Chicago Mayoral Candidate wants to reopen Meigs Field

Meigs was the second largest business district airport in North America. Meigs Field airport was closed when Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley ordered the runway destroyed with bulldozers without the thirty-day notice required by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. I propose the restoration of this important third airport with planned enhancements for 21st century personal air travel and much needed revenue source. (chicago.suntimes.com) Mais...

Damaged A320 to be used by counter terrorism

German special forces are gonna be training on board a damaged A320 that crashed Tallinn Airport during crew training last November. (airlinerwatch.com) Mais...

Southwest flight slides off runway

A southwest flight landing in Omaha has slid of the runway after landing bringing the airport to a screeching halt. All the passengers and crew are safe and being taken care of. (www.wfaa.com) Mais...

Une enquête du BST rappelle les dangers liés à la présence de piles ion-lithium dans les avions.

Une enquête du Bureau de la sécurité dans les transports (BST) met en lumière les dangers liés à la présence à bord d'aéronefs de piles ion-lithium, incluses notamment dans les cigarettes électroniques, lorsque celles-ci sont transportées dans les bagages enregistrés. « Les passagers doivent garder en tête que ces articles doivent être transportés dans la cabine, où un incident peut être immédiatement atténué », prévient le BST, qui révélé hier son rapport d'enquête sur un incendie de… (www.lapresse.ca) Mais...

Samoa Airways replaces its only jetliner with a Boeing 737 MAX 9

Samoa Airways replaces the only jetliner in its fleet, a Boeing 737-800, with a brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 9. The aircraft will join the airline's fleet in March. The state-owned airline of the South Pacific country currently operates a Boeing 737-800 leased from the Italian charter operator Neos. The aircraft will be returned to the owner in March this year when the new Boeing 737 MAX 9 is delivered to the airline. (airlinerwatch.com) Mais...

Bones discovered on a Pacific island belong to Amelia Earhart

Bones discovered in 1940 once again have been scrutinized by a forensic computer program commonly used by forensic anthropologists across the globe. (www.stripes.com) Mais...

Divers have finally found the cvr of lion air

The search has ended for the CVR (cockpit voice recorder) of Lion Air flight 610 as the divers have located and brought to the service the planes CVR. Let’s all hope it’s intacted and in good working order. (www.cnn.com) Mais...

Long-awaited Mitsubishi jet has one last hurdle to clear

Japan's first homegrown jet airliner, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, has received the green light to launch make-or-break test flights in January, the final regulatory challenge ahead of its targeted delivery in mid-2020. (asia.nikkei.com) Mais...

Boeing delivers first KC-46, but fixes to technical problems still years away

After more than a year of delays, the U.S. Air Force took hold of its first KC-46 tanker on Jan. 10, but it will take several years for the service and manufacturer Boeing to reconcile major technical problems, and the company will not be receiving the full amount of money due upon delivery. (www.defensenews.com) Mais...