Le voyagiste Transat A.T. a annoncé mardi avoir conclu un accord pour acheter des terrains sur la péninsule du Yucatan, au Mexique, pour y construire une station balnéaire dans le cadre de son projet de développement d'une chaîne d'hôtels dans la Riviera Maya et les Caraïbes. L'agence de voyages établie à Montréal a indiqué avoir acheté une propriété dans le village de Puerto Morelos - à moins de 40 kilomètres de Cancún - et signé une promesse d'achat pour une propriété adjacente. Le montant… (www.lapresse.ca) 更多...
Air France has introduced to the world its new Economy and Premium Economy cabins, which will be installed onboard its 15 Airbus A330-200s starting from January 2019. The new design is a welcome news for frequent fliers who fly on these planes with regularity. Together with the eldest Boeing 777-200(ER)s in the airline’s fleet—the A330s are in desperate need of a cabin facelift. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
A British Airways Boeing 787-900, registration G-ZBKA performing flight BA-103 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 201 passengers and 12 crew, was enroute at FL400 about 150nm north of Iqaluit,NU (Canada) when the crew donned their oxygen masks and decided to divert (www.aeroinside.com) 更多...
The combination of the ADS-B upgrade and an Airworthiness Directive (AD) affecting certain Honeywell TFE731 engines is threatening to force the retirement of a large number of older Dassault Falcon, Hawker, and Cessna Citation business jets that are not currently enrolled in hourly engine programs, warned Dallas-based hourly maintenance specialist Engine Assurance Program (EAP, Booth 1881). The ADS-B mandate has a Jan. 1, 2020 deadline, while AD 2012-17-05 will affect aircraft that have not… (www.ainonline.com) 更多...
As the U.S. Air Force moves closer to starting a major re-engining program for its B-52H Stratofortresses, it is reportedly considering adding in additional upgrades to ensure the bombers will remain combat capable through at least 2050. These updates could include improvements to the iconic plane’s avionics, defensive suite, sensors, ejection systems, and flight data recorder, with the resulting aircraft receiving the new designation B-52J. (www.thedrive.com) 更多...
Though the U.S. Air Force plans to keep its B-52H Stratofortresses in front line service through at least 2050, its clear that the aircraft are becoming more vulnerable to increasingly advanced air defense networks and would have to rely heavily on long-range stand-off weapons during any potential high-end conflict. At the same time, the iconic bombers look set to get a new lease on life as the service’s principle platform for a slew of air-launched hypersonic weapons, a role that they are… (www.thedrive.com) 更多...
American Airlines will fly its latest Boeing 787-8 aircraft with Thales’s state-of-the-art AVANT inflight entertainment (IFE) solution. The 22 new Dreamliners will begin entry into service in 2020. These aircraft complement American Airlines wide-body fleet renewal plans and will become part of the 89 Boeing 787s which American Airlines plans to operate. (www.aviationpros.com) 更多...
Just in time to avoid the end of the fiscal year, the US Air Force has finally selected a successor to the aged UH-1 Hueys used by the Air Force's nuclear missile security force: the MH-139, a militarized version of the AgustaWestland AW139 from the Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo. The MH-139 was a joint bid by Leonardo and Boeing and will be built in the United States at Leonardo's facilities in Philadelphia. The award this morning is for $375 million, covering delivery of the… (arstechnica.com) 更多...
Zoe's Kitchen is coming to your next American Airlines flight. The major US airline announced Monday that they're teaming up with the Mediterranean fast casual restaurant chain to provide healthy food options for purchase on domestic flights longer than three hours. (www.usatoday.com) 更多...
Airbus announced today the number of 1,500 in-service commercial aircraft in North America, reaching a new high following Friday’s A321 delivery to American Airlines. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Chloe Fitzpatrick, 19, claims a staff member refused to stop serving the drink even though it could trigger her life-threatening strawberry allergy A Thomas Cook flight attendant allegedly told a 19-year-old girl she’d have to disembark the plane and find an alternative way back from her holiday as her life-threatening strawberry allergy meant they couldn’t serve Magners cider to other passengers. (www.aviationrepublic.com) 更多...
Spirit Airlines remains open to adding a new aircraft type to its all-Airbus fleet, a move that Spirit's chief executive insists would not necessarily erode Spirit's cost advantage. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Preliminary information on an Iberia Airbus A350-900 diversion to Boston shows the crew received a warning that exhaust gas temperature on the left-hand engine was over limit. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Agency has approved the escalation of the maintenance intervals in the Bombardier CRJ700, CRJ900, and CRJ1000 to 800 flight hours for A Checks and 8,000 hours for C Checks, the Canadian manufacturer announced Monday. The changes extend the models’ line maintenance and heavy maintenance intervals for the second time since the launch of the CRJ700 in 1997, when specifications called for A Checks every 400 hours and C Checks every 4,500 hours. In 2011, the FAA increased… (www.ainonline.com) 更多...
Moscow - Drawbacks and design challenges for the production of supersonic passenger aircraft are excessive compared to subsonic airliners. Noise, sonic boom, high development costs, expensive production materials, overweight, and increased cost per seat are a few of them. (airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
Chile’s Sky Airline has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, a twinjet being taken via US lessor Air Lease. Sky Airline is intending to lease 21 of the type. Its initial aircraft (MSN8444, registered CC-AZC) is fitted with CFM International Leap-1A powerplants and has been configured in a high-density all-economy layout featuring 186 seats. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
MIAMI — Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has just announced at the EXPO in Boston that it will be rolling out a new livery, corporate identity, and cabin crew uniforms next year. According to the airline, the re-branding process should begin in January and will take three years, aiming to have it completed by the end of 2022. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Airlines in Brazil such as: Avianca, Azul, GOL, LATAM and others have joined together and played an important role in saving lives by transporting more than 9,000 transplant organs a year... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
