Delta A350 Tears Off Tail Section Of Delta Connection CRJ-900 In Atlanta

On Tuesday September 10, a Delta Airbus A350 came into contact with a Delta Connection CRJ-900 in Atlanta, completely tearing the tail section of the smaller regional jet at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. (www.gatechecked.com) More...

Flight engineer reveals what it was really like to operate supersonic jet Concorde

As the flight engineer, it was Hazelby’s job to operate the controls – to make the adjustments needed to ensure the aircraft safely punched through the sound barrier to reach speeds of over Mach 2. That first day, Hazelby looked at the floor to ceiling panel and felt “very nervous.” Flight engineer colleagues had warned him Concorde duties were all consuming – he’d barely have time to eat or drink a cup of coffee for the duration of the flight. (www.cnn.com) More...

Boeing Starliner Set to Leave Space Station Without Its Crew

The troubled spacecraft is scheduled to undock on Friday for a trip back to Earth while two NASA astronauts will stay in orbit. (www.nytimes.com) More...

14 Hours Of Bird Screeches On Qatar Airways Business Class Flight

When you buy a business class ticket, you probably expect nice service, delicious food, and an overall comfortable experience. While this should certainly be guaranteed, a Qatar Airways flight from Miami to Doha seemed to have issues delivering this promise. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

To avoid strike, Boeing promises 25% pay hike—and to build next jet in Seattle

Boeing is hoping to avoid a strike Friday with a tentative deal reached Sunday with the Machinists union representing 33,000 of its West Coast employees fighting for better wages and working conditions. If Boeing employees agree to the deal in a vote Thursday, their new contract will provide the "largest-ever general wage increase" in the company's history, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Stephanie Pope said in a press release. (arstechnica.com) More...

Confessions of a New Corporate Pilot

Who knew that getting through the FlightSafety training would be the easiest part? (www.jetwhine.com) More...

Airbus A330neo Tops Widebody Orders with 57 New Aircraft Since July

The Airbus A330neo has become the most ordered widebody aircraft in recent weeks, securing 57 firm orders and 60 additional options since the July Farnborough Airshow. With orders from four major customers, the re-engined A330 is seeing a resurgence, raising questions about its growing popularity in the competitive widebody market. (airguide.info) More...

Airhart Startup Planning Semi-Autonomous Light Aircraft

Nikita Ermoshkin, a former SpaceX engineer and now co-founder and CEO/CTO of Airhart, has developed a whole new approach to entry-level flying that uses software and hardware to control some, but not all, aspects of flight. With fly-by-wire connections to the control surfaces like ailerons, rudders, and elevators, as well as throttle, the software won’t allow you to over- or under-adjust anything. (www.autoweek.com) More...

The $100M Lawsuit For Ownership Of An Antonov 124

In February 2022, an Antonov 124 landed at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. That aircraft never left and has been sitting at the airport for over two years now. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Nigerian Airlines Banned from US Flights After FAA Safety Status Lapse

Nigerian airlines have been barred from operating flights to the United States following a lapse in their Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category One safety status. This restriction, effective immediately, is the result of Nigeria’s airlines failing to maintain direct flights to the US for over two years, as mandated by the FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Program. (airguide.info) More...

Airlines must monitor vapour trails under new EU climate rules

Airlines operating flights from European airports will soon have to report the estimated climate impact of vapour trails from jet engines to the European Commission, as well as the amount of carbon dioxide they emit annually. The airline industry had lobbied hard against the new rules — adopted by government delegates behind closed doors on Friday (30 August) — saying there wasn't enough research data on the effects of contrails. But the European Commission, while acknowledging “inherent… (www.euronews.com) More...

Possible Flight Deviation over the White House (Video)

By none other than Donald Trump's/JDVance's 737...... (www.youtube.com) More...

Security Researchers find SQL injection in Cockpit Access Security System

Ian Carroll and Sam Curry discover that anyone with basic knowledge of SQL injection could add anyone they wanted to Known Crewmember (KCM) and Cockpit Access Security System (CASS) via FlyCASS.com, allowing themselves to both skip security screening and then access the cockpits of commercial airliners. FlyCASS has fixed the flaw in the application. (ian.sh) More...

