American Airlines to order 50 Airbus A321XLRs

American Airlines will acquire 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft, the new longer-range version of Airbus A321neo. The purchase agreement includes the conversion of 30 of American’s existing A321neo slots to A321XLRs and incremental orders for an additional 20 A321XLRs. The A321XLR will have the longest range of any single-aisle commercial jetliner. The added range of up…

INCIDENT Severe turbulence throws flight attendant into ceiling on Boeing 737-300 to Switzerland (video)

Passengers on a Bulgarian airline were torn from their seats by violent in-flight turbulence and sent crashing into the cabin ceiling – and one another – leaving ten with injuries. The Boeing 737-300, headed for Basel, Switzerland from Kosovo’s Pristina, encountered severe turbulence about 30 minutes into its journey, causing a rapid drop in altitude…