The inaugural Air France flight to the Twin Cities from Paris made its way to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Tuesday afternoon. (kstp.com) More...
Aeromexico announced it will add three Embraer 175 aircraft to its fleet. The airline will deploy two of the planes on routes beginning in June. The aircraft are outfitted with.... (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com) More...
Research by the Australian Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) shows ELTs are only functioning as intended in about 40 to 60 per cent of accidents. (australianaviation.com.au) More...
Birmingham Airport has been named Airport of the Year at the Global AirRail Awards 2013, an international awards ceremony dedicated to the air-rail market to recognise best practice in intermodal travel around the world. The awards were open to all airports that have local, national and/or international rail connections and rail facilities. Judges looked for excellence in a number of areas including service to customers, business performance, development and introduction of new services and… (www.passengerterminaltoday.com) More...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Cases of passengers breaking into other people’s carry-on bags during flights are on the rise at Los Angeles International Airport. Since 2011, airport police have received 130 reports of theft aboard flights, which includes items taken during the flight or after the plane landed. (losangeles.cbslocal.com) More...
Lockheed Martin has revealed that an F-35B fighter jet made its first vertical takeoff on May 10 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. This follows on the heels of its first vertical night landing on April 2 at the same location. The vertical takeoff capability is designed for moving the strike fighter over short distances in an emergency when a runway isn't available, but it is not seen as a combat feature due to its heavy use of fuel. (www.gizmag.com) More...
A Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines. This package is designed to improve the fuel efficiency of the popular jetliner. With Boeing Flight Test and Evaluation Capt. Kirk Vining and Chief Pilot Capt. Mark Feuerstein at the controls, the airplane took off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. at 1:30 p.m. local time and landed at Boeing Field in Seattle approximately… (boeing.mediaroom.com) More...
The U.S. Next Generation Air Transportation System's low-hanging fruit—satellite-based procedures—could be within the grasp of a growing number of airlines with legacy fleets, if the market opens up for lower-cost avionics providers. (www.aviationweek.com) More...
On the day that United Airlines re-launched Boeing 787 commercial service from the airline’s hub in Houston, the carrier has provided details of new 787 services it plans to begin this summer. (www.airlinesanddestinations.com) More...
Pilatus scored a double first at EBACE with the launch of its first business jet - the PC-24 - and a new self-styled aircraft category dubbed the "super versatile jet" (SVJ). (www.flightglobal.com) More...
A Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt was forced to return to Katowice's Pyrzowice airport in south west Poland, Tuesday morning, and make an emergency landing after engine failure. The incident occurred after the plane took off at 6.28 CET. “Shortly after take off the captain reported that he had serious problems with the right side engine and asked for assistance when landing,” Cezary Orzech, a spokesman for Katowice airport has said. “Ambulance services, fire brigade and police were at the airport… (www.thenews.pl) More...
SkyWest to fly first 40 E175s for United Airlines * Deal includes 60 more conditional orders, 100 options * Total value of contract could rise to $8.3 billion SAO PAULO, May 21 (Reuters) - SkyWest Inc, the world's largest regional airline group, agreed to buy at least 40 new jets from Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA, in a deal that could climb to 200 aircraft and a total price tag of more than $8 billion. "This is truly a milestone order for Embraer," Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, the… (www.reuters.com) More...
One of Alaska's most active volcanoes, which has been belching ash and spewing lava since last week, has forced regional flight cancellations and dusted some nearby communities with ash, scientists and local officials said on Monday. Pavlof Volcano has sent up ash as high as 22,000 feet, with the cloud blowing eastward and the eruption showing no signs of abating, according to the federal-state Alaska Volcano Observatory. The lava from its 8,261-foot (2,518-metre) peak has also created huge… (www.nbcnews.com) More...
U.S. Customs officials at Los Angeles International Airport said they confiscated a dead monkey, elephant meat and illegal handbags made of reptile skin. Airport officials said it had an unusual week this month after several illegal items were found at the airport. "We intercept and seize a multitude of remarkable items," U.S. Customs and Border Protection field operations director Todd Owen said. On May 6, officers said they discovered hundreds of handbags made from prohibited reptile… (www.upi.com) More...
The pilots are then paid for the work they do but have to pay for all their own expenses, including uniforms, identity cards, transport and hotel accommodation. The contracted pilots have no pension scheme or medical insurance unless they set it up themselves. (www.eturbonews.com) More...
The twin-engine jet plane marks an historic development for Zambia’s only scheduled airline, and will almost double the carrier’s seating capacity. (www.eturbonews.com) More...
United Airlines said it will add 40 Embraer 175 aircraft to its United Express fleet. The announcement is part of a capacity purchase agreement for SkyWest Airlines, which will operate the new planes under the United Express brand..... (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com) More...
Oklahoma's airport, Will Rogers International Airport, has also suffered damage from yesterday's massive EF-4 tornado. The airport is located just 1.5 miles from some of areas that were completely destroyed by the tornado. The death toll as risen to 90... (www.thefloridanewsjournal.com) More...
Bird Has Its Wings Clipped For Its Own Safety Swans mate for life, and scientists believe losing a mate can be very difficult for the birds. (www.aero-news.net) More...
A 41-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting at an airplane ... a federal offence. (www.aero-news.net) More...
Your description or brief synopsis here . . .The public will get its first look at Boeing Business Jets' (BBJ) BBJ 3 at the 2013 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The airplane, based on the 737-900ER, was outfitted with its custom VIP interiors at Jet Aviation in Basel, Switzerland (www.aero-news.net) More...
Here’s a story for Boeing 777 fans! Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its fifth Boeing 777-300ER, bringing the national carrier’s total fleet count to a respectable 45. The new aircraft, which arrived from Seattle, will complement PAL’s route expansion in Asia, Australia and the Middle East. (www.theaviationwriter.com) More...
Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister of Tourism and Culture, met Mr. Akbar Al-Bakar, the CEO of Qatar Airways, at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) Qatar Airways stand when he was in Dubai for the 2013 ATM tourism trade fair (www.eturbonews.com) More...
May 20, 2013, 3:45 PM Bombardier Aerospace took the wraps off the Challenger 350–an upgraded Challenger 300 with a new wing, more powerful engines, larger windows and redesigned interior–today at EBACE. NetJets was also announced as the launch customer for the new $25.8 million twinjet, which is $1 million more than its fraternal twin that Bombardier will continue to offer. First deliveries of the new Challenger are scheduled to begin in May 2014. (www.ainonline.com) More...
