Airbus has newly-recorded cancellations of 92 aircraft, pushing the airframer far into negative net order territory after the first two months of this year. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
American Airlines Co said on Friday that a Boeing 737 MAX bound for New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport declared an emergency after the captain shut down one engine over a possible mechanical issue. (finance.yahoo.com) 更多...
Belavia Belarusian Airlines (B2), the flag carrier airline of Belarus, is celebrating its 25th anniversary today. The carrier was founded on March 5, 1996. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published an update for its ongoing investigation of United Airlines (UA) flight 328. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
A flight was diverted to Sacramento International Airport Thursday night after a passenger died on a plane. Delta Flight 1837 was headed to Seattle from Cabo when a passenger became unresponsive, an airport spokesperson said. The Sacramento County coroner’s office responded to the airport to retrieve the person. It appears the person died of natural causes, the coroner’s office said. The coroner says the plane likely stopped in Sacramento because it was the closest airport and a place where the… (sacramento.cbslocal.com) 更多...
Upon reading the Lufthansa Group (LH) 2020 financial report from March 4, it is clear that LH is deeply restructuring its combined fleet. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
German carrier Eurowings (EW) announced today it would offer flights connecting Mallorca with Birmingham and Manchester from the end of May. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
A Korean Air 747-8 has made its way to Hamburg, Germany, for its conversion to a Presidential aircraft. The Korean government leased the plane last year to serve as the new “Code One” and replace the aging 747-400. Let’s find out more about this jet. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Once upon a time, Airbus had taken orders for a freighter variant of its A380 superjumbo. Some of these orders came from global shipping giant UPS but were eventually canceled in 2007. Let’s take a look at why UPS eventually lost interest in operating the A380 as a cargo jet. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Boeing Co. is seeking a new $4 billion revolving credit facility from a group of banks, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as it prepares to ride out a potentially lengthy slowdown in global aircraft demand. The plane maker has the option to increase the size of the two-year facility to as much as $6 billion, said the people, asking not to be identified as the transaction is private. So-called “revolver” loans are typically left undrawn by investment-grade rated firms such as… (finance.yahoo.com) 更多...
Researchers at Penn State are subjecting an old, worn sheet of aluminum to a particle beam from the heart of a nuclear reactor in the hopes of cracking the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance. (www.livescience.com) 更多...
McDonnell Douglas was a leading US manufacturer from 1967 until 1997. Its history, though, is more complicated than that, coming together from the merger of the two much older manufacturers and going on to merge with Boeing. It has played a significant role in aircraft and aviation development, competing in many ways over its lifetime. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
The decommissioned jet crawled across the M5, M4 and M32 at a steady 20mph, accompanied by a police escort It began its journey from Cotswold Airport at 9am before arriving at the headquarters of event technology company Pytch in Bristol The 40m plane was in operation until 2012 before it was transported to Cotswold Airport to be salvaged but was bought by Pytch's founder (www.dailymail.co.uk) 更多...
One week after winning huge Israeli bid, Lockheed Martin’s CH-53K transport helicopter grounded as U.S. Marines find engine can only take sandy, dusty conditions for 70 seconds (www.haaretz.com) 更多...
Air Canada regional partner Sky Regional will cease operations on March 31 following the flag carrier’s decision to end the airlines’ capacity purchase agreement (CPA) and transfer Sky’s 25 Embraer E175s and pilot roster to Jazz Aviation. Air Canada said on Monday it would revise its agreement with Jazz to allow that regional airline to fly all Air Canada Express regional operations. The revisions to the CPA remain subject to Jazz reaching a labor agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association. (www.ainonline.com) 更多...
In what amounts to a vote of confidence in the future of supersonic technology, NetJets has revealed a purchase order for 20 Aerion AS2 business jets. With 760 aircraft, the Berkshire-Hathaway company owns the world’s largest fleet of business jets. Aerion is currently building a new headquarters in Melbourne, Florida. The company plans to start production of the AS2 next year. Aerion said its order backlog is valued at more than $10 billion. Each AS2 has a price of $120 million. “At Aerion our… (robbreport.com) 更多...
Singapore Airlines recently made headlines with a further investment in its Airbus A380s, resuming its effort to make cabin upgrades throughout the double-decker plane. Unfortunately Lufthansa’s superjumbos will soon meet a very different fate, as will the carrier’s Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A340-600s, along with A330-200s, Boeing 777-200s and 767-300s operated by other Lufthansa Group airlines. As confirmed in the company’s 2020 annual report, Lufthansa Group will be adjusting its… (www.msn.com) 更多...
The arrival of the Boeing 737 MAX reinforces the company's commitment to Brazil, which has gradually resumed its operations for the country... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
Air cargo is a success story during the pandemic, but capacity is too low to meet demand and that's because passenger airlines are struggling. No revenues means fewer aircraft flying. (www.freightwaves.com) 更多...
