ALERT Launch of a solar powered plane from Abu Dhabi for round-the-world flight to to promote alternative energy is delayed to Monday – @AFP
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I had to post this picture of the interior of a Boeing C17 transport plane. I get tired of hearing how Airbus is wrong in using these and Boeing is right by sticking to the tried and true Yolk. However, their C17, which is used by the US Air Force, the RAF, and numerous others…
Qatar Airways has unveiled the launch dates of three new passenger destinations in Pakistan as part of the airline’s continued expansion strategy.
CAMARILLO (CBSLA.com) — Bob Jones slid into a seat on a massive B-29 Superfortress and he was thrown back into memories of the war. “To get my hands back on that optical sight…it gave you the feeling like you were back there,” Jones told CBS2/KCAL9’s Amy Johnson. The 90-year-old Camarillo man served as a tailgunner…
More than 1,400 security badges used by workers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been lost or stolen. Link
American Airlines released this statement following the claims: “We apologize for the frustrating experience. It was a very challenging weekend due to extreme winter weather impacting the Dallas/Fort Worth area. American had more than 2,000 weather-related cancellations systemwide on Saturday and Sunday. We also had extended wait times in our reservations system and social media…
Argentina’s flagship carrier, Aerolineas Argentinas, has taken delivery of their first new, directly purchased Airbus A330-200 aircraft as a part of the carrier’s fleet renewal strategy. The aircraft, equipped with GE engines, joins the airline’s existing fleet of 11 Airbus widebody aircraft, comprising four A330-200s and seven A340s. Link
On Feb 26, inside Boeing’s Long Beach manufacturing facility, C-17 employees pieced together the nose, center fuselage, wings, and tail for the last time. Plane 279 marks the final, “major join,” of the C-17, and will be the final plane to come off the assembly line. Link