A loophole in the new testing regimen for Hawaii-bound fliers allowed a passenger to fly from Chicago to Honolulu on Tuesday infected with COVID-19, possibly spreading it to other passengers. Hawaii's Department of Health confirmed to Hawaii News Now that the passenger was aboard a United Airlines jet flying from Chicago to Honolulu that landed about 1:30 p.m. The passenger started the trip with a "pending" test result, which exposes the loophole that allowed this to happen.… (www.msn.com) 更多...
A line of Boeing 737s and 777s, as well as several smaller birds, fill the ramp outside of a United Airlines hangar in a remote corner of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The planes are here for a variety of reasons. Most are in for standard maintenance — needed even during the coronavirus pandemic — as they rotate in and out of the hometown airline’s schedule. But several wide-body 777s are parked because of the crisis with a return-to-flying date yet unknown. “These are investments,”… (www.msn.com) 更多...
As we see airlines continue to retire four engine planes, it’s pretty clear that the future of long haul aviation involves planes with two engines (onemileatatime.com) 更多...
In what could be a glimpse into the future of pandemic air travel, United Airlines will begin offering free coronavirus tests to passengers on select routes. United hopes the move will not only increase traffic on mostly empty transatlantic flights, but also spark international cooperation to break down travel restrictions. "We firmly believe that testing is a key component of a multi-layered approach to safely opening travel across the globe," United's managing director of… (www.msn.com) 更多...
Boeing is unlikely to launch a new plane in the near future but its options will depend in part on how successfully its grounded 737 MAX regains its position in the market, the head of one of its engine suppliers said on Friday. The MAX is expected to win safety approval within weeks following a 19-month grounding in the wake of two crashes, Safran Chief Executive Philippe Petitcolin said. "We are doing everything with Boeing to put the MAX back in service in the best possible… (www.yahoo.com) 更多...
Plans for Japan's first homegrown passenger plane in more than five decades have been frozen as the airline industry suffers from a deep drop in demand. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the company behind the new SpaceJet, is cutting its budget for the project. Long-delayed, the Mitsubishi SpaceJet has missed six delivery deadlines going back to 2013. Test flights in the US were suspended this year due to the virus pandemic. (www.yahoo.com) 更多...
Eastern Airlines made headlines in June when it became the only U.S. non-legacy commercial airline to add a passenger Boeing 777 to its fleet. As N771KW, the airline’s first 777, completes its final conformity checks this week, Eastern is already committed to expanding the fleet type with the recent acquisition of two additional 777-200 jets. The Wayne, Pennsylvania-based airline completed the purchase of two additional 777s on Oct. 15. The aircraft, N783KW and N821JT, are expected to begin… (airlinegeeks.com) 更多...
The country's biggest regional airline has approval for 18 seaplane routes. One of these routes is to Kevadia, the site of the world's tallest statue - an 182-metre tribute to the country's first home minister, Vallabhbhai Patel. During the pandemic, SpiceJet is focusing on new sources of revenue, including transporting cargo and regional flights using smaller planes. Airlines have struggled during the coronavirus to remain profitable and many have gone bust, including the… (www.bbc.com) 更多...
Japan Airlines (JL) will retire up to 24 of its Boeing 777 aircraft over the next three years, as it battles the coronavirus crisis. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Embraer, a world leader in private, regional, and turboprop aircraft manufacturing, presented a new turboprop aircraft for the first time. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
American Airlines (AA) has withdrawn its intention to carry out COVID-19 rapid testing prior to allowing passengers to board flights. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
An Avianca (AV) Airbus A320-200 flying from Bogota to Pasto's Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) in Colombia, refused to land on Pasto's runway 20. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
An Azul (AD) Embraer E195 emergency slide accidentally activated and damaged a ground vehicle at Manaus (MAO) Airport, Brazil on October 27. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Delta Air Lines (DL) and its Pilot union negotiated a tentative cost-cutting agreement that would avoid furloughs until January 1, 2022. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
On October 31, Lufthansa (LH) will fly one of its A320neo named 'Neubrandenburg' to BER for the first time with 40 executives and other VIPs. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Alibaba will operate several weekly flights between China and South Korea, plus handle ocean, warehousing, and other trade matters for businesses. (www.freightwaves.com) 更多...
It's nearly a decade behind schedule, 4 billion euros over budget and there's a global pandemic crippling the aviation industry. Happy Halloween to Berlin's beleaguered Brandenburg Airport, which finally opens its doors this Saturday. (www.cnn.com) 更多...
Thực phẩm chức năng VITOS được sản xuất dưới dây truyền khép kín, công nghệ hiện đại đạt chuẩn GMP do bộ Y tế cấp phép. Hơn thế nữa, đây là sản phẩm duy nhất tại Việt Nam áp dụng công nghệ Nano hướng đích SOLIP-LIPID vào bào chế dược liệu. Từ đó, đảm bảo dược chất được lưu giữ tốt nhất trong từng viên thuốc. (www.instagram.com) 更多...
