An Airbus A330 being towed at JFK struck a hangar at JFK Airport Saturday morning.
In the early morning hours of Friday, Airbus A350 “MSN1″ climbed into the skies over Toulouse for the very first time. The first flight, just days before the 50th Paris Air Show, is a huge milestone in the A350 program, which is the latest widebody aircraft in the Airbus family. Much like the Boeing 787, [...]
Tomorrow is a big day for Airbus, as the A350-900 XWB is scheduled for its first flight at 10:00am Paris time. The current plan, which is subject to weather conditions, calls for a four hour test flight out of and back to Toulouse. The A350-900 is slated for delivery in the second half of 2014, [...]
On Wednesday morning, Emirates Airline announced that they will be upgrading their service to LAX from the Boeing 777-300ER to the Airbus A380 starting December 2nd, 2013, adding to the already incredible amount of A380s that LAX sees on a daily basis. “Demand for our award-winning onboard service has steadily grown since we commenced operation [...]
NYCAviation is receiving word on Monday evening that Southwest flight 2675, from Los Angeles to Austin-Bergstrom, has been escorted by 2 F-16 fighters into Phoenix. It is unclear what has happened at this point, but we will bring you the latest as it develops. From the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Facebook page: “A Southwest [...]
The Boeing 787 is unlike any other aircraft, but to understand why, one really needs to experience it firsthand. That is exactly what I did on June 1st, as All Nippon Airways, or ANA, re-initiated 787 service from San Jose, California, to Tokyo, Japan. Yes, the 787 is back after a very public worldwide grounding, [...]
Boeing on Wednesday announced the delivery of the 50th 747-8, a milestone in the latest generation of the so called “queen of the skies.” The 747-8 Intercontinental was delivered to Lufthansa, almost one year after the first revenue flight of the 747-8 Intercontinental, and is the airline’s seventh 747-8 and its 82nd overall 747. “Lufthansa [...]
With all the pomp and circumstance, Delta Air Lines opened and welcomed guests and passengers to the new Delta Terminal 4 Extension at New York’s JFK International Airport. Richard Anderson CEO of Delta, Sir Richard Branson President of Virgin Atlantic (who’m Delta just acquired a rather large stake in), Mayor Bloomberg and other dignitaries officially [...]
After a three month break from service, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is back in action in America, as United reintroduced revenue service on Monday. The first flight is scheduled to occurr Monday morning from Houston to Chicago. While not exactly the longest flight on the route map, the flight is a symbol that the 787 [...]
Southwest Airlines and Boeing announced on Wednesday the launch of the 737 MAX 7, as the airline converted 30 737 NG orders into 737 MAX orders. Southwest also exercised options to add five more Next-Generation 737-800s to its fleet. The 737 MAX, which is the next generation of Boeing’s extremely popular narrowbody aircraft, is expected [...]
The National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia on Wednesday released a preliminary report into the crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali last month. On April 13, 2013, Lion Air flight 904 crashed into the sea just short of runway 09 in Bali, and we are now getting [...]
On Tuesday afternoon, Boeing announced that they have delivered a 787 Dreamliner for the first time in four months, following the worldwide grounding due to faulty battery systems. 787 Line Number 83 was prepared earlier this week, and was delivered to Japan’s All Nippon Airways on Tuesday. Paine Field in Everett has been bursting with 787s since [...]
If you are anything like us, there is probably at least one piece of airline or airport memorabilia somewhere in your house. Coming across these items isn’t always easy, however. Any #AvGeek would love to have a row of economy seats in their living room, but where can you buy it!? The internet, of course! [...]
Every airline will eventually get you to your destination, but few airlines are interested in hearing about your trip once you leave the airport. JetBlue is one of those few, recently launching their SoFly (short for Social Fly) program. SoFly invites passengers to share every aspect of their trip, from planning to in-flight to destination. [...]
Nestled way off to the far right of the ticketing hall at JFK T8 sits a new and exclusive feature that most passengers will never see. A space that once housed signs for partner airlines and wheelchairs is now home to a new Flagship Check-In, catering to the rich, famous, and those flying select First [...]
JetBlue celebrated a milestone in the expansion of their flagship T5 terminal at JFK airport Monday morning with the “Topping Out” of the structure. The event marked the placement of the final steel beam of the T5i building, which is adding new gates and international arrivals facilities for the airline. Among other efficiencies, the carrier [...]
If you are anything like us, you often walk right on by the door to an airline lounge and attempt to find a seat near an outlet somewhere by your gate. Airline lounges aren’t particularly cheap, and if you aren’t a member or have access through a credit card or otherwise, one day passes typically [...]
Stunt pilot David Windmiller was forced to land his home made stunt plane on a Long Island highway Thursday afternoon, after his engine unexpectedly seized up and shed its propeller blades, reported Newsday. Windmiller was reportedly flying at an altitude of 2,200 feet while returning to Republic Airport when his aircraft encountered the engine stall. [...]
When a company re-brands, it typically means a new coat of paint over the old, and maybe an ad campaign to tell consumers that their logo has changed. For American Airlines, however, the re-branding is going deep, deep into the roots of the company, from top to bottom. More than just a fresh coat of [...]
Our early ideas into what cause the crash of National Air Flight 102 in Afghanistan this week.
