Southwest Reports 10.7 Percent Rise in November Traffic
Southwest Airlines on Wednesday announced that the carrier flew 6.5 billion revenue passenger miles in November 2010, a 10.7 percent increase from the 5.9 billion RPMs flown in November 2009.
Virgin America Set to Become Airbus A320neo Launch Customer
Virgin America announced early Monday that it will become the launch customer for the new Airbus A320neo in 2016, also marking Airbus's 10,000th order.
Touch N’ Go: Airbus to Develop New Beluga, KLM Turns Jet Into Apartments, Qantas & China Eastern Joint Venture
Touch N’ Go is updated throughout the day with our favorite AvGeek news, pictures, videos, tweets & more.) AvStories: ✈ Qantas and China Eastern propose joint venture. [Australian Aviation] ✈ KLM turns jet in...
Delivery Flight Adventure: Onboard RwandAir’s First New 737 from Seattle to East Africa
Given the horrors of its not-so-distant past, Rwanda seems like an unlikely country to be buying brand new airliners. But the now stable nation is betting big on aviation for its economic development. NYCAviation had the rare o...
Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing in New York After Bird Strike Destroys Engine [with Air Traffic Control Audio]
A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in New York Thursday afternoon when it suffered a bird strike and the cabin filled with smoke, according to passengers.