Boeing 787-9 Cockpit Quito to Guayaquil with Air Europa

Boeing 787-9 Cockpit Quito to Guayaquil with Air Europa (www.youtube.com) More...

Free Carry-on Bags for All Passengers on Jetblue Airlines Flights

In a strategic move to stay competitive with other popular airlines, JetBlue announced a free carry-on bag policy for basic economy passengers over the summer. The new policy was enacted on September 6 and will apply indefinitely for all flights. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

EasyJet Pilots Will Fly Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350s

EasyJet and Virgin Atlantic have partnered in a pilot exchange program, which will see some EasyJet pilots join Virgin Atlantic to experience a long haul, wide body flying secondment. (onemileatatime.com) More...

JetBlue Begins Subsidized Air Service

The new route is one of the most expensive within the federal government's Essential Air Service (EAS) program. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Airline rewards programs under scrutiny by U.S.

The U.S. is investigating whether major airlines have unfairly devalued customers' frequent flier points, part of a broader probe into potentially fraudulent, deceptive or anticompetitive practices. Why it matters: Rewards points earned on trips or from using an airline's branded credit card are an important form of currency that travelers may redeem for flights, upgrades and other products and services. But the airlines have sole power to determine how much they are worth. Driving the… (www.msn.com) More...

Allegiant Takes Delivery of Its First Boeing 737 MAX

The ultra-low-cost carrier's first 737 MAX jet arrived several months behind schedule. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Air Canada could begin suspending flights next weekend as strike deadline nears

Air Canada is finalizing plans to suspend most of its operations, likely beginning Sunday, as talks with the pilot union near an impasse over "inflexible" wage demands, the country's largest airline said on Monday. The airline and its low-cost subsidiary Air Canada Rouge are preparing to gradually suspend flights over three days, potentially starting as early as Sept. 15. The carriers operate nearly 670 flights daily. Unless an agreement is reached, the carrier or the union are… (www.cbc.ca) More...

Qantas adds freighter capacity to meet rising transport demand in Asia

The Qantas cargo division is modernizing and growing its freighter fleet. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

U.S. Seizes Venezuelan President’s Jet, Transfers It to Florida

The United States has seized a Dassault Falcon 900EX, used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in the Dominican Republic and transferred the aircraft to Florida. This action, announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on September 2, 2024, marks a significant escalation in the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and the Maduro regime. (airguide.info) More...

Working Iowa: Coe College to start aviation program

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A new aviation management program in Cedar Rapids is set to take flight next fall. Aviation jobs are in great demand, with around 16,800 openings on average each year according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s a need Coe College plans to help fill by offering a new concentration on aviation management through its business administration major. ”A student completing the program along with the flight certification would be a commercially certified pilot… (www.kcrg.com) More...

Junkers’ comeback: How a luggage magnate brought back a legendary aviation brand

Visitors to the Sun’n Fun 2024 Aerospace Expo, which took place in April 2024 in Lakeland, Florida, came across an aircraft that looked like straight of the 1920s. The aircraft in question certainly looked the part, but it didn’t come out of a museum or some heritage flight formation, nor had it traveled through time. It was, in fact, a newly built plane. The Junkers A50 Heritage has, in fact, been designed to recreate, to the smallest detail, the look and feel of the aircraft of that era,… (www.aerotime.aero) More...

A Day in the LAM Q-400 Cockpit across Mozambique

A Day in the LAM Dash 8 Q-400 Cockpit across Mozambique (www.youtube.com) More...

Pilot Convicted of Lying on FAA Medical Application Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has disclosed that a federal jury convicted Dallas-based pilot for making false statements on his Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Class 1 medical certificate application. The conviction, which occurred on August 16, pertains to two incidents where Ojo failed to report his prior misdemeanor theft convictions. (airguide.info) More...

