Recovery crews will not be able to retrieve the small aircraft that crashed into Lake Attersee on Wednesday until Monday at the earliest, ORF reported. The operation was called off on Saturday because of difficult technical conditions and could not be carried out on Sunday either. The Upper Austr…

Efforts to recover a small aircraft that crashed into Lake Attersee on Wednesday have been hampered by rough weather and difficult technical conditions, ORF reported. The wreck could be brought to the surface on Saturday, but it was not yet certain whether the operation would succeed. Divers work…

The wreck of a small aircraft that crashed into Lake Attersee has suffered extensive damage, ORF Upper Austria reported. Rescue teams examined it at a depth of about 163 metres, finding several parts broken or bent. Weather conditions mean the recovery is unlikely to begin before Saturday. The wr…

A specially developed aircraft recovery vehicle made in St. Nikolai ob Draßling in Styria has been handed over to Munich Airport, ORF reported. It is designed to quickly remove disabled aircraft from runways and help prevent further damage and lengthy disruptions to flight operations. The vehicle…

AviationNews – British aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has established a highly specialized Global Aircraft Recovery (GAR) unit to extract stranded commercial airplanes from volatile geographic regions. The tactical asset completed its inaugural mission by safely retrieving an isolated twin-engine utility transport aircraft from active combat conditions inside Saudi Arabia and returning it over 2,500 miles back to base. The creation of the strategic asset addresses a distinct operational hazard for short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) operators worldwide.