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...

Here’s Why United Airlines Had To Deplane A Flight To Orlando

A United Airlines flight was heading to Orlando International Airport from San Francisco International Airport on Thursday afternoon when the passengers on the aircraft had to deplane due to a potential threat. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Aficionado Plane spotter saves a f15 and it's pilot

A britt plane spotter saves a F15 Pilot, the Pilot later thanks him un person. (www.airforcemag.com) Altro...

SAS A330-300 into Hong Kong | Procedures over Siberia, Approach Briefing + Full Long Approach

SAS A330-300 into Hong Kong | Procedures over Siberia, Approach Briefing + Full Long Approach (www.youtube.com) Altro...

Bezos et al, not yet astronauts according to new FAA rules.

Jeff Bezos and the Blue origin space cree, won't get their astronaut wings, fue to New rules from the FAA. (hipertextual.com) Altro...

Russian airline Aurora signs deal for 19 Il-114-300 turboprops

UAC announced the signing of a letter of intent to purchase 19 Il-114-300 regional turboprops with the airline Aurora, headquartered in the Far East of Russia. Aurora was controlled by Aeroflot until the end of 2020 and plans to expand its operations in the region. The 19 regional turboprops will start to be delivered in 2023, said UAC. Currently, the Il-114-300 is carrying out certification flights. A second test aircraft is being finalized to support the program. (www.airway1.com) Altro...

The FAA Changed Its Definition of 'Astronaut' on the Same Day Jeff Bezos Went to Space

Jeff Bezos is a lot of things. A tax-dodging megalomaniac. A Dr. Evil lookalike. A weirdly horny cowboy hat enthusiast. The one thing he isn’t—at least as far as the Federal Aviation Administration is concerned—is an astronaut. (gizmodo.com) Altro...

Southwest Airlines Looking Closely At Its Boeing 737 MAX Options

As Southwest Airlines navigates its way out of the crisis, the carrier is sitting on incredible flexibility with its order book. Recording over 730 Boeing 737 jets in its fleet already, the airline is one of the largest carriers in the world and has plenty of room to grow even bigger. Speaking on the airline’s second-quarter earnings call, Southwest’s executives indicate that the carrier is looking closely at its MAX options in 2022, and it may end up taking all, or at least most, of the options… (simpleflying.com) Altro...

F-35A Lightning II Meets P-51 Val-Halla Mustang Over Tacoma in Rare Duet

You see, people attending American air shows can enjoy a little something called heritage flights. That’s when a modern plane flies alongside an older one that made history one way or another for the enjoyment of all. People taking part in the 4th of July weekend’s 2021 Tacoma Freedom Fair in Tacoma, Washington, got to see one of the newest and most advanced airplanes in the U.S. arsenal make a perfect aerial duet with a vintage P-51 Mustang. (www.autoevolution.com) Altro...

Delta Adds Lifetime Diamond Medallion Status

Delta gives Medallion members the opportunity to earn lifetime status based on the cumulative number of Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs) earned over a member’s lifetime. This even includes MQMs earned through co-branded credit cards. Up until now it has only been possible to earn lifetime Silver, Gold, or Platinum Medallion status, while it’s now possible to earn lifetime Diamond Medallion status. Here’s how the Delta SkyMiles lifetime status program now works: (onemileatatime.com) Altro...

Qatar Airways CEO Wants Oneworld Alliance To Grow

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker was appointed the chairman of oneworld this spring, and he has some big plans for the alliance. In an interview this week, Al Baker talked about his plans for the oneworld alliance while he’s chairman: “First and foremost, my priority will be to grow the alliance. We want to be number one. Like in everything we do at QR, under my leadership we don’t accept anything other than being number one. So for me, it is a big challenge now to grow the alliance, to bring… (onemileatatime.com) Altro...

American Airlines details plans for Charlotte airport expansion, hundreds of new jobs

American Airlines will open three new gates at Charlotte Douglas International Airport by the end of the year, company officials said in an earnings call Thursday morning. And American’s expansion plans don’t stop there — the airline plans to hire hundreds of new employees this year and next. Passengers are returning to air travel in crowds after a steep dive in early 2020. TOP ARTICLES (www.charlotteobserver.com) Altro...

