NEWS Russians Patent Ejection System For Light Aircraft (Video)
A totally legit Russian research & development production company that makes actual space suits for real astronauts and ejection seats for Sukhoi and MiG fighter jets has now patented an…
NEWS Lufthansa to Begin Serving Panama, Using Lower-Cost ‘Jump’ A340s
Lufthansa will launch its first-ever service to Panama on November 16, with its new lower-cost operation internally code-named ‘Jump’ operating the flights.Link
UPDATE Ryanair #FR3131 diverted to Budapest du to a medical emergency
Flight FR3131 from London Stansted to Paphos had to land in Budapest.The flight diverted to Budapest after a passenger became ill on board.The flight carrying 182 passengers and six crew…
NEWS Korean Air Orders Five Boeing 777 Freighters
Korean Air has placed an order for five Boeing 777 freighters, valued at more than $1.5 billion at current list prices.Link
NEWS Transavia Orders 17 Boeing 737-800s Plus Three Options
Transavia, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Air France KLM Group, has ordered 17 Next-Generation 737-800s, with three options. The order, valued at $1.6 billion at current list prices, was…
NEWS Strike at Germanwings cancels 340 flights today
Lufthansa's low cost airline, Germanwings has cancelled nearly 340 outbound flights from Germany in two days because of a walkout by pilots. A Germanwings spokesman confirmed that "the strike began…
NEWS United Airlines announces it will void all tickets bought during glitch which saw first class flights sell for just $75
United Airlines' customers were left very angry on Wednesday evening after the company said that they would be voiding all of the tickets that were sold at a hugely discounted rate because of a…
NEWS Four people were killed in a Beech 1900C crash in Miami, yesterday
YV1674 back in 2011 // Via jetphotos.net A Beechcraft 1900C operated by Servicio Pan Americano de Protección of Venezuela with the registration of YV1674 had crashed in trees two miles…
NEWS GE successfully tests World’s first rotating Ceramic Matrix Composite Material for Sixth-Gen Combat Engine
GE Aviation successfully tested the world’s first non-static set of light-weight, ceramic matrix composite (CMC) parts by running rotating low-pressure turbine blades in a F414 turbofan demonstrator engine designed to…
NEWS Bombardier Inc CEO Pierre Beaudoin steps down as plane maker takes $1.4 billion charge on Learjet
Bombardier Inc named a former United Technologies Corp executive as CEO, and reported a quarterly loss due to a $1.4 billion charge related to its decision to suspend its Learjet…
NEWS Korean Air ‘nut rage’ executive sentenced to jail
Heather Cho, the former executive of Korean Air, has been found guilty of breaking aviation law following the so-called ‘nut rage’ case. She will serve one year in jail following…