Back in the 1920s, wingwalking claimed lives. Daredevils would move around on the top of a plane's wings, in mid-flight, often without any harness or any safety line. Maybe they'd be able to clip onto something during takeoff and landing, but maybe not. There are still a few of those true daredevil wingwalkers out there in the world, but in the 21st century... it's usually a bit different (www.youtube.com) 更多...
airBaltic will host Pope Francis and his official delegation on their trip to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia next week. (www.breakingtravelnews.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
SkyWest is the first operator of the newest and most spacious cabin in the regional jet market segment. As they took delivery of the first ever CRJ 900 fitted with the ATMOSPHÈRE cabin. (www.fliegerfaust.com) 更多...
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. Aer Lingus CEO, Stephen Kavanagh, said that the current Aer Lingus livery and uniforms “have been in service for close to 25 years. Our business has changed and we have the… (airwaysmag.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...
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...
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...
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...
