Ready to Taxi notifies users when an aircraft powers on at its origin, taxis out, taxis in and parks at its destination FBO or airport. (flightaware.com) 更多...
FlightAware Now Provides 100% Global Flight Tracking From the Moment an Aircraft Powers on at its Origin to the Second it Parks at its Destination. (flightaware.com) 更多...
A technician Accidentally Sets off an F-16 Cannon Blows Up Another F-16 at the Florennes Air Base on October 11. A technician in one of the F-16s accidentally hit the metaphorical big red button and activated its six-barreled Vulcan M16A-1 cannon. A F-16 had recently been fully fueled for a training run, and the bullets hit the gas tank. (jalopnik.com) 更多...
During the 13-day sampling period, researchers detected 73 individual DJI-manufactured drones that made 192 separate flights in the Class C airspace around the airport. (www.suasnews.com) 更多...
Rockwell Collins, in collaboration with FlightAware, will offer Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS-B) flight tracking to its business aviation customers. (www.prnewswire.com) 更多...
Air Canada, WestJet and Jazz are among the carriers that have imposed a blanket ban on cannabis use for many employees directly involved in flight operations as Transport Canada warns that cannabis is a “potential threat” to aviation safety. (www.thestar.com) 更多...
The flag carrier and national airline of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways is in the midst of aggressive cutbacks, in a bid to overcome a mammoth $1.52 billion annual net loss announced just last year. Reputable independent rating agency ‘Fitch’ have said ‘Etihad Airways is expected to continue making losses through to 2022′, and it’s been established that the Abu Dhabi airline has “very weak” financials and lower unit revenues than its Gulf and European competitor airlines, despite… (aviationanalyst.co.uk) 更多...
Allegiant Airlines has settled out of court with a pilot it fired after ordering an emergency landing and evacuation because of a burning smell in his MD 80 jetliner, according to the office of Nevada judge Joe Hardy, Jr. who was handling the case. The pilot, Captain Jason Kinzer, alleged in his lawsuit that the airline was putting “profits over safety.” The settlement avoids a trial scheduled to begin today in Las Vegas that threatened to yield yet another black eye for the budget carrier with… (lawandcrime.com) 更多...
An Air Seychelles pilot and his co-pilot have been commended for avoiding what would have been a fatal mid-air collision with an Emirates A380 plane last week, reports said. (www.fliegerfaust.com) 更多...
Following several recent aviation safety incidents, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging regulators to extend significantly the required recording duration of cockpit voice recorders (CVRs). (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Singapore Airlines relaunched the longest flight in the world, between Newark Liberty International Airport just outside New York City and Changi Airport in Singapore. The flight covers 10,000 miles and can take more than 18 hours. (www.msn.com) 更多...
Finnish investigators have determined that a Gulfstream G150 captain was killed when explosive depressurisation blasted open the aircraft’s door as he attempted to enter the jet at Kittila. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
High winds in Ireland characterized by Ryan Air as "normal" resulted in a very dramatic cross wind take off as one of their aircraft struggled to lift off, thankfully successfully, as a result of some very skillful piloting. (www.foxnews.com) 更多...
Ryanair is once again making headlines after a white male was filmed throwing racial insults towards another black female seated near him. (www.gatechecked.com) 更多...
Plane maker Boeing is actively working on technology that would remove the need for two pilots in the cockpits of its passenger jets. (www.independent.co.uk) 更多...
European unions will organise several days of strikes before the end of the year if low-cost carrier Ryanair (RYA.I) does not change its position, Belgian unions CNE and LBC-NVK said. (uk.reuters.com) 更多...
Canadian aeroplane maker Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO) has sued the aircraft unit of Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (7011.T), saying former Bombardier employees passed on trade secrets to help Mitsubishi’s oft-delayed regional jet project. (uk.reuters.com) 更多...
GE’s Affinity is a new class of supersonic engines purpose-built for business jets. The Affinity is the first civil supersonic engine in 55 years. It is purposefully designed to enable efficient supersonic flight over water and efficient subsonic flight over land, without requiring modifications to existing compliance regulations. The engine is timed to meet the launch of the Aerion AS2, who plans to fly their supersonic aircraft by 2023. (flip.it) 更多...
