Slovakia has recently completed the transfer of 13 MiG-29 aircraft in which they have no use for. They are currently out of service, however Ukraine has what it takes to get them airworthy again amidst the war with Russia. (www.theguardian.com) 更多...
Aviation is safer than ever these days, but some airports are so extreme that they cause even the most skilled pilots to become uneasy. This article will break down some of the world's most extreme airports. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
Cathay Pacific has been operating its full fleet of jumbo jet freighters since August, but now gets the benefit of more widebody passenger jets reentering service. (www.freightwaves.com) 更多...
Economy flights practically guarantee a stiff neck, a child kicking the back of your seat and competition with your seatmate to claim the middle seat's armrests. One airline wants to cure to these traveling ailments: Air New Zealand recently announced the world's first lie-flat "pods" for economy class airplanes, set to debut in 2024. The concept, called "Skynest," has been in research and development for five years and will likely feature two rows of three stacked… (www.cnbc.com) 更多...
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Qantas pilots reported repeating radio interference and GPS jamming from Chinese military units in the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea. Qantas said there were no safety concerns and has instructed its pilots to keep flying on their routes despite the breach. (www.airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
A Ryanair flight with 190 passengers was evacuated after a bomb scare onboard the aircraft. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 arrived at Palermo Airport (PMO), in Sicily, Italy, shortly after 8pm on March 17, 2023, where passengers and crew were instructed to leave the plane. (www.aerotime.aero) 更多...
Lufthansa Group announced last week it will launch its latest airline, City Airlines. The airline will focus on short and medium-haul routes, expanding the European route network, and plans to operate with an Airbus fleet. Will Lufthansa use its existing fleet for City Airlines, or use incoming jets, or combine it with Lufthansa CityLine fleet? (www.airguide.info) 更多...
The Home Office has outlined plans for the former Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Scampton to become a detention centre for thousands of refugees as the government seeks to get a grip on the growing migrant crisis. (ukaviation.news) 更多...
DALLAS, TEXAS — Following discussions with Boeing and ongoing supply chain issues, the largest American low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines has revised its expectations for the number of aircraft deliveries in 2023, reducing it from 100 to around 90 copies. (www.airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
Ashortage of qualified crew has forced Air India to reduce weekly flights to the US. The airline deploys a fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft to the US and has been looking for more qualified pilots over the last few months to meet operational demands, especially with new 777s joining its fleet and more to come shortly. Several of Air India’s US flights have been affected due to crew shortages in the recent past, and now the airline wants to cut some flights until the problem is resolved. Air India to… (www.msn.com) 更多...
IDAHO FALLS – A pilot is safe after a hairy landing situation at the Idaho Falls Regional Airport Sunday morning. It happened at 11:28 a.m., according to city spokesman Eric Grossarth. The pilot of a single-engine Beech Bonanza airplane reportedly experienced a gear malfunction and landed on the runway. (www.eastidahonews.com) 更多...
Polish pilot Lukasz Czepiela made aviation history on Tuesday, becoming the first person to land a plane on the helipad of the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel in Dubai. (www.cnn.com) 更多...
Earlier this week, one of the world's most iconic airlines shared its new look with the world. This is a big announcement for the airline, as it marks its newest livery change in almost 25 years. The first aircraft to wear this paint is A6-EOE. It operated flight EK51 from Dubai to Munich yesterday, March 17. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
In this age of constant real-time monitoring of everything that moves through the skies, in which even an unidentified balloon can cause the scrambling of fighter jets, how could a massive high-tech airliner carrying 239 people vanish into thin air? (unherd.com) 更多...
Travelers looking to fly out of a modern, attractive airport with efficient security, tasteful restaurants and top-notch shopping should bypass the U.S. (www.cbsnews.com) 更多...
Lawyers argue that victims in the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash died painlessly, thus, the airplane manufacturer shouldn't owe damages to victims' families. (jalopnik.com) 更多...
When the seat belt light blinks on, every passenger buckles up except for one group of fliers: lap babies. Unrestrained children sharing a seat with their parents are exempt from the safety mandate, presenting a growing concern amid recent incidents of severe turbulence. ... Sara Nelson, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. “The G-forces are not something even the most loving mother or father can guard against and hold their child. It’s just physically… (www.seattletimes.com) 更多...
