Saab Presented First Gripen E for Brazil

Saab took another important step in delivering Gripen E to the Brazil customer. Marked by a ceremony in Linköping, Sweden, on September 10, the first Brazil Air Force Gripen E aircraft was delivered to begin the flight test program... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Mais...

Thomas Cook Group files for insolvency, ceases trading

British travel company Thomas Cook Group plc has filed for insolvency in the night from Sunday to Monday. All booked trips, flights and holidays have been cancelled. (www.ifn.news) Mais...

Norwegian engine failure prompts Virgin to delay A340 retirement

Virgin Atlantic has pushed back the retirement date for its Airbus A340-600 fleet after an engine failure suffered by a Norwegian Boeing 787-8 temporarily affected the availability of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powerplants. (www.flightglobal.com) Mais...

Indonesia finds design flaw, oversight lapses in 737 MAX crash

Indonesian investigators have found that design and oversight lapses played a key role in the October 2018 crash of Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX jet that killed all 189 people aboard, the Wall Street Journal said on Sunday. (uk.reuters.com) Mais...

Suspected drones disrupt Dubai flights

Flights at Dubai's international airport, one of the world's busiest, were briefly disrupted Sunday due to "suspected drone activity," officials said. Two arriving flights had to be diverted, it said, while media reports said the planes had landed at a smaller airport in the neighbouring emirate of Sharjah. "Dubai Airports can confirm that flight arrivals were briefly disrupted at Dubai International from 12:36 (0836 GMT) to 12:51 (0851 GMT) UAE local time this afternoon… (www.yahoo.com) Mais...

Air Canada captain flies retirement flight with his brother as co-pilot

An Air Canada pilot had his brother as first officer on his retirement flight. Both are B787 pilots. (toronto.ctvnews.ca) Mais...

Cessna Longitude Receives certification

After long delay Cessna’s newest aircraft is certified certified (www.businesswire.com) Mais...

Delta flight attendant offers simple but comforting note to deaf teen on her first solo flight

A simple but caring gesture by a Delta flight attendant has gone viral after a teenage passenger’s mother shared it on Twitter. Back in July, Ashley Ober, a 16-year-old from Hagerstown, Maryland, was about to embark on her first flight alone from Baltimore to Rochester. While this may not have been a big deal for most, Ober was born deaf, and the experience was a bit nerve wrecking as she had to make a connection via John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. (www.gatechecked.com) Mais...

Skydiving plane crash lands at Pepperell Airport

A preliminary investigation indicates that the Cessna Caravan was attempting to land following a skydiving run when its nose struck the runway, causing it to leave the pavement and comes to a rest 50 feet away. (whdh.com) Mais...

A FedEx pilot was arrested by Chinese authorities

New York (CNN Business)A FedEx pilot was recently detained by Chinese authorities in Guangzhou, a city in southern mainland China. It's the latest in an escalating conflict between the shipping company and the Chinese government. The Hong Kong-based pilot, Todd Hohn, was trying to board a commercial flight home after making a delivery to mainland China, when he was arrested after a luggage search, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing a family lawyer for Hohn. FedEx (FDX)… (www.cnn.com) Mais...

Greek police arrest suspect in 1985 TWA aircraft hijacking

Greek police have arrested a 65-year-old Lebanese man suspected of involvement in the 1985 hijacking of a Trans World Airlines (TWA) plane in which a U.S. navy diver was killed. A Greek police official said on Saturday the suspect had disembarked from a cruise ship on the island of Mykonos on Thursday and that his name came up as being wanted by German authorities. He was also wanted in connection with a 1987 kidnapping crime, possibly related to his release in return for the freeing of two… (www.yahoo.com) Mais...