Boeing’s 787 program has received another setback with news the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has today confirmed regulatory approval for US airline JetBlue to begin flights to the country (simpleflying.com) 更多...
A broken phone caused a small fire onboard a British Airways Boeing 787-9 as it was descending towards London Heathrow Airport. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
A lawsuit filed in Seattle against Boeing alleges that a malfunctioning autothrottle system on an older 737 jet led to the crash of the Sriwijaya Air plane into the Java Sea in Indonesia last January, killing all 62 people on board. (www.kiro7.com) 更多...
In the battle to produce aircraft that can perform ultra-long-range missions, aircraft manufacturing rivals Airbus and Boeing have produced some twin-engined aircraft with impressive long-range capabilities. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
SWISS (LX) and representatives from air transport-related industries got recently together for a virtual summit, named 'Back in the Air'. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
As traveler volumes are beginning to return to normal and demand for international travel is gradually increasing, airlines are beginning to reinforce their international route networks in order to accommodate for the increases in demand. This morning, United Airlines announced three new international additions, which are planned to mainly target the vacation sector of the industry. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
United has seemingly found a winner with its newest Hawaii route. The carrier’s 4,903-mile, 11-hour hop from Newark (EWR) to Kahului/Maui (OGG) was first announced back in September 2020 as a seasonal summer service lasting just two and a half months. (thepointsguy.com) 更多...
American Airlines has more debt than any airline in world history. The carrier just reduced its intentional fleet by retiring Airbus A330s, Boeing 767s and Boeing 757s. Yet last month the airline told employees they’d go out and buy more planes if the price was cheap enough. (viewfromthewing.com) 更多...
The Airbus A380 is a plane that has sadly been rendered rather obsolete by the ongoing pandemic. However, even before COVID-19 brought the airline industry to a near standstill, the European manufacturer had already canceled its production with around 250 examples built. Nonetheless, the A380 remains a fascinating aircraft whose size draws attention wherever it goes. But how much did the ambitious superjumbo cost? (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Choosing the right aircraft for a route takes a lot of analysis and planning. Alaska Airlines frequently does well in this regard. Alongside the airline’s latest route announcement out of Santa Rosa, Simple Flying got a chance to speak with Brett Catlin, Alaska’s Vice President of Network and Alliances, on how the airline chooses a particular aircraft for a particular route. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Perhaps you've already been vaccinated, which has led you toward being emboldened. You want to get out. You want to go and see clients, colleagues, and certain secret friends whom you always manage to catch up with when you're on a business trip. (www.zdnet.com) 更多...
A Chrono Aviation, com sede em Quebec, no Canadá, recebeu seu primeiro Boeing 737-800. Com matrícula C-FMBO (msn 30631), o jato tem 19 anos de idade e teve a sua conterrânea Air Transat como operadora anterior. A aeronave está no deserto de Marana, nos EUA, desde setembro de 2020, antes de ser entregue à sua nova operadora. Quando chegar no Canadá, o jato será alocado para a Chrono Jet, subsidiária do grupo. (www.instagram.com) 更多...
United Airlines will be adding seatback screens to older aircraft. The carrier is looking to improve customer experience as it seeks to come out of the present pandemic with a fresh outlook. The Chicago-based airline provides a broad range of programs and movies to stream on most of its aircraft. However, the airline is looking to up its offering on older members of its fleet. Ultimately, seatback IFE can be a gamechanger for several passengers when they’re looking for a full-service carrier.… (simpleflying.com) 更多...
For over 60 years, Pan Am grew as a dominant operator of international flights from the US. While it is this legacy it is remembered for; it also became one of the largest ever operators of fifth freedom flights between other cities. Many of these started as a method to promote viable growth on long-haul operations and went on to become important routes in their own right. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Going to Etihad’s website and navigating to its ‘Fleet’ page, you’ll notice that the carrier’s A380 is no longer listed. Taking this further, any mentions of Etihad’s special A380 cabins are missing as well. These include the airline’s first class ‘Apartment’ suites and the unique three-room suite known as ‘The Residence.’ While we were already fairly certain that the A380 would not return to Etihad, this website change takes things a step further. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Delta Air Lines has provided guidance on its official fleet status. With over 90% of its fleet, stretching across the mainline and regional fleet, flying actively, the airline is bringing up its capacity ahead of summer. That capacity level will increase on May 1st once Delta unblocks middle seats for sale. However, amid all of this, Delta still has room to grow, as its executives have stated the airline is purposely underutilizing its fleet. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
airBaltic has announced that starting on September 2, 2021, it plans to launch new scheduled flights between Riga and Tenerife in Spain. (worldairlinenews.com) 更多...
A lawsuit filed in Seattle against Chicago-based Boeing alleges a malfunctioning autothrottle system on an older 737 jet led to the January crash of a Sriwijaya Air flight that killed all 62 people on board. (chicago.cbslocal.com) 更多...