The Federal Aviation Administration is working to establish a requirement that aircraft have longer duration cockpit voice recorders. The announcement comes after the agency held an emergency “safety summit” Wednesday following a series of near-collisions on US runways. (www.cnn.com) 更多...
Two SpiceJet pilots have landed themselves in hot water after one of them posted a photo showing an uncovered cup of tea perched on the middle of the throttle quadrant. (www.gatechecked.com) 更多...
FedEx is putting fewer aircraft in the air and retiring aging planes to cut costs as express and international business shrinks with the economy. (www.freightwaves.com) 更多...
A quality issue with the coating on fuel tanks appears to be delaying new deliveries of Boeing 767-300Fs, including 58 767-based KC-46 air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft. (theloadstar.com) 更多...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report on Thursday investigating the Feb. 27 crash of a single-engine Cessna 150G in Hillsville, Va. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) 更多...
Russian Air Force Su-27s have caused an American MQ-9 reaper drone to crash into the Black Sea in international airspace. This is the first incident of its kind since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
FlightAware is excited to announce the introduction of Neural Network powered predictive models for FlightAware Foresight. Adam Suarez, Director of Engineering for Aviation Insight at FlightAware, discusses these developments and shares insights into the Predictive Technologies team's current projects. (blog.flightaware.com) 更多...
A new study predicts that instances of clear air turbulence will increase over the next few decades as a result of global warming. (www.gatechecked.com) 更多...
Passengers on a recent SkyWest flight from Los Angeles to Houston, Texas, were delayed for over an hour after the flight attendants reportedly got into an argument and refused to work with each other. Ashley Brewer, an anchor on ESPN, tweeted on March 12 that her flight was delayed for a rather unusual reason. (www.foxnews.com) 更多...
It's not all growth for Frontier Airlines, as the carrier has just quietly filed plans to exit a number of markets. The Denver-based carrier will cut 14 routes from its network, and it'll also end service to Rochester, New York, on May 8, as first seen in Cirium schedules and Ailevon Pacific data, and later confirmed by a carrier spokesperson. (thepointsguy.com) 更多...
The SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft, famous for its top speed of Mach 3, was touted as the "fastest acknowledged crewed air-breathing jet aircraft" in a subsequent tweet by Lockheed Martin, with an emphasis on acknowledged. As you may recall from the movie, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell flies the Darkstar test jet at hypersonic speeds beyond Mach 10 before making a forced landing. (interestingengineering.com) 更多...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A thief crashed a chopper at Sacramento Executive Airport after breaking into multiple helicopters overnight, police said. Someone trespassed on the property between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. and tried to start four helicopters sitting on the tarmac, Sacramento police said. The person eventually got one chopper started, and it crashed. (kcra.com) 更多...
For all of the pilots who enjoy the challenge of landing short enough to take the first turnoff from the runway, CubCrafters has raised the bar. (www.flyingmag.com) 更多...
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday the United States cannot wait for the next "catastrophic event" to address an uptick in aviation close calls that sparked alarm (www.reuters.com) 更多...
Airbus and U.S. rival Boeing were locked in a dead heat for deliveries for the first two months of the year, but the European planemaker has a tougher task to meet annual forecasts amid ongoing supply woes. Both groups delivered a total of 66 jets in January and February. But whereas this makes up some 12% of market forecasts for Boeing’s 2023 deliveries, Airbus has secured just 9% of its 2023 target of 720 jets, below the trend for this time of year. (www.airguide.info) 更多...
AVweb’s General Aviation Accident Bulletin is taken from the pages of our sister publication, Aviation Safety magazine. All the reports listed here are preliminary and include only initial factual findings about crashes. (www.avweb.com) 更多...
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — The American commercial aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced on Tuesday that it had delivered 28 aircraft in February, marking a decline from the previous month's 38 deliveries. (www.airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
The United States (US) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate another near-miss incident at a US airport. This time, an American Airlines Embraer E175 (operated by Republic Airways as American Eagle) and a United Airlines Airbus A319 almost crossed paths at Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA). (www.aerotime.aero) 更多...
