Boeing said during fabrication of the 787 horizontal stabilizer it learned some components were clamped with greater force than specified, which could result in improper gap verification and shimming. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Tuesday it “is investigating manufacturing flaws affecting certain Boeing 787 jetliners. The agency continues to engage with Boeing.” The horizontal…
Flight DL679 ATL-LAX yesterday on sept 5th 2020. The aircraft will still be used on the international LAX-SYD flight for the time being as well as cargo and charter flights. A pretty full flight with lots of AV geeks/ vloggers/ bloggers. The last scheduled domestic 777 flight for Delta.
Two airline passengers each face fines of $1,000 for refusing to wear face masks on board a flight, the first time Transport Canada has imposed a financial penalty for violating rules meant to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first incident occurred on a WestJet flight from Calgary to Waterloo, Ont., in June…
Emirates airline will restore its employees full salaries starting from October. This comes as the company continues to ease travel restrictions and resume flights to over 80 destinations that had been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. Since March the airline has made thousands of layoffs as it struggled to recover from the economic fallout…
The second-to-last Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 will be retired. G-VROS ‘Forever Young’ will depart at 12:00 tomorrow, today.