The last flight of a pioneer: after having been vital to advancing aerial refuelling, the A310 Multi Role Tanker Transport is going into retirement. 18 years and 350 flights later, the flying test-bed that paved the way to automatic air-to-air refuelling of the #A330MRTT and enabled countless in-house innovative projects at Airbus will be replaced by a soon to be converted A330-200. Read more about the achievements of the #A310MRTT here: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2024-09-a310-mr

Here's what we know about the Airbus A320 crash in the French Alps, according to #Germanwings officials: -Two babies were among the passengers on the plane. -The plane's last routine check took place in Dusseldorf yesterday. -The captain had over 10 years flying experience. -They cannot confirm that a distress call was made. Read the latest here: http://fxn.ws/1xulpp8 | Fox News

AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION: The Lost Plane | Thai Airways Flight 311 | Airbus A310 Deadly Crash | MAYDAY 'Thai Airways International Flight 311 was a flight from Bangkok, Thailand's Don Mueang International Airport to Kathmandu, Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport. On Friday, 31 July 1992, an A310-304 on the route, registration HS-TID, crashed on approach to Kathmandu. At 07:00:26 UTC (12:45:26 NST; 14:00:26 ICT), the aircraft crashed into the side of a mountain 37 kilometres north of Kathmandu