Herb Kelleher, co-founder of Southwest Airlines, has died aged 87, the company has revealed in a brief statement. Launched in 1967, the low-cost US carrier went on to reshape global aviation. A statement from Southwest Airlines read: “Herb was a pioneer, a maverick, and an innovator. His vision revolutionised commercial aviation and democratised the skies.”
Engineers and mechanics at the Everett assembly plant are preparing the Boeing’s new jetliner for its maiden flight which is expected as early as February. The airframe of the first flying has already been assembled at the Everett assembly plant. According to Airlinerwatch, the primary systems are installed and powered for the first time. The…
An Aeromexico flight from Mexico City (MEX)suffered a maingear mishap on landing runway 28 at Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL). Flight AM120 was operated by a three-year-old Boeing 737-800 (reg. as XA-AMV). Upon slowing down after touch down in Guadalajara, there were reports of smoke and flames on both of main landing gears. Once the plane came…
A fire occurred overnight Dec. 27 at the Premium Aerotec at Augsburg, Germany facility. Premium Aerotec is a fabricator of composite parts and structures for the aerospace market, primarily for Airbus (Toulouse, France) producing completed fuselage and aircraft sections for Airbus defense and commercial offerings, including the A400M, Eurofighter Typhoon and A350. The company estimates at…
Access to the stunning Ha Long Bay in Vietnam just got easier with the opening of the Van Don International Airport this weekend. The single runway airport is currently served only by Vietnam Airlines. It is expected to receive up to 5 million passengers—mostly tourists—by 2030. Van Don International Airport will save a considerable…
London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defenses worth “several million pounds” after drones caused three days of disruption at Gatwick last month. Gatwick said it had spent £5m to prevent future attacks, but would not comment on the nature of the system. Gatwick said the new equipment had been in place for over…
An experienced paraglider in Australia suddenly found himself in quite a predicament as he was caught in a dust devil, with his wife helplessly watching on from the ground. The incident occurred on Mount Borah in New South Wales, when the man was preparing for takeoff along with some 40 other pilots. The video of the incident was recorded by the pilot’s wife, who screamed “Careful!” as her…