An airline pilot says she was forced to sleep in a plane overnight after her flight was diverted to a remote Colorado town because of severe weather

SkyWest Airlines flight crew members said they were forced to sleep on their plane in Colorado. Jessica Taylor, the captain, said it was a first in her 15-year career. SkyWest said no hotels had been available and apologized for the inconvenience to passengers. A flight crew's routine trip from Denver to Raleigh, North Carolina, and back involved an overnight stay aboard their plane in Hayden, Colorado, where they had been diverted because of severe weather. (www.businessinsider.com) Altro...

Surf Air Mobility to Purchase as Many as 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EXs

Textron Aviation today announced in a news release that Surf Air Mobility Inc., has signed a purchase agreement for up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EX single-engine turboprop aircraft, with an initial fleet order of 100 aircraft and an option for 50 more. The order is part of an exclusive relationship between the two companies supporting Surf Air Mobility’s development of an electrified Cessna Grand Caravan,, beginning with a hybrid electric aircraft powered by Surf Air Mobility’s proprietary… (www.flyingmag.com) Altro...

Spain's Supreme Court rules some Ryanair luggage rules are unfair

Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Ryanair's luggage rules, under which the budget carrier can send bags and suitcases on a different flight than passengers, were unfair. Following a complaint from a consumer association, the court said there may be cases that justify sending luggage on a separate flight, but that Ryanair's clause was too generic. (www.yahoo.com) Altro...

Russian airlines bet on domestic recovery with airshow deals

Russia's airlines struck deals for more than 80 regional jets at its flagship airshow this week, according to state-backed aerospace and leasing companies, as carriers bet on a partial market recovery driven by domestic flights. Russia, like other countries, has heavily restricted international air traffic due to the coronavirus since last year, but domestic flight routes are already recovering. State-owned companies backed by state leasing companies dominated the ranks of buyers and… (www.yahoo.com) Altro...

Cargolux Boeing 747 tears up runway as it prepared for takeoff at Prestwick Airport

INCIDENT Cargolux Boeing 747 tears up runway as it prepared for takeoff at Prestwick Airport (www.airlive.net) Altro...

Air Canada sets record for cargo revenue in second quarter

Air Canada's recover from the COVID pandemic has been slow because of government restrictions on travel, but cargo is booming. (www.freightwaves.com) Altro...

X-Rated Adult Toy Making Fun of Bezos' Rocket Ship Garners Cheeky Response From Elon Musk

Elon Musk is known to be controversial when it comes to his antics on Twitter, so all eyes were on the billionaire following longtime rival Jeff Bezos’ journey to space. Musk tweeted out a simple “Best of luck tomorrow!” to Bezos’ space exploration company, Blue Origin, on Monday night ahead of the flight (www.entrepreneur.com) Altro...

Teen pilot makes emergency landing on Jersey Shore bridge

An investigation is underway after a banner plane made an emergency landing on a bridge in Ocean City, New Jersey, Monday afternoon. The incident was first reported at about 12:38 p.m. on the 9th Street Bridge, which connects Ocean City and Somers Point in Cape May County. (www.youtube.com) Altro...

Neos Operates Its 1st JFK Passenger Service With The Boeing 787

Leisure-focused Italian airline Neos has operated its first passenger service to New York JFK using one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Prior to this, the airline had flown to New York for cargo missions. This inaugural service departed Milan on Thursday, July 22nd, from the airline’s Malpensa base. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

A look into the largest jet engine ever made: who will beat the giant?

All commercial aircraft designed during the last 40 years are powered by gas turbine engines. These are either turbofan or turboprop. Currently, and judging by the number of deliveries made across the globe, the best-selling jet engine is the turbofan. And among the turbofans is an engine model, which presently holds the title of the world’s largest engine. However, a competitor might well usurp this position. Here, AeroTime investigates the biggest commercial aircraft ever made. (www.aerotime.aero) Altro...