Iraq orders 12 Airbus helicopters

Airbus Helicopters has been awarded a contract for 12 H225M multi-role helicopters by the Republic of Iraq. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) More...

Air New Zealand ATR 72-600 Engine Catches Fire Before Landing At Wellington Airport

Passengers on board an Air New Zealand flight heading into Wellington on Sunday were in for a shock after the left engine of their aircraft caught fire moments before touch down. (www.gatechecked.com) More...

Avianca 787 cockpit landing at London Heathrow

Approach & landing on runway 27R at London Heathrow Airport in the cockpit of Avianca's Boeing 787-8 (www.youtube.com) More...

Asian airlines equip 777 cargo jets with sharkskin system to reduce drag

ANA and EVA Air are pioneering the use of the new AeroShark technology. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

IATA Welcomes Abolition of Swedish Aviation Tax

Geneva - The International Air Transport Association welcomed the announcement from the Swedish government that it will abolish the country’s aviation tax as of 1st of July 2025. The tax, which charges passengers between SEK76-504 (USD7.4-49, EUR6.7-44) depending on destination, is a drag on Swedish economic competitiveness while making no positive environmental impact. (www.iata.org) More...

Beijing to New York in 2 Hours? China's Hypersonic Plane Could be Flying as Soon as 2035

China is planning to build a full-size prototype for a hypersonic jet. See where the project is going and how this new plane might stack up to the Concorde. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Wizz Air CEO says passengers will ‘suffer the pain’ of 8-hour flights as budget airline introduces long-haul routes

Budget airline Wizz Air, routinely ranked as the worst airline in Europe, is betting its customers will “suffer the pain” of grueling long-haul budget flights as it introduced a new Airbus fleet capable of eight-hour journeys. Speaking as it unveiled a new set of Airbus A321 XLR light-body aircraft, Wizz Air CEO József Váradi was confident passengers would snap up low-cost seats on flights capable of record distances for the airline. (fortune.com) More...

Boeing Starliner’s Future Is Unclear, Even After Safe Landing

Boeing’s troubled spacecraft has finally come home, but the two NASA astronauts who traveled in it to the International Space Station in June remain in orbit. (uk.news.yahoo.com) More...

Czech Airlines to End Operations in October After 101 Years of Flying

After a century of flying, CSA Czech Airlines called it a career after first opening on October 26, 1923. The airline will close its doors one day after its 101st anniversary — October 27, 2024. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

DOT Launches Probe Into Four Major U.S. Airlines' Frequent Flyer Programs

Frequent flyer programs are great ways for airlines to build customer trust and loyalty. If you're a frequent traveler on U.S. domestic flights, you might be annoyingly familiar with the constant credit card and mileage program pitches on each flight. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

How Starlink and Others are Going to Supercharge Airplane Wi-Fi

The WSJ tested out @SpaceX's Starlink Wifi on an Airplane and was blown away: "It was like working from home, but home is an airplane seat. Google Docs, slack web browsing, Spotify, it all kept up the whole time and there were no dropped connections." (www.youtube.com) More...

Goodbye: Delta Air Lines Retires Boeing 767-300ER That Lost Emergency Slide Over New York

Delta Air Lines bid farewell to one of its Boeing 767-300ERs last month. After more than 30 years of service, this particular aircraft made a name for itself when one of its emergency slides flew off earlier this year. The plane was subsequently repaired, and several flights were performed safely after the incident. However, Delta has now decided on its fate as it sits on the ground in San Bernardino, California. (simpleflying.com) More...

Indonesian plane carrying 42 passengers including governor's wife skids 1.2km off runway

A plane carrying dozens of passengers, including a governor's wife, crashed after skidding off a 1.2km runway in Indonesia. The Trigana Air Atr-42 aircraft had been taking off from an airport on Yapen island in the Papua region of the Southeast Asian nation, and was due to head to the region's capital Jayapura on Monday morning, local time. But moments into the planned take off, the aircraft skidded off the runway. The plane had been carrying 42 passengers, including the wife of Acting… (www.mirror.co.uk) More...

