NEWS Lufthansa announces that Vienna will be their first base outside of Germany of the new Eurowings
Lufthansa statement: The new Eurowings will have its first base outside Germany in Vienna. Following close consultation with Austrian Airlines and at the carrier’s own request, two Airbus A320 aircraft…
NEWS US Allows Sale of Armed Drones to Other Nations
If you were still skeptical about the future of drones, this should take care of that: Arms manufacturers can now get in on the action. The White House said today…
NEWS Red Bull Aerobatic Planes Collide Mid-Air During Performance
Two pilots flying for Red Bull's aerobatic team on Thursday miraculously escaped after the wings of their aircraft touched each other mid-air during a stunt routine at the Yelahanka air…
NEWS Delta B763 near London burning smell onboard
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, with registration N177DN,with flight number DL-33 from Paris to Seattle. The aircraft was at FL320 about 50nm from London Heathrow airport when the crew decided…
NEWS RNZAF NZ may upgrade it's fleet to the Global master aircraft
New Zealand air force may end up buying the Boeing C-17A Global Master to replace it's aging fleet of C130 Hercules aircraft and the two Boeing 757's currently in service.…
NEWS Jetstar Australia to have all 787 Dreamliner fleet by September 2015
Jetstar Australia which is Qantas off shoot budget carrier is expected to receive the final three Boeing 787 Deamliners into the fleet by September 2015. This will be an all…
NEWS Air New Zealand confirms Palmerston North next Night Rider town
Air New Zealand has confirmed it will operate it;s next $29.00 Night Rider service between Palmerston North and Auckland NZAA. A 68 seater ATR aircraft will operate this service five…
NEWS Gulfstream Breaks Round The World Record With Only One Fuel Stop
Gulfstream's new ultra long-range G650ER set a record while flying around the world in one stop in an ass-numbing flight from New York to China and finally Savannah, Georgia.Link
NEWS Video of Russian Tu-95 bomber shadowed by RAF and French fighters
First post ever to FA, but found this video fascinating: a film inside Tu-95 as it's escorted by RAF Typhoons and French Mirage jets over northern Europe.Link
NEWS 'Aerosuarus Rex'? Microsoft co-founder turns two Boeing 747s into the world's biggest plane
Take two used Boeing 747s, pull off all the engines, strap six of them to a pair of custom-built composite hulls and you've got the world's biggest and most eye-catching…
NEWS Air Austral Set For Two Terrible Teen Boeing 787s
Air Austral (UU, St. Denis de la Réunion) is set to take delivery of a pair of "Terrible Teen" B787-8s the NYC787 blog has reported.Link