The Federal Aviation Administration would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be considered in the House this week, possibly giving passengers a break from ever-shrinking legroom and cramped quarters. (www.yahoo.com) 更多...
Singapore Airlines Ltd. took delivery of the Airbus SE A350-900 ultra long range aircraft to start a non-stop service to New York, a journey of about 19 hours that will become the world’s longest. (www.bloomberg.com) 更多...
The new Delta TechOps MRO, with more than 11 thousand m2 for engine maintenance, had its first major milestone: its inauguration. This new space will allow Delta to perform maintenance services on engines with the most sophisticated and advanced technologies, in particular the next generation of engines present on Delta Airbus A350 aircraft and the future A330-900neo... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
«On pourrait penser qu’en 2018, ça n’arrive pas. Mais ça arrive.» Jamel Parker a 31 ans. Il a intenté un procès contre la compagnie américaine Southwest Airlines et a indiqué que cette dernière avait une salle de repos réservée aux personnes blanches à l’aéroport de Houston, au Texas. Si la salle de repos n’existe plus depuis un ou deux ans, c’est seulement parce que des rénovations l’ont transformée en bureau d’un supérieur. Mais Jamel Parker l’affirme dans le «Houston Chronicle», Southwest… (www.slate.fr) 更多...
The commercial supersonic flight over the U.S. soil has been banned since 1978, but Congress might remove or mitigate the constraints. (airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
Ryanair has vowed to be nicer to its passengers. But one man has discovered the budget airline still has a mean streak. After being denied a seat with extra legroom that he had paid £20 for, Bob Hamilton asked cabin crew to waive his £17 drinks bill to make up for it. But the airline staff instead summoned the police when the plane landed to force him to pay up. (www.aviationrepublic.com) 更多...
Seattle - Dennis Muilenburg, the Boeing boss, revealed nothing new about the Boeing's long-discussed NMA program at Farnborough Airshow this year. But internally, Boeing follows a precise timeline for its New Mid-market Airplane that is unofficially dubbed 797 by the industry. Teams in Seattle are working towards a program launch announcement at the Paris Air Show in June 2019 Jon Ostrower reports (airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
