In celebration of Dulles’ 50th Anniversary, Washington Dulles International Airport is inviting the public to participate in June’s Discover Dulles event. (www.examiner.com) 更多...
Tested.com says a total of 1,455 pounds of stuff was hauled up to the International Space Station—primarily grub for those hungry astronauts. (www.scribd.com) 更多...
It appears the nose gear gave out once the plane touched down. More details will come I'm sure. I watched it fly over the house about 30 minutes before. It was a marvelous sight to see and hear such a beautiful piece of history. Looks like there were no injuries. (www.charlotteobserver.com) 更多...
This is the first time I've ever seen a Southwest flight come into JFK scheduled or unscheduled!!! I hope SWA and visits Kennedy again soon!!! (flightaware.com) 更多...
ICON is proud to announce that the A5 will be the first production aircraft in history to be designed to and completely comply with the Federal Aviation Administration's full-envelope Part 23 spin-resistance standards once production starts. This is a tremendous safety advancement that can significantly reduce the number of loss-of-control accidents resulting from stall/spin scenarios, which are the most significant cause of fatal General Aviation accidents. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
11 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012 - Subtropical Storm Beryl's current projected path has it making landfall near Jacksonville by Sunday night. Expect airport Delays. (www.cfnews13.com) 更多...
Ice Pilots NWT'Arnie Schrederpassed away on the 4th this month. He was the chief pilot at buffalo airways.he will always be remembered at buffalo and by he's fans. We hope you rest in peace Arnie. (www.icepilots.com) 更多...
A 'Million Miler' sues United Airlines over perk reductions due to the new MileagePlus Program from the United-Continental merger. (www.chicagotribune.com) 更多...
I'm all signed up, and I have asked friends and family to do the same! How about you? I usually come on this site to find out where in the world my son is. Can't believe I did not find this site posted on Flight Aware. Glad I looked around! So, here you go! Get busy and sign up too!!! (www.theunfriendlyskies.org) 更多...
This 747 is sitting in a boneyard in Mojave, CA awaiting scrapping. On May 23rd, 2012 the area experienced extreme winds of 70+ miles per hour due to a low pressure zone. Without the weight of its engines, the slightly tail heavy 747 tries to take to the skies one last time. The next day the plane was found to have also rotated about 45 degrees from its original position. (m.youtube.com) 更多...
FIFI- the only flying B-29 is here plus a P-51 and B-24 in addition to the "Miracle on the Hudson" A320 and tons of other displays. (www.carolinasaviation.org) 更多...
OZARK, Ark. (AP) - Authorities in western Arkansas say two people suffered minor injuries when the small plane they were in crashed while trying to make an emergency landing in Ozark. Sgt. Brent Scott with the Franklin County sheriff's office says the pilot was taken to a hospital for minor injuries after Friday's plane crash in a field near the airport in Ozark. Scott says the only passenger in the four-passenger plane also had minor injuries - but was not hospitalized Scott says the… (todaysTHV.com) 更多...
Airbus is aiming to sell another 30 A350s this year, across the family, and is unconcerned by the order book plateau for the -800 and -1000 variants. Chief operating officer for customers John Leahy, speaking at an event in Toulouse earlier this week, insists that the airframer's main difficulty in attracting orders is slot availability. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Free Wi-Fi, live sports, touch-free controls; that little square screen in the back of the seat in front is a master of boredom aversion (www.cnngo.com) 更多...
La mayor aerolínea de Estados Unidos, United Airlines, y la colombiana Avianca firmaron un acuerdo de código compartido para ofrecer a sus clientes más y mejores opciones de viaje. El acuerdo entrará en vigencia el 21 de junio próximo. (www.aviaciondigitalglobal.com) 更多...
An American Airlines passenger was restrained Friday after his flight landed in Miami, a spokeswoman for the Miami International Airport said. Authorities were called to the scene of American Airlines Flight 320, which had departed from Montego Bay, Jamaica, spokeswoman Maria Levrant said. CNN affiliate WSVN reported that the passenger tried to rush the cockpit, and was restrained by two other passengers before authorities arrived at the scene. (www.cnn.com) 更多...
Ivan Agerton, at Deep Space Reconnaissance/Special Ops, sent us this incredibly crisp footage of the F-35 shot for Lockheed Martin using a Red Epic camera and a Canon zoom. (gizmodo.com) 更多...
Las mayores aerolíneas europeas están estudiando el impacto que tendría la salida de Grecia de la moneda única sobre sus negocios, una cuestión a la que sus presidentes restaron importancia al señalar que es un ejercicio habitual en el sector privado. (www.abc.es) 更多...