American Adds Nearly 500 New Aircraft Maintenance Jobs

The airline is expanding its heavy maintenance operations in Charlotte, Tulsa, and Pittsburgh. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

US Navy replaces retiring F/A-18 Hornets with ‘retired’ F-16 fighter jets

The US Navy’s Tactical Support Wing (TSW), headquartered at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, has recently welcomed an F-16 Fighting Falcon to its fleet. It marks a significant upgrade for the Navy Reserve’s first F-16 squadron, Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC)-13, based in Fallon, Nevada. According to the Navy, this acquisition aims to modernize the Navy’s adversary squadrons, enhancing their ability to train active-duty forces against current and evolving threats.… (www.msn.com) More...

The U.S. Military's Covert Acquisition of MiG-29s: A Strategic Masterstroke

During the latter years of the Cold War, the U.S. military conducted a very surreptitious operation involving the purchase of 21 Soviet-manufactured MiG-29 fighter jets from Moldova. The basis behind this was to prevent the advanced planes from getting into the possession of Iran, an event that would seriously destabilize the Middle East region. (www.msn.com) More...

Cathay Pacific inspects Airbus A350 fleet after engine part failure

Engine failure that caused a Zurich flight to return to Hong Kong caused scrubbing of Cathay A350-1000 flights. Problem appears to be in the fuel nozzle for the RR Trent version used in A350-1000. (www.reuters.com) More...

Passenger Makes Bread at 35,000 Feet on Long-Haul American Airlines Flight

Add bread-making to the list of things one can do thousands of feet in the air on a commercial flight. This impressive feat was done on August 18 on an overseas flight. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Airbus and Rolls-Royce to Brief Airlines on Cathay Pacific A350 Engine Incident

Airbus and Rolls-Royce are set to break their silence by briefing airlines on the recent Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 engine issue, according to sources. This follows an engine emergency that led Cathay Pacific to ground 15 of its 48 A350s for fuel line repairs. The incident involved a Rolls-Royce XWB-97 engine on a flight from Hong Kong to Zurich, which was forced to return due to a fuel leak. (airguide.info) More...

Wizz Air unveils first Airbus A321XLR route

The ultra-low-cost Hungarian airline Wizz Air has unveiled details about the carrier’s first Airbus A321XLR route at a special event in Italy. (www.aerotime.aero) More...

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary tells air traffic control chief to quit to ‘allow someone competent’ to take charge after London flight chaos

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has taken a fresh swipe at his apparent nemesis after a weekend of delays at one of the U.K.’s busiest airports, calling for the man he sees as responsible to step down and “allow someone competent” to take his place. London Gatwick Airport was beset with air traffic control issues over the weekend owing to staff shortages at its contractor Nats. Some 57 flights were canceled from the airport, while another 240 were delayed on Sunday. (fortune.com) More...

FlightAware 2024 Intern Summer Projects

This summer, FlightAware welcomed five interns from various parts of the country. These interns worked closely with our engineering team on their projects, achieving remarkable results that they later showcased to the entire company. Throughout their time with us, they also connected through social events and engaged in tech and career development discussions led by our engineers. We’re excited to share the outcomes of their efforts and spotlight their achievements. - Samantha T. (flightaware.engineering) More...

Air Belgium Faces Imminent Bankruptcy After Sichuan Airlines Pulls Out Of Potential Investment

Air Belgium has two weeks to secure a new investor to solve financial problems. A deal with Sichuan Airlines fell through, while an unknown investor remains. The potential investor wants government support, which is reluctant given financial struggles for multiple years. Air Belgium has just two weeks left to figure out a solution or that could be the end of the line. According to local media reports, the carrier is coming to the end of its bankruptcy protection program which it has benefitted… (simpleflying.com) More...

Unusual-looking 'Beluga plane' lands at London Heathrow airport

The Airbus Beluga, named after the whale that the aircraft resembles, made its way to the London airport from Toulouse to deliver spare parts for a damaged Airbus plane. (news.sky.com) More...