Delta Air Lines has planned to hire more than 1,000 pilots by next summer to avoid staffing problems for a continued recovery in air travel with the increase in vaccination rate. In an internal memo sent to the employees, John Laughter, Delta’s head of operations, said that the airline would begin hiring pilots midyear, with…
The 2019 video is from Swedish engineer Axel Borg’s flying chAIR. Footage shows a bundled-up gent seated between four large aluminum hoops, each strung up to hold 18 two-foot-ish long propellers. Pilot and craft then rise from the lawn, hover around a bit, and after performing a 180 set back down. Borg has been working…
Volocopter 2X electric vertical performed its first flight at Le Bourget Airfield during the Paris Air Forum on June 21, as announced by the company in a press release. The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Volocopter demonstrated the progress they are making to bring electric air taxis in the Paris region safely.…
FedEx Express has retired the world’s last McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F earlier this month. The last MD-10-10F flew its last flight from Memphis to Victorville for permanent storage on June 4, 2021. The Memphis-based cargo giant FedEx retired its final four MD-10-10Fs this year, according to ch-aviation. FedEx reportedly retired one of its MD-10-10Fs in January,…
A Ryanair Boeing 737 took off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, leaving about fifty of its passengers at the airport. The Boeing 737-800, with registration EI-DPK, was operating flight FR3551 from Toulouse-Blagnac to Fes Saiss Airport in Morocco on 19th June. Although the flight was scheduled to take off at 7:25, the flight was delayed, and it…
Emirates has announced that it will be reactivating more Airbus A380s to meet the surge in demand for air travel this summer. The Dubai-based carrier will be deploying 30 A380s to 15 cities next month, almost doubling the number of A380s flying. However, after deploying 30 of its flagship A380s, roughly 75% of its A380…
SWISS has announced that its fleet would be reduced by 15%. The airline will retire five long haul aircraft, either Airbus A330s or A340s, along with 10 short-haul aircraft. The carrier also said that most of the short-haul aircraft planned for retirement would be those operated on wet leases from partner Helvetic Airways. In addition…
Santorini is among the most stunning travel destination in the world. The island is part of the Cyclades group of islands found in the renowned Aegean Sea. Considering the romantic sunsets and impeccable panoramas, it’s no surprise that the place features in the bucket list of the majority of travelers. The island is easily…
The woman was left feeling “uncomfortable” and “confused” when she felt a strange touch to the side of her breast. A woman has caught a fellow plane passenger allegedly groping her from behind shortly after boarding. The female passenger was travelling to California with her family on Spirit Airlines on Thursday (June 17) when the…
The largest airplane in the 737 MAX family begins comprehensive test program. Boeing’s 737-10, the largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, today completed a successful first flight. The airplane took off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, at 10:07 a.m. and landed at 12:38 p.m. at Boeing Field in Seattle. “The airplane performed beautifully,”…
An Oklahoma pilot captured a tornado on camera midflight while flying between the cities of Minco and Tuttle last Saturday on June 13. David Evans, who caught the tornado, is a US pilot with about 30 years of experience took off from Wiley Post Airport and was flying his glider in the state of Oklahoma…
Russia will officially withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty on 18 December, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday, adding that Moscow has notified the signatories of the agreement about its withdrawal. “Russia has notified all participating states of its decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty six months after the notification was sent. Thus,…