SpaceX will start providing wireless internet on Hawaiian Airlines flights from the Starlink satellite network as early as next year, a service the airline told CNBC it plans to offer to passengers for free. The deal marks the first for Elon Musk’s space company with a major airline. Starlink is SpaceX’s network of about 2,000…
Air Lease Corp. disclosed Friday it is writing off $802.4 million for leased aircraft trapped in Russia it doesn’t expect to recover following Western sanctions against the country for the invasion of Ukraine. So far only 32 of 513 Russian-operated aircraft managed by foreign leasing companies have been returned to their owners, aviation consulting firm…
When Leonardo Da Vinci first scribbled a flying machine in 1490, he probably had no clue that the aviation industry would become as massive as it is today. The aviation industry has come a long way from rudimentary drawings and is now a reality of the 20th and 21st centuries. Despite the airplane itself being…
Boeing is preparing for a new delay in the 777X program that would push first deliveries by at least a year into early 2025, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters. The delay is in line with an estimate given by the plane’s biggest customer – Emirates Airlines – whose president, Tim Clark, told…
The recent challenges around safety concerns and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in American aircraft manufacturer Boeing losing ground to European rival Airbus. By the end of 2021, Airbus had delivered 1,376 aircraft under all categories from the start of the pandemic in January 2020, according to data compiled by Finbold. The…
Low-cost airline Wizz Air has allowed customers to book flights from the United Kingdom to Ukraine in July after suspending them at the start of Russia’s invasion. On February 24 the carrier, whose routes cover much of eastern Europe, suspended its flights to Ukraine following the invasion by Russian forces. At the time it said…
Two cousins, Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington, were unsuccessful in completing the first “plane swap” Sunday night over the Arizona skies, as one plane spiraled out of control as the two pilots were thousands of feet in the air. The Red Bull-sponsored flight, which took place at an undisclosed location in Arizona, began as the…
Schiphol Airport has asked travelers not to come to the airport anymore due to safety concerns amid overcrowding. Around 63 flights were canceled and dozens were delayed at Schiphol Airport on Saturday, as KLM’s ground crew participated in a sudden strike and holiday goers flocked to the airport. The call applies to people who would…
Watch more than 200 skydivers performed a record-setting synchronized jump high above Eloy, Arizona in 2017.
The National Police is conducting an investigation at Gostomel Airport. The National Police is conducting an investigation at the destruction’s of the Antonov An-225. “The aircraft was destroyed during the artillery shelling during the attack of the armed forces of the Russian Federation” said the Police. Criminal specialists, investigators and explosive police service are working…
Mike Tyson has been accused of bloodying a fellow passenger aboard a flight, after footage allegedly showed him hitting the fan. According to reports, Mike Tyson was on a flight from San Francisco to Florida on Wednesday night. A witness on the plane told TMZ that the former heavyweight champ was initially cordial to fans…
China Eastern Airlines MU5735 Aircraft Flight Accident Investigation Preliminary Report has been completed. The report mainly includes factual information such as flight history, crew and maintenance personnel, airworthiness maintenance, and wreckage distribution. The main situations are as follows: On March 21, 2022, the Boeing 737-800 B-1791 of China Eastern Airline took off from Runway 21…