Ethiopian Airlines pushes back on criticism of its pilots, states the Boeing 737 MAX has a problem

Ethiopian Airlines is pushing back strongly against criticism that its pilots were to blame for the tragic MAX accident. (worldairlinenews.com) Ещё...

The radio navigation planes use to land safely is insecure and can be hacked

Like many technologies built in earlier decades, the ILS was never designed to be secure from hacking. Radio signals, for instance, aren’t encrypted or authenticated. Using a $600 software defined radio, the researchers can spoof airport signals in a way that causes a pilot’s navigation instruments to falsely indicate a plane is off course. (arstechnica.com) Ещё...

Air Canada in Exclusive Talks to buy Air Transat

Air Canada is in exclusive negotiations to buy the company that owns Air Transat, the two companies say. The proposed deal would value Transat at $13 per share, a 22 per cent premium from the $10.58 a share the company was valued at on Wednesday. At $13, Transat is being valued at roughly $520 million. (www.cbc.ca) Ещё...

Everything You Need To Know About Air France’s New A350’s

Air France will be introducing a brand new aircraft into their fleet this coming September. The A350-900 will first operate on routes to Africa before being introduced across the Atlantic. (simpleflying.com) Ещё...

A388 QF94 LAX - MEL returns to LAX. Fuel pump issue

4.5 hours in to the flight VH-OQK returns to LAX. Warnings of a (or multiple) fuel pump failures. 9 hours in the air and back where they started. Safely. (www.google.com) Ещё...

Air France to switch equipment in Fortaleza, Brazil

The exchange of equipment will bring a 12% increase of seats compared to the previous one; change represents success of the route between Paris and capital of Ceara, Brazil... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Ещё...

Long Awaited TWA Hotel Debuts at JFK Airport

The long anticipated TWAHotel is an #AvGeek curated paradise, but the hotel operations were turbulent at best. On its inaugural night, it dazzled and disappointed. (airwaysmag.com) Ещё...

Emirates A380 at Moscow. Close CFIT 8 miles from landing

Interested to see this in AvHerald and that it has not been posted as a squawk (avherald.com) Ещё...

Only in Australia! Not a bird strike but a kangaroo strike!

A REX Regional Express Saab 340B, registration VH-ZLR performing flight ZL-3653 from Mildura,VI to Melbourne,VI (Australia), was accelerating for takeoff from Mildura when the aircraft collided with a Kangaroo prompting the crew to reject takeoff. The aircraft came to a safe stop but was disabled on the runway. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained damage. The airline confirmed the aircraft's right hand propeller collided with a kangaroo on takeoff from Mildura still in darkness,… (www.aeroinside.com) Ещё...

Financial Times: Boeing admits flaw in 737 MAX flight simulator

Boeing has now admitted it has been forced to correct a flaw in the software of the Boeing 737 MAX stimulators according to this article by the Financial Times. Read the full story. (worldairlinenews.com) Ещё...

Observation decks

Where they are and when they are open. Obviously only the user friendly airports appear on this list. (www.stuff.co.nz) Ещё...

Fixed-wing general aviation shipments jumped in Q1

Shipments of fixed-wing general aviation aircraft surged in the first quarter of 2019, continuing a period of healthy growth despite a sag in deliveries of rotorcraft. (www.flightglobal.com) Ещё...