Norwegian Moves To Short Haul

Airline Norwegian has revealed that it will not return to long-haul flying. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Vigili del Fuoco acquistano nuovo P.180 Avanti EVO

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) Altro...

SOFIA project - The Flying Observatory

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) Altro...

Boeing Warns Of Defective 787 Parts

Boeing has told authorities that some of the small titanium parts that hold the Boeing 787 together were not manufactured properly. It has also stressed that the issue presents no immediate flight safety issues. The parts were made by an Italian company and sold to Boeing by Leonardo, a major supplier to Boeing. Leonardo no longer buys parts from that company (Manufacturing Processes Specification). It does not appear any aircraft will be grounded and any fleet action will be determined after… (www.avweb.com) Altro...

Airbus to expand freighter conversion lines to US, China

The A321 and A330 are gaining interest from cargo operators and Airbus needs more space to convert used passenger jets into cargo haulers. (www.freightwaves.com) Altro...

Plane with over 20 on board crashes during takeoff

The McDonnell Douglas MD-87 was carrying 21 people: 18 passengers and three crew members. Everyone was evacuated safely from the plane, with one person reporting minor injuries. (www.foxnews.com) Altro...

MD-83 Crash Near Houston

Major crash, many details still unknown at this time. (www.kxan.com) Altro...

AIR CANADA🇨🇦 E-175 Mount Vernon Visual for Runway 01 in Washington🇺🇸

AIR CANADA🇨🇦 E-175 Mount Vernon Visual for Runway 01 in Washington🇺🇸 (www.youtube.com) Altro...

Woman uses Microphone to Rant about Covid Midflight

An unruly woman was captured on video ranting into a microphone about the COVID-19 pandemic during a commercial flight – much to the annoyance of her fellow passengers. (www.foxnews.com) Altro...

Aviation Stats Update - October 19, 2021

"Business aviation traffic numbers soared to the highest they've been in three years, exceeding 2019 numbers by 26% this past week (October 11 - October 14) as thousands gathered to innovate and grow business aviation at the 2021 NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas." (blog.flightaware.com) Altro...

Arrivederci, Alitalia

In Ask the Pilot: Arrivederci, Alitalia. Italy’s Beleaguered Flag Carrier is Gone After 75 Years, and it's iconic livery is gone with it. Here’s the Ugly Mess Taking its Place... (askthepilot.com) Altro...

How The Boeing 747 Carried The Space Shuttle

The Boeing 747 is a great aircraft and has been a ‘piggyback’ aircraft for the NASA Space Shuttle. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Southwest Employees Wants A Court To Delay Its Vaccine Mandate

The Southwest Pilots Union has sued the airline in federal court over its vaccine mandate. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Zephyr S pseudo-satellite drone hits record altitude of 76,100 ft

Airbus' high-endurance stratosphere drone, the Zephyr S, has set a new altitude record for an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in its class, soaring to 76,100 ft (23,915 m) in the skies over Arizona during two flights totaling 36 days aloft. (newatlas.com) Altro...

Singapore Airlines to Fly Hour-Long A380 Flights

Singapore Airlines will be flying the Airbus A380 on routes lasting about 60 minutes in flight. (aeroxplorer.com) Altro...

Frontier Airlines selects Skywise Health Monitoring as fleet performance tool

Skywise Health Monitoring to be deployed on 111 Frontier Airlines aircraft (www.airbus.com) Altro...

Aero engine-maker Rolls-Royce prepares to take off after grounding by COVID

Few major British companies have been as badly affected by the pandemic as Rolls-Royce Holdings, the aero and marine engine maker. (Not to be confused with the luxury carmaker of the same name; the two became separate entities 50 years ago.) As commercial aviation collapsed last year, Rolls-Royce Holdings plunged into a near $5.5 billion loss, shed 9,000 staff and was forced to sell assets and raise fresh capital. (www.marketplace.org) Altro...

Japanese authorities approve ANA’s A320, A380 mixed fleet plans

Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau approved All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to introduce mixed fleet flying (MFF) for the A380 and A320 family aircraft, Airbus announced on October 14, 2021. (www.aerotime.aero) Altro...

Japan Airlines Boeing 777 Faces Engine Malfunction After Takeoff

Earlier this week, a Tokyo-bound Japan Airlines Boeing 777 had to return to Los Angeles after departure following an engine malfunction. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Ciao, Alitalia. “The Pope’s Airline, Alitalia, to Fly Last Flight”

Alitalia may have had its faults, but how many airlines can claim to have been the “pope’s airline” for over five centuries? (www.nytimes.com) Altro...

Air Europa Maintenance receives FAA Repair Station Certification

Air Europa Maintenance has received FAA Repair Station certification for its bases in Madrid and Barcelona. As a result, the company is... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Altro...

A New A380 Era: The 2021 Rise Of The Superjumbo

It seemed like the Airbus A380 was doomed following the emergence of the global health crisis. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

KENYA🇰🇪 Boeing 787 Nairobi to Kinshasa🇨🇩 | Lovely Full Flight

KENYA🇰🇪 Boeing 787 Nairobi to Kinshasa🇨🇩 | Lovely Full Flight (www.youtube.com) Altro...

Boeing knew of latest 787 issue since March

Another quality issue has hit the Boeing 787. This time, it isn’t composites that are questioned but the structural integrity of certain titanium parts that are used inside the cabin. (airinsight.com) Altro...

Fly Egypt Boeing 737 suffered all landing gear tires blown away on landing

A Flyegypt Boeing 737-700 had all the tires on its main landing gear blown out during landing at Cluj-Napoca International Airport in Romania. (www.airlive.net) Altro...

