Qantas to order 12 ultra-long-range A350 or 777X next year for "Project Sunrise" routes

The Australian flag carrier has already carried out two research flights for these routes with no paying passenger on board on New York - Sydney and London - Sydney routes with its Dreamliners. The third and the last research flight with a Boeing 787-9 jet will be conducted next month. (airlinerwatch.com) Ещё...

Southwest Will Now Match Your Elite Status From Any Other Airline

You must have elite status on any other American-based airline. You need to register with the proper information on Southwest Airlines. Southwest will review and upon approval, you can get elite status. (www.forbes.com) Ещё...

Could Thai Airways Be The Next Airline To Go Bankrupt? Airline In ‘Crisis,’ Says President

Low-cost airlines in South-East Asia have put the Thai national carrier under serious pressure on many ASEAN routes and Sumeth doubles down by remarking: “Thai is really in a crisis... everyone dies if this ship sinks.” (www.forbes.com) Ещё...

Boeing told to redesign 737 NG part after Southwest accident

Following a lengthy investigation into the deadly Southwest Airlines flight 1380 in April 2018, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urged Boeing on November 19, 2019, to redesign the fan cowl on all 737 Next Generation family aircraft and operators of the type to retrofit their airplanes with the new design. This comes after investigators found the fan cowl structure on the 737NGs to be more “susceptible” to failure. (www.aerotime.aero) Ещё...

Man Dresses Up As Lufthansa Pilot To Escape Long Airport Queues

With all the CCTV, sophisticated IDs, and online media around these days, channelling Frank Abagnale is a tough ask in 2019. But a gentleman from Delhi gave it a red hot go earlier this week when he slipped on a pilot’s uniform and fast-tracked himself through Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. It turns out it wasn’t the first time he’d done this. Alas, this time he was pinched at the departure gate. Rajan Mahbubani (48) of Vasant Kunj in Delhi, India, was wearing a Lufthansa pilot’s… (simpleflying.com) Ещё...

A Swarm of 800 Drones Creates Giant Airplanes in the Sky

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No its 800 drones coming together to light up the sky in massive shapes of airplanes and helicopters. (video) (interestingengineering.com) Ещё...

US regulators call for updates to Boeing 737 planes

US regulators have called on Boeing to redesign the engine covering on its 737 NG planes after a fatal 2018 accident, in which a woman died after being nearly sucked out of a window. (www.bbc.com) Ещё...

Embraer Delivers 17 Commercial Jets and 27 Executives in Q3 2019

Embraer delivered 44 aircraft in the third quarter of 2019 (3Q19), of which 17 were commercial jets and 27 executive jets (15 light and 12 large)... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Ещё...

Aircalin returns A330neo to Airbus for inspection after complaints of “smelly socks”

South-Pacific carrier Aircalin (Air Caledonie International) has been forced to return one of its brand new A330neos to Airbus after several complaints by crew members and passengers of “smelly socks”. (www.gatechecked.com) Ещё...

LATAM to Leave OneWorld

Oneworld has confirmed that LATAM will quit as a member carrier “in due course”, following Delta’s announcement that it will take a major stake in the Latin American carrier. The Skyteam carrier said it would invest $1.9 billion for a 20 per cent stake in LATAM, as well as a further $350 million “to support the establishment of the strategic partnership”. (www.businesstraveller.com) Ещё...

Boeing 747 Nears End of the Line as Storied Factory Shuts Down

The Southern California factory that has churned out fuselages for every Boeing Co. 747 jumbo jetliner is being sold for parts, potentially hastening the demise of the iconic aircraft. Triumph Group Inc., the largest supplier to the 747-8 program, is starting to clear out a storied plant with an online auction of manufacturing gear that begins Wednesday afternoon. Barring a surprise sales bonanza of freighters, Triumph’s decision to wind down work on the 747 after years of losses will force… (www.bloomberg.com) Ещё...

T-38s collide at Vance AFB

OKC TV Helicopter pilot shares his thoughts on collision while landing. (www.newson6.com) Ещё...