NEWS Frontier Airlines to Serve Chicago O’Hare and Las Vegas from Austin
Frontier Airlines has announced it will launch service in the spring of 2015 from Austin to Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Las Vegas. Link
NEWS Predator drones more likely in civil airspace after successful tests
A Predator B drone has successfully completed tests with so-called sense-and-avoid radar, bringing it a step closer to legal operation in US and international airspace. You may be thinking, “haven’t they already operated extensively in places like Iraq?” Yes, but in the US and other nations where skies are packed with traffic, drones are forbidden…
NEWS Delta Air Lines CEO on why ticket prices haven’t dropped
DETROIT • Delta Air Lines is passing along profits to its employees, but consumers shouldn’t expect the company to pass along savings gleaned from low oil prices any time soon. Link
NEWS Inside the Army's CH-47F Chinook helicopter (pictures)
STOCKTON, Calif. — The recent delivery of 10 new CH-47F Chinook helicopters to the California Army National Guard brought a significant upgrade from that airframe’s aging predecessor, the CH-47D, one that should mean a higher operational readiness rate and a higher level of situational awareness. Equipped with the Common Avionics Architecture Structure (CAAS), the CH-47F…
NEWS Main Content Fly On a 747 [for an hour] Without Leaving the USA
This is your chance to fly the B747 without leaving the country as Delta Air Lines operates a flight between Detroit and Minneapolis. Link
NEWS South African Airways Re-Negotiates Leases on Eight Airbus A340s
South African Airways (SAA) has renegotiated lease re-extensions on three Airbus A340s and is working on similar deals for another five, which are expected to cut R262 million ($22.5 million) in annual costs. Link
NEWS The Coming U.S. Pilot Shortage Is Real
With upward of 20,000 cockpit seats expected to open up at U.S. airlines over the next seven years due to FAA-mandated age-65 retirements, the scene should be set for the pilot pipeline to work as designed: Regional pilots working for low wages finally get their chance to move quickly up to the big leagues of…
UPDATE EMERGENCY #U21877: @easyjet statement has been tweeted as to why the return of the Bilbao flight
The easyJet aircraft G-EZFB after returning back to Manchester / from twitter: @daveb257 easyJet flight U21877 from Manchester Airport to Bilbao had departed at 13:19 which then straight after departure then squawked 7700 (general emergency). The flight returned to Manchester airport and was followed from the runway back to the terminal building by fire crews which…
ALERT The tail of an aircraft of Air India scraped the runway during touchdown at the Mumbai Airport
An Air India aircraft with 194 people on board had a narrow escape after suffering a tail strike while landing at Mumbai airport on Sunday afternoon. The Airbus A-321 was operating as #AI680 from Mangalore to Mumbai. During touchdown, the plane’s long tail portion scraped the runway at very high speed for some seconds before…
NEWS Refreshed Alaska livery takes off
The new Alaska Airlines livery took flight over the weekend, bringing with it some subtle changes. Link