Flight regulators and a drone pilot have settled litigation that was at the center of an ongoing battle over whether the Federal Aviation Administration may bar the commercial use of drones in the US. Raphael Pirker was fined $10,000 in 2011 in the government’s first legal action against an on-the-ground pilot. Link
Ryanair is masterminding a shake-up of London’s Stansted airport by inviting long-haul carriers to work with it on international and even short-haul connections. Link
If you’re flying on a Boeing 777 Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles on any given day, there’s a one in 4,068,434 chance that your plane will crash. At least that’s what a new app called “Am I Going Down?” says. Link
Boeing has begun discussions with Russian airlines about postponing deliveries planned for 2016, Bloomberg reported, quoting Boeing VP-global sales John Wojick. He said scheduled deliveries for 2015 will be fulfilled as it’s too late for the US manufacturer to adjust the schedules. Link
The no-frills airline is considering to tie up with other airlines on longhaul routes which could signal the end of the Irish airline’s own longhaul ambitions. Ryanair is thinking of a shake-up of London Stansted airport by inviting the long haul carriers to work with the airline on international and short haul connections. Ryanair’s chief…
American Airlines will begin its new daily service from Dallas Fort Worth to Beijing from the 7th May – marking the airlines 6th daily flight to Asia from Dallas. The route will be the only nonstop flight connecting Dallas and Beijing. With the addition of this service, American will be offering 11 routes from the…
A Condor Airbus A320- performing flight DE3328 from Hamburg (Germany) to Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia,CI (Spain) with 121 passengers and 6 crew, was on approach to Tenerife South Airport’s runway 08 at about 11:33L, when the aircraft descended to 704 feet, about 7nm short of the runway while still over the Atlantic Ocean. Following an…
Qantas, which delayed an expansion of its international fleet when it faced financial difficulties, could be back in growth mode later this year, with a firm order for Boeing 787-9 aircraft to be delivered from 2017. Link
Bolstered by record backlogs and unprecedented demand, Boeing is on track to raise annual production to more than 900 commercial aircraft per year, says the company’s chief technologist. Link