Thực phẩm chức năng VITOS được sản xuất dưới dây truyền khép kín, công nghệ hiện đại đạt chuẩn GMP do bộ Y tế cấp phép. Hơn thế nữa, đây là sản phẩm duy nhất tại Việt Nam áp dụng công nghệ Nano hướng đích SOLIP-LIPID vào bào chế dược liệu. Từ đó, đảm bảo dược chất được lưu giữ tốt nhất trong từng viên thuốc. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
Thực phẩm chức năng VITOS được sản xuất dưới dây truyền khép kín, công nghệ hiện đại đạt chuẩn GMP do bộ Y tế cấp phép. Hơn thế nữa, đây là sản phẩm duy nhất tại Việt Nam áp dụng công nghệ Nano hướng đích SOLIP-LIPID vào bào chế dược liệu. Từ đó, đảm bảo dược chất được lưu giữ tốt nhất trong từng viên thuốc. (twitter.com) 更多...
Dạ dày VITOS là sản phẩm hỗ trợ điều trị bệnh dạ dày nổi tiếng nhất trên thị trường hiện nay. Chúng tôi được người tiêu dùng đánh giá cao không chỉ bởi chất lượng sản phẩm đảm bảo mà còn vì cái tâm, sự tận tình của người thầy thuốc (www.facebook.com) 更多...
Dạ dày VITOS là sản phẩm hỗ trợ điều trị bệnh dạ dày nổi tiếng nhất trên thị trường hiện nay. Chúng tôi được người tiêu dùng đánh giá cao không chỉ bởi chất lượng sản phẩm đảm bảo mà còn vì cái tâm, sự tận tình của người thầy thuốc (vitos.com.vn) 更多...
I had to make a short field takeoff last time I was in Ocean City, NJ due to unexpected flooding on the runway. The airport manager told me that I am the last one to leave before the airport is closed due to the flooding. The pressure was on.... This time, however, the runway was clear and we had a great time visit this beautiful resort city by the ocean. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
In a gradual resumption the airline plans to fly 44% of its schedule in November compared to 2019, and an increase of 4 points compared to October 2020... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, intends to award a sole source purchase order to Atlantic Aviation for housing aircraft, according to contract documents released on Thursday. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) 更多...
More than 16 months after a deadly skydiving plane crash at Dillingham Airfield, a National Transportation Safety Board report highlights mechanical problems with the aircraft, as well as concerns about the pilot. The pilot at the controls of the June 2019 flight, Jerome Renck, reportedly liked giving passengers a ‘thrill ride’ through risky, sharp maneuvers during takeoff. A former co-worker also told investigators that Renck was informed his flying put excessive stress on the plane while he… (www.msn.com) 更多...
During commercial aviation's pandemic downturn, countless veteran airline pilots are retiring to save the jobs of their younger cohorts. But it was during Captain Paul Holmes' final flight for Delta Air Lines that a chance conversation with an air traffic controller brought him back to his early days with the airline. Tipped off to Holmes' retirement flight, Boston Center controller Ashleigh Goldberg keyed up her microphone and asked if he flew for Northwest Airlines before it… (www.msn.com) 更多...
Singapore Airlines is launching a non-stop flight between Singapore and New York City in November, its first flight to the region since March. The route will be the longest in the world at 8,287 nautical miles – two nautical miles longer than the Singapore-Newark route – but that's not how the airline sees it. Flights will operate using a similar aircraft type, with seats available in business class, premium economy class, and economy class. Singapore Airlines announced the latest addition… (www.msn.com) 更多...
A man who disrupted a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu was taken into federal custody Wednesday. The airline says the “unruly passenger” tried to open the plane’s exit doors during the flight. The added that crew members were aided by an off-duty law enforcement officer on the flight in restraining the man. It happened on flight 3, which took off from LAX with 194 passengers and 11 crew members. The Airbus A330 landed without incident at Honolulu’s airport shortly before 1… (www.msn.com) 更多...
Passengers booked on Turkish Airlines were bared from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos following directive by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) to deny the airline services over the airline’s failure to reverse the sack of executive of the union engaged by the carrier. Many of the travelers were seen with their luggage at the entrance of the terminal as there were no signs that the airline would be allowed to operate. In a notice to aviation workers signed by… (www.woleshadare.net) 更多...
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), famously an all-Boeing (NYSE: BA) fleet for most of its existence, confirmed it is evaluating an Airbus (OTC: EADSY) jet as part of its future growth plans. (www.msn.com) 更多...
