The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the collision of two small planes in Sumerduck, Va., that left two people dead and another seriously injured on Monday. (www.examiner.com) Mer...
A Southwest Airlines flight scheduled from Burbank to Las Vegas aborted takeoff this evening due to an unusual noise heard from one of the engines. (www.sacbee.com) Mer...
Around 2 p.m. Monday, Air Canada flight AC001 took off from Pearson Airport en route to Japan, when onlookers noticed the plane was smoking. Air Canada officials say one of the Boeing 777’s engines shut down and the crew carried out a routine emergency procedure that saw the aircraft carrying 318 passengers land safely back at Pearson around 4 p.m. (news.nationalpost.com) Mer...
Malyasia’s fast-growing low-cost carrier AirAsia (AK) is considering ordering more Airbus A320s until its A320neo aircraft arrive, CEO Tony Fernandes told ATW on the sidelines of Airbus Innovation Days in Toulouse, where he took delivery of the carrier’s 100th A320. (atwonline.com) Mer...
4 young men died in a plane crash in St. George, UT early Saturday morning. What a tragic event. Sounds like the pulled up at the end of runway and stalled. (www.thespectrum.com) Mer...
There is starting to be a routine to this: as Airbus and Boeing advance development of new products, their family concepts start to shrink. (www.aviationweek.com) Mer...
Palestinian Airlines is back in the skies after being grounded for seven years by the deepening enmities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Once hailed as a symbol of Palestinian statehood dreams, the carrier is a tiny operation, with just two 48-seat turboprop planes, two weekly flights and a borrowed hub in Egypt. But Palestinians say just being on the map again is what matters. “My hands were shaking when I bought the ticket … and it said the name of the carrier is Palestinian Airlines,’’… (articles.boston.com) Mer...
But if you did, here’s what you’d learn: That almost every step the agency has taken to protect us from airborne terrorists has either been ineffective or wasteful, or both. And that they’ve got the data to prove it. One Freedom to Travel member, who also happens to be a tenured mathematics professor, applied something called Bayes Rule and the concept of Base Rate Fallacy to the TSA’s behavior-detection methods. Stay with me, here. It revealed that even if TSA’s current screening practices were… (www.elliott.org) Mer...
(CNN) -- As families prepare for air travel this coming Memorial Day weekend, United Airlines won't be offering early boarding to families in coach with small children. Joining a handful of other carriers, United made the policy shift in late April with little fanfare. (www.cnn.com) Mer...
After a one-year investigation, NOAA has announced that in 2010 and 2011 National Weather Service employees at its headquarters “reprogrammed funds.” Unnamed persons moved $26 million out of the budget for local warnings and forecasts and $9 million out of the budget to upgrade the agency’s radar to include the dual-polarization capability. The National Weather Service’s long-time director, Jack Hayes, resigned on Friday. (blog.chron.com) Mer...
Hours after a Cessna 172 crashed on a steep and snowy mountainside in Idaho, a California fireman, his wife and their adult daughter were all saved by National Guard rescuers and then airlifted to safety! (www.mercurynews.com) Mer...
Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are going to find it harder to sit together without paying fees that can add up to hundreds of dollars over the original ticket price. "Children need access to their parents, and parents need access to their children," Schumer said in a statement. "Unnecessary… (www.sfgate.com) Mer...
About 158 passengers on board Jet Airways Riyadh-Mumbai flight on Monday escaped unhurt after a fire broke out in the left engine of the aircraft on its landing here. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) Mer...
In celebration of Dulles’ 50th Anniversary, Washington Dulles International Airport is inviting the public to participate in June’s Discover Dulles event. (www.examiner.com) Mer...
Tested.com says a total of 1,455 pounds of stuff was hauled up to the International Space Station—primarily grub for those hungry astronauts. (www.scribd.com) Mer...
It appears the nose gear gave out once the plane touched down. More details will come I'm sure. I watched it fly over the house about 30 minutes before. It was a marvelous sight to see and hear such a beautiful piece of history. Looks like there were no injuries. (www.charlotteobserver.com) Mer...
This is the first time I've ever seen a Southwest flight come into JFK scheduled or unscheduled!!! I hope SWA and visits Kennedy again soon!!! (flightaware.com) Mer...
ICON is proud to announce that the A5 will be the first production aircraft in history to be designed to and completely comply with the Federal Aviation Administration's full-envelope Part 23 spin-resistance standards once production starts. This is a tremendous safety advancement that can significantly reduce the number of loss-of-control accidents resulting from stall/spin scenarios, which are the most significant cause of fatal General Aviation accidents. (www.youtube.com) Mer...
11 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012 - Subtropical Storm Beryl's current projected path has it making landfall near Jacksonville by Sunday night. Expect airport Delays. (www.cfnews13.com) Mer...
Ice Pilots NWT'Arnie Schrederpassed away on the 4th this month. He was the chief pilot at buffalo airways.he will always be remembered at buffalo and by he's fans. We hope you rest in peace Arnie. (www.icepilots.com) Mer...
