NEWS Qantas to start daily Brisbane-Tokyo/Narita flights
Qantas will run daily flights between Brisbane and Tokyo from August 1st, boosting the route from the previously-announced four flights a week. Link
NEWS CEO: Ethiopian Airlines Considers Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777X
Ethiopian Airlines is evaluating the Airbus A350-1000 and the Boeing 777X as it considers further widebody order plans, CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW. Link
NEWS Which U.S. airlines had the highest complaint rates in 2014?
For the second straight year, Frontier Airlines had the highest consumer complaint rate of the 12 largest U.S. carriers in 2014, and United Airlines had the second-highest rate, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Tuesday. Link
NEWS Incident: Ryanair B738 at Bergerac on Jan 29th 2015, descended below minimum safe altitude on NDB approach
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EMK performing FR-8592 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Bergerac (France), was on NDB approach Y to Bergerac’s runway 28 in instrument meteorological conditions, when the aircraft descended below minimum safe altitude at about the time the aircraft was handed off to tower Link
NEWS Amazing Edge of Space Footage – U2 Pilot Films Himself at 70 000 ft !
Awesome footage of U2 flight from all different vantage points.
NEWS Boeing, GE Define 777 Performance Upgrade
Boeing’s new 777X flagship is due to enter service in 2020. This seems like tomorrow to the company’s manufacturing side as it prepares for assembly, but for the 777 sales team looking to fill the production “skyline” during the transition it could be an eternity. Link
NEWS Drone Scare For LAX-Bound Flight Reignites Safety Debate
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Drone-safety debates have inflamed after a pilot reported having a close encounter with a remote-controlled device at 4,000 feet while navigating a Southwest Airlines flight to LAX. The plane was making its final descent into the Los Angeles airport Sunday when the pilot reported the close call, according to audio obtained…
NEWS Emirates A380 Cloudbusting
Just had to link this video of A380 cutting through clouds with swirl pattern after. All credit to Schipholhotspot for this amazing capture.
PHOTOS & NEWS Lufthansa to be delivered of a B747-8 in retro livery to mark 60th anniversary
Copyright: Lufthansa Copyright: Lufthansa Via twitter.com/mattcawby Via twitter.com/mattcawby Lufthansa currently has a A321 in retro livery D-AIRX