Aviastar-TU Tupolev TU-204-100C freighter (RA-64032) operating cargo flight 4B 6534 today (January 8) from Hangzhou, China to Novosibirsk, Russia with 8 crew members was pushing back when a fire erupted in the cabin.
The aircraft burned and is a total insurance write off (WO).
The aircraft was painted in the Cainiao special livery.
Air China’s pictured Airbus A330-343 B-5958 (msn 1587) was consumed and damaged beyond repair by fire that broke out reportedly in the cargo hold while parked at the Terminal 3 gate at Beijing on August 27, 2019.
The aircraft was assigned to departing flight CA 183 bound for Tokyo (Haneda).
Passengers and crew members that were boarding the aircraft when the fire erupted were able to safely evacuate the aircraft.
Report by Jacdec on Twitter:
Top Copyright Photo: Air China Airbus A330-343 B-5958 (msn 1587) PEK (Michael B. Ing). Image: 947418.
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