Air Force One subcontractor GDC Technics countersued Boeing Co (BA.N) on Friday seeking at least $20 million after the largest U.S. airplane manufacturer canceled contracts for work on the aircraft that carries the U.S. president. (www.reuters.com) 更多...
BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA – Airshow fans got more than they expected on Saturday afternoon about 1:15 p.m. when a World War II era TBM Avenger was forced to ditch off Cocoa Beach due to mechanical issues. (spacecoastdaily.com) 更多...
The #Embraer #C390 #Millennium proved its design capabilities to air drop. Watch this web series new episode to find out the technologies that allow the aircraft to set new standards for efficiency and safety while performing this mission #Embraer50 #EmbraerStories (www.youtube.com) 更多...
Superando as expectativas a respeito do que um jato entry-level é capaz de fazer. Confira o tour virtual do #Embraer #Phenom100EV. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
A Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet performed multiple rough strip landings in rural Australia to show its unique capabilities. The flights were all single pilot operations. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
The very first PC-24 of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS Central Operations) with serial number 118 arrived in Australia in April 2019. A few days later, the first landings on unpaved strips went ahead in Kingoonya, a small and almost totally abandoned farming settlement in the central outback of the Australian state of South Australia. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
Fano Airfield in the Marche region of Italy offers optimum test conditions: Pilatus spent one week there in July 2018 testing the PC-24’s landing and take-off capabilities on the airfield’s unmade dirt/grass runway. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
Pilatus obtained certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the PC-24 to operate on unpaved runways and also for steep approaches. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
The PC-24 is the first business jet worldwide designed to take off and land on very short or unpaved runways, and to come with a cargo door as standard. It also boasts an extremely spacious cabin whose interior can easily be adapted to personal requirements. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
The Vale Airstrip (YVAL) is a 4200 ft (1300 m) immaculate grass airstrip located in a river valley. There is higher terrain on all sides including both approaches. And it’s the perfect place to prove where the world’s first and only Super Versatile Jet can land: The PC-24 has been engineered to be (www.youtube.com) 更多...
In the cockpit of the Air Caraibes Airbus A350-1000 for a flight from the Caribbean to Paris Orly Airport. Here you see the approach and landing at Paris from a GoPro camera (www.youtube.com) 更多...
The US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) long-running quest to have video cameras installed in aircraft cockpits continues, with the agency again recommending that regulators require the recorders. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
On April 16th, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Spicejet was flying from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to Lucknow (India) when it suffered a cracked windshield. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
On Friday, the Seattle-based carrier announced that it’ll expand service with a new route and additional frequencies to Santa Rosa, California (STS), right in the heart of wine country. Starting July 1, Alaska will debut Burbank (BUR) to STS service on a 76-seat Embraer 175, and later this summer, on Sept. 8, the carrier will add frequencies to STS on both the Orange County (SNA) and San Diego (SAN) routes. (thepointsguy.com) 更多...
Citing increased demand, American will exclusively run 777s between Miami (MIA) and New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX) this summer. A mix of 777-200 (two-cabin) and 777-300 (three-cabin) aircraft will be used. (liveandletsfly.com) 更多...
Charlotte Douglas International Airport took another step toward building a fourth parallel runway Friday, with the release of a draft environmental assessment that delved into the noise impact of the planned change. The proposed runway, a $672 million project, has been in the works for more than five years, since the city of Charlotte completed an Airport Capacity Enhancement Plan in 2016. (www.charlotteobserver.com) 更多...
Delta has long offered one of the most rewarding credit card perks for customers with one of the airline’s Amex cards: an annual companion certificate, letting you bring a fellow traveler along on a trip for a significantly reduced fee. Unfortunately, Delta recently began enforcing a long-standing restriction, limiting access to certain lie-flat seats. (thepointsguy.com) 更多...
Well that didn’t take long! When JetBlue began selling its first flights with the new Airbus A321neo Mint suites Thursday morning, 1A and 1F — the two larger “studios” — were available for anyone to select. Now they come along with a $199 one-way upgrade fee. (thepointsguy.com) 更多...
Two passengers who were aboard a United Airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing after one of its engines blew apart and sent debris raining down on Colorado neighborhoods sued the company Friday. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
Several companies are building unmanned flying vehicles from scratch, but autonomous aviation startup Xwing is taking a different approach by focusing on software for existing aircraft. Now, the company says it's achieved a major milestone by completing the first fully autonomous gate-to-gate demonstration of a commercial cargo flight. The breakthrough saw a remotely-piloted Cessna Grand Caravan 208B utility plane (equipped with the startup's AutoFlight software stack) leave the gate,… (www.engadget.com) 更多...
