Boeing discovers issue with 737 Max flight computers, source says

Boeing's troubled 737 Max has run into a new glitch. During a recent technical review involving the Max, Boeing observed an issue with the plane's flight computers, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source said the issue is not related to the software revisions Boeing made to address the cause of two fatal crashes that killed 346 people, and would not occur during flight. The Max has been grounded since March following the second of those crashes. (www.cnn.com) Ещё...

Why Interjet Is Paying For Aircraft It No Longer Operates

The 2012 purchase of 22 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) constrains the Mexican carrier Interjet even today. As of January 2020, only four of these aircrafts are used commercially but the airline still pays for all of them. (simpleflying.com) Ещё...

China's Xiamen Airlines, a Boeing operator, looks to bring Airbus jets in its fleet

China’s Xiamen Airlines, a long-time Boeing (BA.N) operator, is looking to bring 10 Airbus (AIR.PA) A321neo aircraft to its fleet, as the carrier grapples with the financial impact from the 737 MAX grounding and persistent trade uncertainties. (uk.reuters.com) Ещё...

New video shows that not one but two Iranian missiles has hit the Ukrainian Boeing 737

Security camera video shows for the first time that Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 was struck by two missiles fired from an Iranian military site about eight miles away, according to a report. The New York Times reported that it has verified the footage, which helps explain why the Boeing 737-800’s transponder stopped working seconds before it was struck by a second missile. (www.airlive.net) Ещё...

Heathrow Airport installs anti-drone system that can locate UAV pilots

The UK knows first-hand how disruptive drones can be to major airports. Last March, it introduced legislation to widen the drone no-fly zone around airports to five kilometers. Now, to enforce the new rules, London's Heathrow Airport has installed a system to detect and identify unauthorized UAVs. (www.engadget.com) Ещё...

Southwest Airlines to suspend Boeing 737 MAX flights until June

Southwest, the Dallas based airline recently announced that they would be suspending flights operated by the Boeing 737 MAX until early June. Southwest says that once the aircraft have been certified by the FAA, that they will resume service on the MAX. (www.flightglobal.com) Ещё...

LAUSD Teachers Affected By Jet Fuel Dump To File Lawsuit With Gloria Allred

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Teachers with the Los Angeles Unified School District who were impacted by Tuesday’s jet fuel dump have hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred to file a lawsuit against Delta Airlines. Allred announced that she will be holding a news conference late Friday morning with the teachers to announce the details of the lawsuit. Just before noon Tuesday, Delta Flight No. 89 bound from L.A. International Airport to Shanghai was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing due… (losangeles.cbslocal.com) Ещё...

Air Greenland orders A330-800 neo

Air Greenland has chosen the Airbus A330-800 to replace its 21-year-old A300-200. The outgoing aircraft is the jet in the airline's fleet and necessary to connect Greenland with Denmark. It was purchased in 2002 after its original operator, SABENA, entered bankruptcy. The A330-800 has had trouble accumulating orders thus far. However, it was designed to replace the A330-200 fleet and as such this one-unit order is indicative of its intended purpose. (www.flightglobal.com) Ещё...

Toyota invests $349 million in flying taxi startup Joby Aviation

Toyota just invested $349 million in the flying taxi startup Joby Aviation. The two companies say they will work together, Joby sharing its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) expertise and Toyota lending its knowledge of manufacturing, quality and cost controls to the development and production of Joby's future aircraft. (www.engadget.com) Ещё...

United Airlines starts DC/NYC shuttle service using Bombardier CRJ-550 jets

United Airlines has started a new hourly shuttle service between Washington's Reagan National Airport and New York/Newark Liberty International Airport. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) Ещё...

Colombian airline defers remaining jets in Boeing Dreamliner 787 order indefinitely

Colombian airline Avianca has reached a deal with Boeing to defer the delivery of the final 787 Dreamliner jets that were part of a large prior order. Avianca said the financially-struggling airline agreed with the Chicago-based jet maker to defer delivery of two 787 widebody jets, slated for 2021, "indefinitely." Avianca said nothing else about the deal, which it disclosed in a filing with the Bogota Stock Exchange last week. (www.bizjournals.com) Ещё...

SoCal Air Pollution Regulator Issues Violation To Delta Airlines For Jet Fuel Release Over Schools

DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA) – Delta Airlines has been issued a violation for Southern California’s air pollution control agency for its jet fuel dump over several Los Angeles-area schools. The South Coast Air Quality Management (AQMD) District’s Notice of Violation (NOV) to Delta alleges the airline created a “public nuisance” after the agency received complaints regarding the jet fuel exposure at multiple schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Cudahy Public Library, and two schools… (losangeles.cbslocal.com) Ещё...

Aero Air/LifeMed Alaska Plane sinks after crashing on takeoff from Unalaska

Chartered medevac airplane sinks after crashing on takeoff from Unalaska (www.kucb.org) Ещё...

Flight 752: How easy to target a civil plane as hostile?

Tehran, Iran - The Iranian government has admitted that UIA Boeing 737-800 was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile. On Jan. 8, the Ukranian International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed shortly after Iran hit the American bases in Iraq with ballistic missiles, a period when the Iranian Air Defense forces could be on high-alert status. (airlinerwatch.com) Ещё...

Scariest runways in the World

The Weather Channel chose these as the scariest runways in the world. A couple have closed since this was published. Any airports that should have been on this list? (weather.com) Ещё...

The New York Times has obtained video of the moment the Ukrainian Boeing 737 was hit minutes after takeoff from Tehran

Video verified by The New York Times appears to show an Iranian missile hitting a plane above Parand, near Tehran’s airport, the area where a Ukrainian airliner stopped transmitting its signal before it crashed on Wednesday. Ukraine International Boeing 737-800 #PS752 could have shot down by Iran’s anti-aircraft missile. US intelligence picked up signals of the radar being turned on & satellite detected infrared blips of 2 missile launches, probably SA-15s, followed shortly by another… (www.airlive.net) Ещё...

Boeing Mocked Lion Air "Idiots" For Requesting Extra Training For 737 MAX

Lawmakers have finally followed up last week's bombshell release of internal Boeing communications with more extremely damning internal messages exchanged by employees. (www.zerohedge.com) Ещё...

WestJet seasonal flight service between Charlottetown and Calgary

WestJet is bridging new domestic connections between the east and the west with the introduction of new non-stop seasonal service between Charlottetown, P.E.I., and Calgary beginning June 25. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) Ещё...

Israeli Air Force’s F-16s Damaged By Flooding

Last week Israel was hit by heavy rains which caused widespread flooding in several cities. Military installations weren’t spared by the rain either, notably damaging eight F-16C/D “Baraks” in the hangars at Hatzor Airbase. (theaviationist.com) Ещё...

Now THAT'S a slalom! Airbus A321 and F-5E Tiger fighter jets weave between mountains during Alpine Ski-ing World Cup training session in Switzerland

Ski fans were treated to a spectacular air display over the Alps today ahead of the Alpine Ski-ing World Cup (www.dailymail.co.uk) Ещё...

South African Airlines puts 9 aircraft up for Sale

State-owned airline South African Airways has run up losses of R28bn over the last 13 years and is now selling nine commercial airliners, 15 spare engines and four auxiliary power units. The aircraft concerned are five A340-300 and four A340-600 - whether these will be snapped up is debatable due to their age, with the A340-300 especially said to only have about 6 months left. (www.dailymaverick.co.za) Ещё...