The Transportation Security Administration is determined to make facial recognition and other biometrics a regular part of the airport experience, and it now has a roadmap for that expansion. The effort will start by teaming with Customs and Border Protection on biometric security for international travel, followed by putting the technology into use for TSA Precheck travelers to speed up their boarding process. After that, it would both devise an "opt-in" biometric system for ordinary… (www.engadget.com) 更多...
An Icelandair flight made an emergency landing in Quebec late Friday night after pilots noticed that a cockpit window had cracked. (www.ctvnews.ca) 更多...
UK investigators have disclosed that an unmanned aerial vehicle was flown within 10ft of a Boeing 787 on approach to London Heathrow. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Expedia has filed a lawsuit in a US court against Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int'l), seeking the right to include the LCC's tickets in its search and booking engine, The Irish Times has reported. (www.ch-aviation.com) 更多...
Despite 10 years of development and a wealth of support from foreign firms, China's efforts to gain entry into western markets with an indigenous airliner continue to progress slowly as Comac struggles to bring its ambitious C919 project in line with U.S. Federal Aviation Administration requirements. (www.fliegerfaust.com) 更多...
The text alert from United Airlines sounded ominous. "Your 2:13 p.m. United flight to Chattanooga is delayed because of unforeseen circumstances,'' it said. "This is an unusual situation and we're working hard to solve it. We value your time and we're sorry for the inconvenience.'' Unusual was putting it mildly. And the "situation" wasn't news to the 50 passengers on Flight 5277 on Oct. 16. They received the alert after the problem arose, after their Chicago-to-Chattanooga… (www.usatoday.com) 更多...
United Airlines’ San Francisco (SFO) Maintenance Center is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. One of the highlights was the appearance of the Chix Fix team. This all-women technician team participated in the 2018 Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC). (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Boeing unveiled images of the first landing gear of the future 777X, whose inaugural flight is scheduled for next year. After the folding wing and the fuselage, Boeing now released images of the landing gear of the world's largest twin-engine widebody aircraft. (airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
D'anciens employés de Bombardier, dont plusieurs Québécois embauchés par l'entreprise japonaise Mitsubishi, un concurrent dans le secteur des jets régionaux, auraient volé des secrets commerciaux au moment de leur départ, allègue l'avionneur québécois dans une poursuite déposée vendredi. Mitsubishi Aircraft et son sous-traitant AeroTEC, de Seattle, dans l'état de Washington, ont recruté 92 employés au sein de Bombardier, affirme la poursuite, notamment lors d'un salon de l'emploi organisé à… (www.lapresse.ca) 更多...
Airbus finally made it possible to customize your chopper with nearly any amenity imaginable. If you have ever flown on a helicopter, you will know they are quite convenient, yet loud and uncomfortable. However, Europe’s largest aerospace firm Airbus is introducing a new way to provide private owners options for improved style and grace. (www.travelingaap.com) 更多...
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is trying to decide whether to take its first Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners, or to expand its fleet of Airbus SE’s marquee A350 wide-body jets as it updates its long-range aircraft, according to people familiar with the plans. Lufthansa has requested proposals from both Airbus and Boeing, and is looking to order about 20 jets in a deal that may be finalized in the next few months, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the discussions are private. (www.bloomberg.com) 更多...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today it has finalized a Cooperation and Research Agreement to work closely with Airbus on the Wing of Tomorrow program. (www.ajot.com) 更多...
LONDON – New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport is to undergo a major expansion, valued at around $13 billion. $12 billion of that price tag will come from private funds and will be used to construct two new terminal complexes. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Shocking pictures show a plane cabin left in disarray with food and trays littering the floor after it was hit by severe turbulence leaving passengers bruised with nose bleeds. Fifteen passengers were injured when Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR1303 from Miami to Buenos Aires, with 192 people on board, experienced the terrifying conditions as it flew over western Brazil. (www.aviationrepublic.com) 更多...
The value of firm orders for Embraer SA’s (EMBR3.SA) planes fell to its lowest point in more than five years, the company said on Friday, on a canceled JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O) order and doubts about a new plane aimed at the U.S. regional jet market. (uk.reuters.com) 更多...
Delta Air Lines will introduce the first Airbus A220 in North America at New York LaGuardia airport, making good on promises that the aircraft would initially fly from the Big Apple. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Mexico has dispatched two Boeing 727s full of federal police officers to its southern border, as the country prepares for the arrival of a migrant caravan of thousands from Central America. (www.aviationrepublic.com) 更多...