A 'Million Miler' sues United Airlines over perk reductions due to the new MileagePlus Program from the United-Continental merger. (www.chicagotribune.com) Mer...
I'm all signed up, and I have asked friends and family to do the same! How about you? I usually come on this site to find out where in the world my son is. Can't believe I did not find this site posted on Flight Aware. Glad I looked around! So, here you go! Get busy and sign up too!!! (www.theunfriendlyskies.org) Mer...
This 747 is sitting in a boneyard in Mojave, CA awaiting scrapping. On May 23rd, 2012 the area experienced extreme winds of 70+ miles per hour due to a low pressure zone. Without the weight of its engines, the slightly tail heavy 747 tries to take to the skies one last time. The next day the plane was found to have also rotated about 45 degrees from its original position. (www.youtube.com) Mer...
FIFI- the only flying B-29 is here plus a P-51 and B-24 in addition to the "Miracle on the Hudson" A320 and tons of other displays. (www.carolinasaviation.org) Mer...
OZARK, Ark. (AP) - Authorities in western Arkansas say two people suffered minor injuries when the small plane they were in crashed while trying to make an emergency landing in Ozark. Sgt. Brent Scott with the Franklin County sheriff's office says the pilot was taken to a hospital for minor injuries after Friday's plane crash in a field near the airport in Ozark. Scott says the only passenger in the four-passenger plane also had minor injuries - but was not hospitalized Scott says the… (todaysTHV.com) Mer...
Airbus is aiming to sell another 30 A350s this year, across the family, and is unconcerned by the order book plateau for the -800 and -1000 variants. Chief operating officer for customers John Leahy, speaking at an event in Toulouse earlier this week, insists that the airframer's main difficulty in attracting orders is slot availability. (www.flightglobal.com) Mer...
Free Wi-Fi, live sports, touch-free controls; that little square screen in the back of the seat in front is a master of boredom aversion (www.cnngo.com) Mer...
La mayor aerolínea de Estados Unidos, United Airlines, y la colombiana Avianca firmaron un acuerdo de código compartido para ofrecer a sus clientes más y mejores opciones de viaje. El acuerdo entrará en vigencia el 21 de junio próximo. (www.aviaciondigitalglobal.com) Mer...
An American Airlines passenger was restrained Friday after his flight landed in Miami, a spokeswoman for the Miami International Airport said. Authorities were called to the scene of American Airlines Flight 320, which had departed from Montego Bay, Jamaica, spokeswoman Maria Levrant said. CNN affiliate WSVN reported that the passenger tried to rush the cockpit, and was restrained by two other passengers before authorities arrived at the scene. (www.cnn.com) Mer...
Ivan Agerton, at Deep Space Reconnaissance/Special Ops, sent us this incredibly crisp footage of the F-35 shot for Lockheed Martin using a Red Epic camera and a Canon zoom. (gizmodo.com) Mer...
Las mayores aerolíneas europeas están estudiando el impacto que tendría la salida de Grecia de la moneda única sobre sus negocios, una cuestión a la que sus presidentes restaron importancia al señalar que es un ejercicio habitual en el sector privado. (www.abc.es) Mer...
Airbus is offering US airlines buying its A320 passenger jet extra-wide seats for obese passengers, leading to fatter profits, Airbus's aircraft interiors director says. (www.watoday.com.au) Mer...
The Airbus A350-1000 will beat the Boeing 777-300ER on range and fuel burn per passenger, but demand for the A350 is outstripping availability, Airbus COO-customers John Leahy said Wednesday during a media briefing in Toulouse, France. (atwonline.com) Mer...
Charlotte's outspoken airport director said adding international service at Houston Hobby Airport would not be in Houston's best interest. (www.thestreet.com) Mer...
First VIP Airbus A380 Whitney is a real flying palace taxing in Toulouse Blagnac Airport. Going to be delivered to Al-Waleed Bin Talal of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (www.youtube.com) Mer...
Malaysia Airlines next week is due to receive its first Airbus A380. The aircraft is one of six A380s the airline has on order, with handovers expected in relatively rapid succession. (www.aviationweek.com) Mer...
Airbus will have to retrofit 120 A380s to resolve a problem with wing component cracking before a permanent fix will be implemented on new-build aircraft. The aircraft maker has already delivered 74 A380s, but the total number in need of retrofit will grow to 120 aircraft because of work already in the production system, says Tom Williams, Airbus’s executive VP-programs. (www.aviationweek.com) Mer...
Airbus is unlikely to increase narrowbody production rates any time soon due to concern over supply chain capabilities. The aircraft maker currently builds 40 narrowbodies a month and is aiming for a monthly production rate of 42 in October. Last year, the company considered building the rate to 44 aircraft a month, but decided against the move, and now Airbus Chief Operating Officer for Customers John Leahy says he “tends to doubt” that increase will ever happen. (www.aviationweek.com) Mer...