Beyond KC-46: Air Force Exploring ‘Advanced’ Tech On Next Tanker

While the Air Force is still working through long-standing technical issues and delays with the KC-46A Pegasus tanker, the service is turning its gaze to the future, with both a commercially-based “bridge tanker” and a next-generation capability based on “advanced technologies” on the agenda. (breakingdefense.com) Altro...

China Launched a Little Baby Version of the X-37B Spaceplane

A Chinese aerospace manufacturer hailed a successful test flight of a new spaceplane that will broaden China’s reusable spaceflight capabilities. The unnamed craft reportedly takes off like a rocket and lands like an airplane, much like the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B (pictured above), but can’t go all the way into orbit like the American spaceplane can. The Chinese version is the first of a series of reusable spacecraft that will benefit the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). (finance.yahoo.com) Altro...

Single-Engine Cessna Denali Becomes Beechcraft Denali Ahead Maiden Flight

On July 21st, Textron Aviation announced that it is rebranding its Cessna Denali aircraft as Beechcraft Denali. The airplane will now join the twin-engine Beechcraft King Air family as part of the company's turboprop product lineup. The prototype's maiden flight is expected to take place later this year. (www.autoevolution.com) Altro...

Where Do The Pilots Sit On The Stratolaunch Aircraft?

The colossal Stratolaunch captures attention for many reasons. With a wingspan of 385 feet and weighing 590 tonnes, the size of this plane is eye-catching. But it also has other attention-getting design features, including two fuselages and two cockpits. That leads to the question, where do the pilots sit? Do they have cockpit options? (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Boeing cleared to launch Starliner on 2nd test flight

NASA and Boeing held a day-long flight readiness review Thursday and cleared the company's CST-100 Starliner astronaut ferry ship for launch July 30 on a second unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. The spacecraft's maiden flight in December 2019 was marred by major software problems that prevented a planned rendezvous with the station. Next week's Orbital Flight Test No. 2, or OFT-2, will test a wide variety of upgrades and improvements intended to clear the… (www.yahoo.com) Altro...

Southwest Airlines losses narrow as leisure travel bounces back

Southwest Airlines Co on Thursday reported a smaller quarterly loss and said it would remain profitable for the rest of the year, as leisure bookings rebound thanks to aggressive vaccination drives. The U.S. budget carrier has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the easing of coronavirus curbs as it mainly caters to the domestic market, unlike larger rivals who fly transatlantic routes and are struggling due to international border restrictions. That has propelled Southwest's market… (www.yahoo.com) Altro...

Viral video shows agent refer booted passenger to a different airline

Viral video captured an American Airlines passenger being booted off a Texas-to-Florida flight after she allegedly refused to properly mask up and then uttered a vulgar term at a female employee. The action unfolded Saturday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as passengers boarded Flight 2823 to Miami, which was running four hours late due to a maintenance issue, traveler Chris Freeman told NBC News on Thursday. An agent spotted the female passenger wearing a "fabric mask with… (www.yahoo.com) Altro...

First Miami-Dubai flight touches down at MIA, start of four weekly Emirates trips

The first direct flight between Dubai and Miami arrived at Miami International Airport on Thursday. The arrival marks Emirates’ launch of four weekly flights between the two cities. The company canceled the same service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport last year. Passengers on the new route of about 15-16 hours in the air will travel on Emirates’ Boeing 777 jets, which feature eight private suites in first class, and operate on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. (www.yahoo.com) Altro...

The True Story of 'The Miracle Pilot' and His 120 MPH Water Landing

Eric Lindner's Tiger in the Sea: The Ditching of Flying Tiger 923 and the Desperate Struggle for Survival tells the story of pilot John Murray's 1962 life-saving "ditch" of an L-1049H Super Constellation in the North Atlantic ocean, a barely controlled water landing with 76 passengers and crew members onboard. The effort captivated the world at the height of the Cold War. Newspapers from London to Los Angeles ran breaking updates of the crash's aftermath, and President… (www.yahoo.com) Altro...

