite a few examples. This particular bridge in Belgium serves as an illustration of a White Elephant.

A new bypass road was planned by the city and the government of Wallonia. While planning this bypass, this bridge was already constructed in a farmers field over a low-used agricultural road. This occurred even though the route of the bypass had not been established, and the funding had not yet been secured.

As time went on, a change in the City Council's leadership and objections from the farming community led to the project being put on hold and eventually scrapped altogether. Today, the bridge stands as the solitary relic of the abandoned bypass plan.

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Als kruisbericht geplaatst vanaf: https://lemm.ee/post/3413381

A Kalitta Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N401KZ performing flight K4-968 from Anchorage,AK (USA) to Ningbo (China), landed on Ningbo's runway 31 but veered right off the runway and came to a stop with all gear on soft surface about 32 meters off the right hand runway egde about 2200 meters/7200 feet down the runway at about 15:18L (07:18Z). There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained minor if any damage.

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A nuclear power plant was built in Kalkar, Germany, and was completely constructed, ready to accept nuclear fuel. However, the project was put on hold and later canceled.

Background

The SNR-300 project began in the 1970s as a collaboration between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands and aimed to demonstrate the viability of fast breeder reactor technology. However, due to various factors including safety concerns, cost overruns, and public opposition to nuclear energy, the project faced multiple delays and controversies. In the late 1980s, following the Chernobyl disaster and growing anti-nuclear sentiment, the governments decided to cancel the SNR-300 project.The construction of the reactor was halted, and the project was officially abandoned in the early 1990s.

Some of the structures were later demolished and equipment was either sold or destroyed. The already received nuclear fuel was transported to France, where it was used in their nuclear reactors.

Repurpose

The site where the SNR-300 was being built, was repurposed into an amusement park known as "Wunderland Kalkar." The reactor building was transformed into a hotel, and the surrounding area now hosts various attractions.

Als kruisbericht geplaatst vanaf: https://lemm.ee/post/3221727

In Charleroi, Belgium, a significant portion of the light-rail network was built using shell structures, but it never became operational due to financial limitations. This was due to insufficient funds to complete the construction and cover operational expenses.

During the 1960s, the government initiated plans for an extensive light-rail network consisting of a central ring with 8 outward lines. The network's design aimed for maximum efficiency by avoiding road intersections, leading to the inclusion of numerous tunnels and viaducts in the blueprint.

Over the subsequent decades (70s, 80s, and 90s), only a portion of the central ring was actually built, and construction was limited to just 3 outward lines. Unfortunately, the project proved too costly, exacerbated by the economic decline in the Wallonia region caused by industrial downturn. As a result, certain parts of the network were constructed using basic structures and remain unused to this day.