The McDonnell Douglas MD-12 was designed in the early 1990s as a potential competitor to the double-decker Boeing 747. The project was ultimately unsuccessful, and McDonnell Douglas received no orders for its ‘superjumbo.’ However, had it been built, it would have also potentially shared the skies with the Airbus A380. This aircraft was also in development at the time that the MD-12 was being designed. But how exactly would it have compared with the Airbus double-decker? (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Kuwait Airways has today taken delivery of the first two Airbus A330-800 aircraft. Only 14 Airbus A330-800s have been ordered, compared to 318 orders for its twin, the Airbus A330-900. The airline has eight of the aircraft on order. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, will build six additional production CH-53K King Stallion helicopters under a new contract for the U.S. Navy. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) 更多...
A rare Boeing 747SP plane has suffered severe damage after a collision with another aircraft. The plane was set to undergo maintenance work before the collision occurred in an Arizona hangar, leaving a gaping slice beneath the fuselage’s front-end. Evidence suggests the aircraft has now been damaged beyond repair. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Early in the pandemic, airlines quickly suspended most inflight service offerings. On some of the shortest flights, you wouldn’t receive anything — not even water. With the holidays approaching and more people taking to the skies, carriers are slowly resuming pre-pandemic service, with an increased focus on crew and passenger safety. On Oct. 1, United boosted its complimentary offerings. (thepointsguy.com) 更多...
Thanks to the support of donors , supporters and the CAF hard-working maintenance crew, the CAF Gulf Coast Wing was able to get Engine number 3 swapped out in time to make their next event at McKinney, TX on October 17 as originally planned. As we previously reporter (HERE), on their way to the Labor Day weekend at the Arkansas Air and Military Museum the CAF Gulf Coast Wing’s B-17 Texas Raiders suffered a performance issue on one engine while in transit, and out of an abundance of caution the… (warbirdsnews.com) 更多...
Number 500 of the A320 family aircraft left Airbus’ final assembly line in Tianjin, China, on Thursday. The manufacturer’s first such facility outside of Europe has sent the milestone aircraft off to China Southern Airlines. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
The Disputes Tribunal has reportedly told Air New Zealand to refund a passenger for flights the airline cut for reasons linked to Covid-19. In a recently released disputes tribunal decision, referee Nicholas Blake found the airline to be in breach of its customer guarantee. The customer was entitled to a refund because the changes were operational decisions which were within Air NZ's control, and the airline wasn't able to transfer the customer to another service because he wasn't… (www.stuff.co.nz) 更多...
On Saturday, November 14, Flight Works, an aerospace exhibition and education center next door to the Airbus site, will run four tours open to anyone to join. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
The cheapest month to fly to the United States in August. If you plan on visiting the Southern Californian cities of Los Angeles or San Diego, most major airlines have flights into LAX, while San Diego Airport (SAN) is a hub for Southwest Airlines so you should have few problems getting a flight. (aviationrepublic.com) 更多...
With this, the Brazilian airline increases the offer of seats by more than 63% in the Parana state, when comparing October with September / 2020.... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
Heathrow says it has been overtaken as Europe's busiest airport for the first time by Paris Charles de Gaulle because of a slump in demand for air travel. Some 19 million passengers used Heathrow in the first nine months of the year, versus 19.3 million who used the airport in the French capital. Heathrow said Amsterdam Schiphol and Frankfurt were "close behind". It said all three rivals had adopted testing regimes as a way of people reducing or avoiding quarantine. (www.yahoo.com) 更多...
As jets take over as fire-bombing aircraft, the piston-powered Douglas DC-7 plane, aka "Tanker 60," is going into retirement. This Eastern Air Lines plane was built in 1958 and spent its early years flying up and down the East Coast and to the Caribbean. In the 1970s, the plane was gutted and refit to be a air tanker and fire bomber, used to drop fire retardant from above, and has since spent over 40 years fighting fires. (www.msn.com) 更多...
The 737 MAX, an aircraft that has been grounded for over a year and a half, is expected to be clear to fly again in the coming weeks. The plane has already been deemed "good to go" by the E.U.'s aviation administration, and the FAA is expected to do the same shortly. Due to the fact that Boeing is an American company, the FAA must give their approval before the MAX can be officially ungrounded. (theexplorerblog.com) 更多...
A poche settimane dall’annuncio della vendita di un velivolo P.180 Avanti Evo a un cliente statunitense, Piaggio Aerospace aggiunge al proprio portafoglio un nuovo ordine, questa volta sottoscritto da un organismo che fa capo al Ministero dell’Interno: ad acquistare un nuovo esemplare del prodotto di punta della società ligure è il Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco, al cui Dipartimento sarà consegnato nell’estate del prossimo anno. (www.piaggioaerospace.it) 更多...
SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a 2.7-meter (106-inch) reflecting telescope (with an effective diameter of 2.5 meters or 100 inches). (www.nasa.gov) 更多...
