FAA could put massive hurt on Dreamliners

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to issue a new airworthiness directive (AD) this week that could severely limit the flight operations of The Boeing Co.'s (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner. The problem revolves around a continuing issue with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power about 25% of the 787's customer fleets. (www.msn.com) 更多...

Missing jet - if you see it call Canada

If you spot a sleek Bombardier Global 6000 business jet sporting tail number ZS-OAK, Canada would love to hear from you. (www.msn.com) 更多...

Allegiant Air draws FAA's attention

About 300 pages of Federal Aviation Administration records for Allegiant show a pattern of safety problems that triggered a relatively large number of aborted takeoffs, emergency descents and emergency landings from Jan. 1, 2015, through this March. (www.washingtonpost.com) 更多...

Delta flight diverted - escorted by F16's

Delta flight diverted, escorted to Tucson airport by F-16s due to unruly passenger (www.tucsonnewsnow.com) 更多...

BA flight diverted

BA confirmes flight from Houston diverted to Cardiff - BA196? (www.itv.com) 更多...

Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner fake seat

On Saturday night, my girlfriend and I were booked on what has been my favorite international airline, Virgin Atlantic. (www.inc.com) 更多...

747 cargo jet declares emergency

A Boeing 747 has landed without incident at Paine Field after declaring an emergency that prompted emergency crews to scramble Tuesday afternoon. The Atlas Air 747-400 Dreamlifter cargo plane had departed the Snohomish County Airport in Everett for Japan. The jet was forced to dump fuel and circle the Puget Sound for over an hour before landing. The crew had reported a hydraulic problem and made a pass over the tower to confirm the landing gear was down before landing safely. (hisz.rsoe.hu) 更多...

Tightening the leash on service dogs

It's about time there is a national registery or a traceable registry to let the airlines know that the service animals they will board are really that. (www.chicagotribune.com) 更多...

Pilot with 20,000 hrs identified in Labrador crash

Three people are dead, including the pilot, and four are missing after a plane crashed into a remote lake in northern Labrador. The pilot, 61-year-old Gilles Morin, had 20,000 hours of flying experience, according to Jean Tremblay, the chief executive of his employer, regional airline Air Saguenay. (www.cbc.ca) 更多...

AirBerlin flight makes emergency landing in Daytona

An Air Berlin Airbus A330-200, registration D-ALPC performing flight AB-7416 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Cancun (Mexico), was enroute at FL360 about 120nm northeast of Daytona Beach,FL (USA) when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted the aircraft to Daytona Beach. The aircraft landed safely on Daytona Beach's runway 25R, vacated the runway, the pilots were talking without oxygen masks once on the ground and taxied the aircraft to a near by stand, where emergency services… (avherald.com) 更多...