NEWS Avianca places large narrowbody order
Despite Boeing’s confidence in their ability to win over Avianca, the Colombian carrier has placed another order — this time, much larger than usual — with Airbus. Link
NEWS VIDEO: Dashcam Captures Dramatic Footage of TransAsia Flight 235 Crash
Taiwanese drivers have captured the moment TransAsia flight GE235 crashed into a river near the country’s capital city of Taipei today. The footage shows the plane, a turboprop ATR-72, rolling sharply to the left as it descends over a road. TransAsia Airways has confirmed that the plane carried 58 people — five crew and 53…
NEWS Man held 20 hours after asking to file TSA complaint
A traveler detained for more than 20 hours after a search of energy bars and a sports watch in his carry-on bag at an airport has sued the Transportation Security Administration and accused a TSA supervisor of lying. Link
NEWS Avianca Orders 100 A320NEO
Avianca Holdings S.A. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for 100 A320neo-family aircraft. Link
NEWS First F-35 Arrives At USAF Weapons School (Video)
The United States Air Force Weapons School, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, received its first F-35A Lightning II on January 15th, 2015. Airmen First Class Rebecca Long shows us what this means for the weapons school students and for the Air Force. Link
NEWS Major Maintenance Due For Airbus A380s
In response to pressure from a major customer, Airbus has announced it may launch both a reengined version of the A380 and a stretched version of the giant widebody in the next decade. These possibilities have caused some to worry that the A380 orderbook, never very large, might be challenged by interest in more-attractive derivatives.…
NEWS Sikorsky commence S-97 Raider ground run
Sikorsky has commenced bladed ground testing of its S-97 Raider™ armed reconnaissance helicopter prototype at its Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Link
NEWS Grieving Pilot Survives Suicide Try Without a Scratch
Two years after Mark Darling of Eaton, Colo., lost his young adult son in a car accident, the grieving pilot, who’s flown his whole life but hasn’t had a license in years, took his Cessna 172F high-wing airplane for one last ride over Rocky Mountain National Park, reports Global News. He told no one, and…
NEWS Mesa Airlines Agrees to Buy Seven Bombardier CRJ900s
Phoenix-based regional Mesa Airlines—which operates as American Eagle and US Airways Express—has reached an agreement in principle with Montreal-based Bombardier to buy seven new CRJ900 NextGen aircraft to operate under a long-term capacity purchase agreement with a major US airline. Link
NEWS Aviation fan tells all about his flying visit to North Korea
CATCHING a flight in North Korea is like stepping into “a time machine”, says self-confessed aviation geek Bernie Leighton. He managed to snag a seat on a government-sanctioned tour of the People’s Democratic Republic, and saw a country unusually bonded to its past. http://mobile.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/its-a-time-machine-aviation-fan-tells-all-about-his-flying-visit-to-north-korea/story-fn6yjmoc-1227208489835