The aircraft, registered 9V-OJE, was descending into Perth during a flight from Singapore when there was "an uncommanded in-flight shutdown of the right engine." (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
It's no secret that birds and airplanes do not mix, and scientists may have finally found a way to keep these two within safe distances of each other. (www.gatechecked.com) 更多...
Up in the remote northeast of Scotland, residents of the Orkney Islands use small island-hopping aircraft to commute around the archipelago. The longest flight in the area is 15 minutes, traveling 33 miles from the city of Kirkwall to the island of North Ronaldsay. The shortest flight takes an average of 80 seconds to travel 1.7 miles between the islands of Westray and Papa Westray. That flight holds the Guinness World Record as the shortest commercial flight route in the world. Now, Scottish… (arstechnica.com) 更多...
The plane landed safely shortly after the incident, which involved a "thin haze of smoke" and the smell of something burning. (va.newsrepublic.net) 更多...
October 12 is a national holiday in Brazil, celebrating Children's Day, and a religious day for Catholics. Even with the holiday, a huge public in the city of Indaiatuba, located in the interior of São Paulo, a distance of 99 kilometers from the capital were charmed by the presentation of the Esquadrão Demosntração Aérea (EDA) - popularly known as "Smoke Squadron” (Esquadrilha da Fumaça)... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
(Ottawa) La décision du gouvernement de Doug Ford de retirer l'Ontario de la bourse du carbone - qui forcera le gouvernement Trudeau à imposer une taxe fédérale sur le carbone dans cette province à compter du 1er janvier - aura pour effet de creuser davantage l'écart des prix des billets d'avion entre l'Ontario et le Québec, selon une étude qui sera rendue publique aujourd'hui par le Conseil national des lignes aériennes du Canada (CNLAC). Déjà soumises à une taxe provinciale sur le carburant en… (www.lapresse.ca) 更多...
Le FTV3 (Flight Test Vehicle 3) de Bombardier a fait un passage à basse altitude au-dessus de l'aéroport de Saint-Hubert avant de s'y poser pour mettre fin au dernier vol de sa carrière. Il appartiendra dorénavant à l'École nationale d'aéronautique, où les élèves pourront l'utiliser dans le cadre de leur formation. Il s'agit du plus important don jamais fait par Bombardier à une école de formation. Le directeur général du cégep Édouard-Montpetit et directeur de l'École nationale d'aéronautique… (www.lapresse.ca) 更多...
Manchester - The British Thomas Cook Airlines promotes the hotel chain Cook's Club with a special livery, but when the second door of the Airbus A321 opens, it turns totally a different matter. (airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
Les transporteurs aériens canadiens demandent à Ottawa d'être exemptés de la taxe fédérale sur le carbone lors de son entrée en vigueur, le 1er janvier. Selon eux, cette mesure entraînera une hausse des tarifs et incitera les passagers à prendre leurs vols depuis un aéroport de l'autre côté de la frontière. Le Conseil national des lignes aériennes du Canada (CNLA) a envoyé vendredi des lettres à trois ministres fédéraux pour mettre en garde le gouvernement contre l'incidence de cette redevance… (www.lapresse.ca) 更多...
Weather forecasters say strong winds are expected to blow volcanic ash that's on Mount St. Helens to nearby Washington state communities and that the blowing ash could affect aviation. (abcnews.go.com) 更多...
Delta employees and customers are also contributing to the Red Cross in support of disaster response following the catastrophic floods caused by Florence. (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) is looking to route its Asian traffic increasingly through Seoul Incheon where it has a "fabulous" partner in the form of Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) and away from Tokyo Narita, CEO Ed Bastian said at a Business Travel News conference. (www.ch-aviation.com) 更多...
Même si Bombardier a réalisé 70% de ses livraisons prévues d'avions d'affaires pour l'année, le nombre d'appareils remis à des clients au 31 décembre pourrait être inférieur à celui de 2017. Au cours du troisième trimestre terminé le 30 septembre, l'avionneur québécois a effectué 31 livraisons pour un total de 96 depuis le début de l'exercice financier. Il s'agit de données identiques à celles de la même période l'an dernier. Quatre Learjet, 20 Challengers et sept Global ont été remis à des… (www.lapresse.ca) 更多...
