BIG AVIATION REPORT

Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 02:17:03 MT

CH-AVIATION · SAFETY

DR CONGO DC-8-73(F) ACCIDENT LEAVES ONE FLYING WORLDWIDE...

A rare DC-8-73(CF) , the last remaining aircraft of Congolese cargo carrier Trans Air Cargo Service ( Kinshasa N'Djili ) (TACS), 9S-AJO (msn 46133), was severely damaged when it suffered a nose landing gear collapse during a runway excursion at Kinshasa N'Dji…

SCOTT: If your operation runs DJI, a 100 percent tariff is not a politics story — it is a spare-parts and insurance story. Have a Plan B airframe before the next firmware lockout.

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