NEWS From props to jets
The sleek, twin-engine jet, trimmed in red, white and blue, was ready for takeoff at the Long Beach airport in California, idling on the main runway, when Rene Francillon drove…
NEWS Boeing, Silk Way West Announce Order for Three 747-8 Freighters
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing and Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West today announced an order for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes valued at more than $1.1 billion at current…
NEWS Boeing: First All-Electric Propulsion Satellites Send First On-Orbit Signals
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Mar. 2, 2015 – Two Boeing 702SP (small platform) satellites, the first all-electric propulsion satellites to launch, have sent initial signals from space, marking the first step…
BREAKING Norwegian grounds all flights in Scandinavia
As many as 700 of Norwegian's pilots are to go on strike tomorrow, as all the company's Norwegian and Swedish pilots join the strike began on Saturday, following more than…
NEWS Three British plane spotters thrown in jail in Dubai
Three Britons have spent ten days in a notorious prison after travelling to Dubai for a plane spotting holiday.Conrad Clitheroe, 54, Gary Cooper, 45, and an unnamed friend were stopped…
NEWS American Airlines Mechanic Killed in Accident at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
A mechanic who had worked for American Airlines for 30 years died Monday after falling from a jet bridge at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.Link
NEWS Swiss International Air Lines Adds More Chicago and San Francisco Flights
Swiss International Air Lines is adding second daily flights from its Zurich hub to Chicago O’Hare and San Francisco airports, to add to the second daily service it is now…
NEWS Aerolíneas Argentinas Receives First of Four New A330-200s from Airbus
Aerolíneas Argentinas has taken delivery of the first of four Airbus A330-200s the carrier ordered directly from the manufacturer, as part of the carrier’s fleet-renewal strategy.Link
NEWS: Passenger planes dodged Russian bombers – @flightcrisis
Commercial jets carrying hundreds of people had to be diverted in mid-air or else prevented from taking off to avoid potential collisions with two Russian bear bombers which “cloaked” their…
