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An ANA Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at the gate at Tokyo-Haneda Airport. (Photo by Inaba Tomoaki, CC BY-SA)

ANA Announces Early Start to Seattle-Tokyo Flights Using Boeing 777s Rather Than 787s

Originally planned for the second half of 2012, ANA has accelerated its new Seattle service to instead launch in July with a 777-300ER aircraft
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Lufthansa's first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (D-ABYA) takes off on a test flight. (Photo by Boeing)

Boeing Delivers First 747-8 Intercontinental to Lufthansa

Lufthansa on Wednesday became the first airline to take the delivery of Boeing's new 747-8 Intercontinental, a critical milestone for the largest passenger plane ever built by the airframer.
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JetBlue Bird Strike Forces Emergency Landing at Westchester Airport [with ATC Audio]

A JetBlue flight hit birds while taking off from Westchester County Airport Tuesday evening, immediately returning to the airport for an emergency landing. No one was injured.
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Virgin America President & CEO David Cush, center, is greeted by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, left, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Manny Gonzalez/NYCAviation)

Virgin America CEO David Cush Chats Candidly About Airline’s Website Meltdown, Future of In-Flight WiFi

We sat down with Virgin America President and CEO David Cush to chat about the airline's recent IT meltdown, their reputation for raucous route launches and how many people really use in-flight WiFi.
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Japan Airlines Flight 007 pushes back from Boston's Terminal E for departure to Tokyo. (Photo by Bill Vogt/NYCAviation)

Japan Airlines Boston Arrival Marks First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flight to United States

Japan Airlines pushed its Boeing 787 Dreamliner into revenue service for the first time on Sunday, christening it with a groundbreaking new route linking Tokyo to Boston.
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