Singapore Air Takes Delivery of Jet for World's Longest Flight

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...

Congress takes aim at shrinking seats, legroom on airplanes

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...

Ryanair Airlines Call Police to Deal With 6ft 2in Passenger After Denying Him Extra Legroom He’d Paid For

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...

Delta inaugurates new modern MRO

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...

Une compagnie aérienne américaine a créé une salle de pause «réservée aux Blancs».

«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...

About the new bomber B-21 Raider

The most important Air Force project of the new century (www.defenseone.com) 更多...

Congress negotiates supersonic commercial flights over the U.S territory

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...

United Flight UA919 forced back to Heathrow after "drunk women carries out assault"

Sunday, September 23: A 43-year-old women has been arrested on suspicion of being "drunk" on flight UA919. The flight was subsequently cancelled. (www.mirror.co.uk) 更多...