An American Airlines jet had to make an emergency landing Tuesday morning after a bird hit its windshield shortly after take-off from John F. Kennedy Airport, airline officials say. The plane, American Airlines flight 1320 bound for St. Thomas, had taken off and was in the air for about 10 minutes when a bird struck…
Officials in Malaysia have revealed plans to launch a new airline having signed a $1.5 billion deal with aircraft manufacturer Bombardier. The deal will see Malaysia purchase 20 CS100 aircraft, with options for an additional 20, for use by the new airline, flymojo. The carrier will be based out of Johor Bahru in the south…
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) – A new privately held Malaysian airline intends to buy 20 Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO) CS100 aircraft for $1.5 billion (1 billion pounds), in what could be the Canadian planemaker’s first order in Southeast Asia for its long-delayed CSeries passenger jet programme. The airline, called flymojo, could also buy 20 more aircraft, which…
A United Airlines flight was forced to return to Washington, D.C., after a passenger failed to comply with crew instructions, a spokesperson for the airline said today. Flight 1074 en route to Denver returned to Dulles International Airport shortly after takeoff late Monday. The pilots told air traffic controllers that the passenger became violent but…
Finnair is expanding services between Helsinki and Tartu, Estonia’s second largest city, and re- timing schedules to create more convenient connections through Helsinki for European passengers. Tartu is Estonia’s second city as well as its historic cultural and intellectual capital, home of the University of Tartu founded in 1632.
We’re so used to seeing planes flying overhead, but these timelapse videos track the flight patterns of planes, bringing air traffic to light in trails of busy, beautiful light. They make air travel look positively wondrous. Link
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not receive the software package required to operate the Pentagon’s top close-air support bomb until 2022, according to military.com. The article also stated that the JSF office already had discovered earlier that the precision-guided air-dropped Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) does not fit onto Joint Strike Fighter Marine…
United has expanded its sale to Chile. We found availability from: Seattle [SEA] Portland [PDX] Phoenix [PHX] Sample Travel Date: Sample from Seattle April 1st – 8th Fare Availability: Valid for travel April 1st – May 31st. Must purchase at least 7 days in advance of departure Please note that while this fare is valid…
Billund is the home of Legoland. Good thing about this fare? Limited Summer availability. Airfare to Europe for Summer travel in general is expensive. Sample Travel Date: August 18th – 25th Fare Availability: Valid for travel from May – September. Availability is limited for Summer travel. So definitely follow the search instructions below to find…