Austrian Airlines (OS) states the pandemic crisis and a three-month ops standstill have pushed its annual financial results deep into the red. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Wizz Air (W6), Europe's fastest expanding low-cost carrier, announced today it will open its 42nd European base at Palermo Airport (PMO). (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
New information has surfaced on the Alitalia (AZ) and ITA transition. AZ's assets could be sold to ITA for an estimated €200/240m. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Today in Aviation, Ansett Australia (AN), a major Australian airline group, ceased operations in 2002 after 65 years of service. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
United Airlines has maintained a pretty intact fleet throughout the crisis. It was the only one of the big three not to retire hundreds of planes. While some may question the move, the airline’s executives aren’t too concerned about its large fleet and continue to highlight airline flexibility... (Youtube) (www.youtube.com) 更多...
Jazz Aviation will take over all of Air Canada Express regional flights while also retiring its fleet of De Havilland Canada DHC-8 aircraft, in what is described as a Canadian aviation industry consolidation. With air service to the Canadian Atlantic region already slashed due to travel restrictions, Jazz is takings. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Alaska Airlines (AS) has announced four new routes between California and Montana, offering customers more options for their summer vacations. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Volotea (V7) has revealed new investments in Venice. The airline's first A320 will be based at Marco Polo Airport (VCE) in the coming weeks. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
What does an incident like that of United 328 mean to airline pilots, and how does it relate to the customers who trust us with their lives? (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
NetJets has signed an agreement with supersonic aircraft developer Aerion that includes purchase options for 20 Aerion AS2 supersonic business jets. According to Aerion, the deal brings the value of its order backlog to approximately $10 billion. The company also announced plans to collaborate with aviation training provider FlightSafety International to develop a flight training academy for supersonic civil, commercial and military aircraft. (www.avweb.com) 更多...
An airline has launched “mystery flights”, where passengers have no idea where they’re going, in a bid to tempt back more customers. Qantas has announced its new domestic flights will depart from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, fly to an unknown destination no more than two hours away, and offer an experience on the ground before the return flight. (www.independent.co.uk) 更多...
Airbus has struck an optimistic tone for aviation growth in India, highlighting that the Indian market is more resilient than the rest of the world. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
A United Airlines flight from Roswell, NM to Orlando, FL, suffered a scare after smoke filled the cockpit upon approach to Orlando. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
American ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Allegiant Air had a difficult 2020, as did nearly every other airline in the US and the world. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
With widebody comfort, a range that could take you around the world and more floor space to adapt the interior, if you’re in the market for a stunning VIP aircraft, the A330neo has it all. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Eli Timoner, who founded Air Florida, turning a regional airline into an overnight international sensation, died Wednesday at the age of 92 after a long illness. In the cut-throat era of airline deregulation in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Timoner stood out for his commitment to his employees and blue-collar approach to leading an airline. “My dad was an ego-less leader,” said David Timoner, Eli’s son. “He would help turn planes (over) if they were delayed with the cleaning crew, or work at… (www.yahoo.com) 更多...
The airline was responsible for taking a new batch free of charge to 24 Brazilian states. On March 2, 2021, the number of deaths in Brazil registered 1726 by victims of the pandemic, this is a record in Brazil since the beginning of the pandemic crisis totaling 257,562 deaths, while politicians in the country (including the federal and the states) shield themselves with corruption and other matters in the senate with laws that do not focus on the “agility” of immunization and prevention... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
The second consecutive month of high sales reflects the favorable performance of Brazilian agribusiness and the technological innovations incorporated in the new version of the aircraft... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
The U.S. Air Force wasted $549 million on faulty Italian-made cargo planes for the Afghan government and no one involved in the deal has been held to account, according to a new report by a government watchdog. Neither a former U.S. Air Force general who was heavily involved in the project nor the company that sold the flawed aircraft to the Pentagon has faced prosecution over the program, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in the report obtained by NBC… (www.yahoo.com) 更多...
A Frontier Airlines plane was supposed to be deiced prior to takeoff from Nashville The deicing company informed the crew that the aircraft was deiced and clear of contaminants Upon reaching the runway, a flight attendant noticed there was still a significant buildup of snow and ice on the wings, and informed the pilots The plane returned to the gate, at which point it was discovered that there was about a foot of snow on the wings Apparently the deicing company had run low on deicing fluid,… (onemileatatime.com) 更多...
LATAM Airlines is moving up to 8 passenger planes to its cargo division, cutting in a door and then flying them as cargo planes. (www.freightwaves.com) 更多...
Supersonic aircraft company Aerion joins forces with NetJets and FlightSafety International to shape the future of global mobility. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Ryanair (FR) today announced it has joined the 'Fueling Flight Initiative' to support the implementation of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Juan Brown, of the Blancolirio channel has this great interview with the Pilot. The same plane became the back up with the most recent PW4000 failure over Denver (www.youtube.com) 更多...
To become more effective, Thai Airways (TG) aims at significantly cutting its workforce and fleet size, in line with its recovery strategy. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Flag carrier Austrian Airlines (OS) announced Wednesday the retiring of its first Boeing 767 plane, which is on its way to its new owners. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
