CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Mar. 2, 2015 – Two Boeing [NYSE: BA] 702SP (small platform) satellites, the first all-electric propulsion satellites to launch, have sent initial signals from space, marking the first step toward ABS, based in Bermuda, and Eutelsat, based in Paris, being able to provide enhanced communication services to their customers. What’s more, the…
The sleek, twin-engine jet, trimmed in red, white and blue, was ready for takeoff at the Long Beach airport in California, idling on the main runway, when Rene Francillon drove up for work on Feb. 25, 1965, and had to wait. The Douglas Aircraft Co. employee couldn’t pass through the gate and reach his office…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West today announced an order for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes valued at more than $1.1 billion at current list prices. Link
As many as 700 of Norwegian’s pilots are to go on strike tomorrow, as all the company’s Norwegian and Swedish pilots join the strike began on Saturday, following more than three months of fruitless negotiations over pay and conditions. The airline on Tuesday said it was also preparing to send as many as 800 cabin…
Three Britons have spent ten days in a notorious prison after travelling to Dubai for a plane spotting holiday.Conrad Clitheroe, 54, Gary Cooper, 45, and an unnamed friend were stopped by police for writing down aircraft registration numbers at Fujairah Airport.Although plane spotting is not illegal in the United Arab Emirates, it is not understood…
A mechanic who had worked for American Airlines for 30 years died Monday after falling from a jet bridge at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Link
Swiss International Air Lines is adding second daily flights from its Zurich hub to Chicago O’Hare and San Francisco airports, to add to the second daily service it is now operating between Zurich and Miami. Link
Aerolíneas Argentinas has taken delivery of the first of four Airbus A330-200s the carrier ordered directly from the manufacturer, as part of the carrier’s fleet-renewal strategy. Link
Commercial jets carrying hundreds of people had to be diverted in mid-air or else prevented from taking off to avoid potential collisions with two Russian bear bombers which “cloaked” their presence during their latest incursion into Irish-controlled airspace. The Irish Examiner can reveal that the Tu-95 bombers, which flew just 40km off the coast, criss-crossed…