Wizz Air’s Plans For The Airbus A321XLR

Central and Eastern Europe is – and will always be – the heart of Wizz Air. It is its bread and butter. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Three Years After First 737 MAX Crash, Fallout Continues for Boeing and Victims

Indictment of a former technical pilot is first time an individual has faced charges related to the accidents; the company previously reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the government (www.wsj.com) Altro...

Collins Aerospace Launches New Business Aviation Technology Hub

Collins Aerospace has launched a new cloud based technology hub for business aviation operators. (aeroxplorer.com) Altro...

DC air traffic disrupted after American Airlines flight stalls near runway

Emergency crews at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. are responding to a jet that has been stopped in the middle of the airport's main runway. The jet sat on the runway for about 10 minutes before fire and rescue crews arrived, according to a video taken of the plane and posted to social media. (www.foxnews.com) Altro...

Boeing Workers Protest Angrily Against Vaccination Mandate

Several hundred anti-vaccination protesters, most of them Boeing blue-collar workers, voiced loud and angry opposition to the company’s newly announced vaccine mandate Friday outside the Machinists union hall in Everett. (www.seattletimes.com) Altro...

Former Boeing chief technical pilot pleads not guilty to fraud charges

A former Boeing Co chief technical pilot, accused of deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company’s 737 MAX jet, was charged with fraud on Friday, pleaded not guilty and was released, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in northern Texas said. (www.metro.us) Altro...

BOEING 767-300ER Touchdown 27L at London Heathrow🇬🇧

BOEING 767-300ER Touchdown 27L at London Heathrow🇬🇧 (www.youtube.com) Altro...

New BelugaXL 4 lands in Flintshire

The Airbus BelugaXL is a large transport aircraft based on the Airbus A330-200 Freighter airliner, built by Airbus to replace the original Airbus Beluga in the movement of oversized aircraft components like wings. (www.leaderlive.co.uk) Altro...

US lawmaker blames Boeing leaders for culture that led to crashes

A senior U.S. House Democrat who oversaw a massive investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX said on Friday the indictment of a former chief technical pilot should not be the end of the accountability in the two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. (www.foxbusiness.com) Altro...

Namibian Air Force F-7 fighter crashed into a security fence

A Namibian Air Force F-7 fighter crashed into a security fence at the end of the runway at Ondangwa Airport. The pilot was injured. (aviation-safety.net) Altro...

Paraglider Glides Into Powerlines

I thought that airline flying was annoying, but those darn powerlines ... well! (www.timesunion.com) Altro...

TUIfly Belgium MAX delivery flight returns to Boeing Field after electrical stabiliser trim failure

The aircraft landed safely at Boeing Field at 19:09. According to some sources, it suffered an electrical stabiliser trim failure. The replay of the flight on Flightradar24 shows that the crew had difficulties maintaining altitude and never reached FL150 requested by ATC, nor were they able to maintain FL130 instructed later to return to BFI. (www.aviation24.be) Altro...

OLYMPIC AIR🇬🇷 Q-400 Scenic Landing at Kefalonia Airport

OLYMPIC AIR🇬🇷 Q-400 Scenic Landing at Kefalonia Airport (www.youtube.com) Altro...

Small plane crash caught on video.

A small plane crashed just after takeoff in Wilton CA. Most of it's short flight was caught on video. All 4 passengers survived. (sacramento.cbslocal.com) Altro...

Ex-Boeing 737 MAX chief technical pilot indicted for fraud

Boeing's former 737 MAX test pilot, Mark Forkner, was indicted for fraud Thursday for allegedly misleading regulators about problems tied to the aircraft's two fatal crashes. (abcnews.go.com) Altro...

What is Gulfstream’s New G800 Business Jet?

The Gulfstream G800 is Gulfstream's newest business jet. Learn more about the G800 on AeroXplorer! (aeroxplorer.com) Altro...

Honda Aircraft Company Unveils HondaJet 2600 Concept in NBAA 2021

Honda Aircraft Company today unveiled the "HondaJet 2600 Concept", at a special event hosted by Honda Aircraft Company at the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). Presented as the next generation of business jet, Honda Aircraft displayed a mockup of the HondaJet 2600 Concept to collect customer feedback and validate market demand. (markets.businessinsider.com) Altro...

Passengers couldn’t fly after NHS vaccine passport went offline

England's COVID Pass system went offline for hours on Wednesday, causing British travelers to remain stranded at airports. Some passengers couldn't board their flights, while others suffered delays as both the National Health Service (NHS) website and app experienced issues. (arstechnica.com) Altro...

Boeing 787 Dreamliner has new problem involving titanium parts

It's latest in production slip-ups that have delayed aircraft deliveries, drawn increased U.S. government scrutiny (www.foxbusiness.com) Altro...

British Airways will resume flights with Airbus 380 in November

British Airways' A380 aircraft will return to the airline's fleet sooner than expected... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Altro...

Southwest's 'spider web-like' route map is why flights as far as California were canceled due to weather in Florida — here's how it works

Southwest Airlines' cancellations have affected travelers across the US, not just in Florida. (www.businessinsider.com) Altro...

Court Rules United Can’t Put Unvaccinated Staff On Unpaid Leave

A judge has extended a restraining order preventing United Airlines from sending unvaccinated employees on indefinite unpaid leave. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

United's New Routes are INSANE! Flights to Amman, Azores, Mallorca, and More!

Yesterday, United Airlines released a video full of clues as to where their next group of international routes would be set to go. The airline built much anticipation around this announcement, and the day has finally arrived for the airline to officially announce these routes. (aeroxplorer.com) Altro...