INFOGRAPHIC: Orders and Deliveries Airbus Commercial Aircraft – June 2021

The Airbus commercial aircraft orders and deliveries report for June 2021 has been published... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Altro...

Cirrus makes engine out landing on KY highway

Cirrus makes an emergency landing on eastern central KY highway. After engine was repaired, the plane was flown right off that same highway. (www.wkyt.com) Altro...

United Airlines ditches cargo-only flights as passengers return

United Airlines is ending mini-freighter flights, but hopes to maintain cargo growth with its combination passenger flights. (www.freightwaves.com) Altro...

Piloting the KULULA Boeing 737-400 across South Africa

Piloting the KULULA Boeing 737-400 across South Africa (2008) (www.youtube.com) Altro...

flydubai 737 In Minor Dubai Ground Collision With Gulf Air Jet

Two airplanes collided with each other on the taxiway at Dubai International Airport (DXB) early on Thursday morning. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

CO2 Emissions Would Fall 34% If Every Fleet Was As Young As Wizz Air’s

Wizz Air is one of the most aggressive airlines in Europe. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

HiFly Adds Another Airbus A330ceo To Its Fleet

Portuguese lease provider Hi Fly has added an Airbus A330-300 to its fleet this week. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Rex Grounds Its Entire Boeing 737 Fleet

Upstart Australian airline Regional Express (Rex) has suspended its Boeing 737 flights and wound back some of its turboprop flights. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Why The Airbus A220 Will Excel In Russia

It was announced on Wednesday that Azimuth Airlines will become the first Airbus A220 operator in Russia. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Viva Wants To Fly To Brazil, Chile, And Costa Rica

The Colombian low-cost carrier Viva is looking to expand its international reach. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Engine Fire Prompts UPS Boeing 747-8 To Return To Hong Kong

A UPS 747-8 freighter had to return to Hong Kong yesterday after an engine caught fire during its climb out of the airport. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Florida man breaks into St. Pete airport and manages to get inside airplane cockpit

The suspect eluded the police, crashed through the security gate at a Coast Guard station, and managed to get into the cockpit of a parked C-130, where deputies arrested him. (www.abcactionnews.com) Altro...

Two airplanes collide at Dubai's main airport; no injuries

Two passenger jets from low-cost carrier FlyDubai and Bahrain-based Gulf Air have collided with each other on the taxiway at Dubai International Airport, though authorities reported no injuries in the incident (abcnews.go.com) Altro...

United Airlines Bets Big On Its Boeing 767 And 777 Fleets

United Airlines has held its widebody fleet sacred throughout the crisis. The carrier bucked trends by keeping its fleet intact and prepared to bring those planes out in a robust manner as the crisis subsided and passengers came back. Then, in February, the airline took a hit when a Boeing 777 suffered an engine incident over Denver, which later led to the temporary grounding of 52 Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s. To compensate, the airline brought back more 767s, and now, it continues… (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Only one U.S. airline ranked among the 10 best in the world — here’s who came out on top

Many people are taking to the skies again after receiving their COVID-19 vaccination — so which airline should they choose? According to AirlineRatings.com’s annual ranking, their best bet is Qatar Airways, which topped the travel search site’s list of the Top 20 carriers around the world. The rankings were based on a range of factors, including safety and innovation. (www.marketwatch.com) Altro...

Airbus Has No Whitetail Aircraft Left

Whitetail aircraft are often a worrying sign. Their ongoing existence can imply that they have been produced without a carrier in place to deploy them. Airbus had several of these at the height of the pandemic, causing concerns for the European planemaker. Nonetheless, the firm this week confirmed that there are no longer any whitetails at its facilities. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Breaking: Russia’s Azimuth Airlines Orders 6 Airbus A220s

Azimuth Airlines will become the first Russian operator of the Airbus A220 after placing an order for six Airbus A220-300 aircraft. (simpleflying.com) Altro...