A computer outage which caused delays at airports across the U.S. late Thursday night and early Friday morning, including at Los Angeles International Airport, appears to have been resolved. Travelers posted photos to social media of long lines at multiple airports. Logan Airport was hit especially hard. According to CBS News reporter Kris Van Cleave,…
JetBlue Airways said Wednesday it will start transatlantic service late this summer, competing against bigger rivals on the lucrative route between New York and London. The New York-based airline said it will start daily flights between JFK and Heathrow airports on Aug. 11, and add daily trips from JFK to London’s second-biggest airport, Gatwick, on…
Two French Legends of the Sky. The BUGATTI Chiron Sport ‘Les Légendes du Ciel’ and the Dassault Rafale Marine come together to celebrate French pioneering and passion for over a century. It were the French who were the driving forces in motor sports racing as well as flying at the beginning of the 20th century.…
Boeing resumed deliveries of its best-selling 737 MAX on Wednesday, following approval of a fix for an electrical grounding issue that sidelined dozens of jets, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Reuters reported on April 16 that Boeing stopped delivering its cash cow single-aisle 737 MAX after the electrical grounding problem – months…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched an Atlas V rocket into space today (May 18), marking the first launch of the year for the company. The two-stage rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41 here at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:37 p.m. EDT (1737 GMT), following a 24-hour delay due to…
Over 100 flights have landed in the UK from India since the country was placed on the red list on April 23. Analysis by LBC found that 110 flights had landed in the UK in the three and a half weeks since India was placed on the travel red list – a measure that was…
Air France-KLM, Total, Groupe ADP and Airbus have joined forces to carry out the first long-haul flight powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced in France. At 3:40 p.m. today, Air France Flight 342 took off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport’s Terminal 2E for Montreal with its tanks filled for the first time with sustainable…
United Airlines said it would add more than 400 daily flights to its July schedule and increase services to re-opened European destinations as easing pandemic restrictions spur summer travel demand. Summer travel bookings rose 214% from 2020 levels, the airline said, adding that it planned to fly 80% of its U.S. schedule compared to July…
An airline passenger who tried to open the cockpit door and hit a flight attendant in the face twice is facing the year’s largest fine from the Federal Aviation Administration: $52,500. The passenger on a December 23 Delta airlines flight from Honolulu to Seattle is one of four “unruly passengers” the agency announced Monday it…
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that it required all U.S. operators of the Boeing 737 Classic series planes to check for possible wire failures. This directive would impact 1,041 737 classic series airplanes. However, the newer 737 NG and 737 Max series airplanes are unaffected by the directive. The FAA is issuing…
Pilot who belly landed her plane without landing gear or cockpit canopy will be the first woman A-10 pilot to receive a coveted award. The US Air Force pilot who skillfully belly-landed her plane with the landing gear up and the cockpit canopy ripped off will become the first woman A-10 pilot to receive a…
UK airports are bracing for the busiest day of the year so far as coronavirus restrictions on foreign travel restrictions are finally eased in England. Many eager passengers were seen arriving at Heathrow Airport in west London and Gatwick Airport in West Sussex from 6am this morning as the Government’s ‘traffic light system’ based on…