The remainder of the wreckage of United Flight 93 – one of the planes hijacked during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States – will be moved to its final resting place this year before the 17th anniversary of the crash, officials said. The remains of the airplane, which have been stored…
Air China flight flight #CA106 from Hong Kong to Dalian made emergency descent after a sudden loss of cabin pressure. Air China Boeing 737-800 (reg. B-5851) made an emergency descent to 10,000ft after a sudden loss of cabin pressure. The plane dropped 25,000 feet in 10 minutes, triggering the release of oxygen masks from the cabin…
Singapore Airlines will launch non-stop flights between Singapore and Los Angeles using the new Airbus A350-900ULR (ultra-long-range) aircraft in November. In addition, SIA will step up existing daily non-stop Singapore-San Francisco services to 10 times per week. Together with the earlier announced non-stop Singapore-New York services, SIA will link Singapore and the US with 27…
Two Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews rescued 11 people after a floatplane crashed 39 miles south southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska, on Prince of Wales Island, Tuesday. The Jayhawk crews arrived on scene, and were able to safely hoist all 11 people from the side of a mountain, approximately 2,000 feet in…
New York based jetBlue has signed a MoU for 60 Airbus A220-300. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday evening will also include 60 more purchase options for the aircraft type, which would bring the total number of A220s ordered by the airline to up to 120. JetBlue will use the new Airbus aircraft…