Airbus is offering US airlines buying its A320 passenger jet extra-wide seats for obese passengers, leading to fatter profits, Airbus's aircraft interiors director says. (www.watoday.com.au) 更多...
The Airbus A350-1000 will beat the Boeing 777-300ER on range and fuel burn per passenger, but demand for the A350 is outstripping availability, Airbus COO-customers John Leahy said Wednesday during a media briefing in Toulouse, France. (atwonline.com) 更多...
Charlotte's outspoken airport director said adding international service at Houston Hobby Airport would not be in Houston's best interest. (www.thestreet.com) 更多...
First VIP Airbus A380 Whitney is a real flying palace taxing in Toulouse Blagnac Airport. Going to be delivered to Al-Waleed Bin Talal of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
Malaysia Airlines next week is due to receive its first Airbus A380. The aircraft is one of six A380s the airline has on order, with handovers expected in relatively rapid succession. (www.aviationweek.com) 更多...
Airbus will have to retrofit 120 A380s to resolve a problem with wing component cracking before a permanent fix will be implemented on new-build aircraft. The aircraft maker has already delivered 74 A380s, but the total number in need of retrofit will grow to 120 aircraft because of work already in the production system, says Tom Williams, Airbus’s executive VP-programs. (www.aviationweek.com) 更多...
Airbus is unlikely to increase narrowbody production rates any time soon due to concern over supply chain capabilities. The aircraft maker currently builds 40 narrowbodies a month and is aiming for a monthly production rate of 42 in October. Last year, the company considered building the rate to 44 aircraft a month, but decided against the move, and now Airbus Chief Operating Officer for Customers John Leahy says he “tends to doubt” that increase will ever happen. (www.aviationweek.com) 更多...
China's first passenger jet, the 90-seat ARJ21, is unlikely to get regulatory approval before 2013, an executive of its producer said on Thursday, putting it about five years behind its makers' original schedule to win certification. (news.airwise.com) 更多...
The first Boeing 777-200ER for Scoot, the soon-to-be-launched new low cost carrier from Singapore Airlines, has emerged from the paint hangar in Singapore. (www.nycaviation.com) 更多...
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines today announced the flight numbers and markets for its first group of Boeing 777-300ERs that will enter the airline's fleet starting this December. On Dec. 13, the Dallas/Fort Worth – Sao Paulo route will be the first to feature the newest addition to American's fleet. In February, the aircraft will fly to London Heathrow from both Dallas/Fort Worth and New York JFK. (aa.mediaroom.com) 更多...
Swedish manufacturer Saab is considering a strategic return to manufacturing regional turboprop aircraft after a 15-year hiatus. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse takes off on May 24, in Payerne on its first attempted intercontinental flight from Switzerland to Morocco. Solar Impulse, piloted by Andre Borschberg, is expected to land in Madrid for a stopover before heading to Morocco without using a drop of fuel. Bertrand Piccard will pilot the second leg on to Rabat, scheduled to leave Madrid on May 28 at the earliest. (photoblog.msnbc.msn.com) 更多...
A door fell off of a jet Wednesday and crash-landed on a Hallandale Beach golf course, Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Thursday. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/24/2815195/plane-door-falls-from-sky-and.html#storylink=cpy (www.miamiherald.com) 更多...
A planned production rate increase of the Airbus A330 depends on Europe resolving the global dispute over aviation carbon emission fees. (atwonline.com) 更多...
Modifications to repair wing rib cracks on in-service Airbus A380s will begin in the first quarter of 2013 and the composite material at the root of the problem will no longer be used on new-production aircraft delivered from 2014. (atwonline.com) 更多...
Delta Air Lines Inc. will begin taking delivery of Boeing Co. 717 aircraft as early as 2013 and has agreed to sublease all 88 of Southwest Airlines Co.'s Boeing 717s over three years. (www.marketwatch.com) 更多...
Airbus is expecting up to 120 A380s to be delivered before the permanent fix for the wing-rib bracket cracking problem on the type is fully in place. The airframer detailed its proposed solution during a briefing in Toulouse. Its initial retrofit, for aircraft already in service, centres on 23 hybrid ribs mounted in the more lightly-loaded sections of each wing. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
An experimental airplane has crashed into Lake Jessup, just outside of Sanford Florida. Seminole County emergency management officials said they started to receive calls at 8:30am Thursday morning that an airplane had crashed into the alligator infested lake... (www.thefloridanewsjournal.com) 更多...
