Operation Red Flag

The IMAX film "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag," premiered at the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Va. Filmgoers got an inside look at one of the Air Force's largest training exercises, called "Red Flag." (www.youtube.com) Mais...

Pilot & Passenger walk away after CAPS deployment

GOOD training and state-of-the-art equipment saved the lives of two Dubbo men who walked away from a plane crash near Gilgandra. (www.dailyliberal.com.au) Mais...

MH 370 Flew Extra 4 Hours

U.S. investigators suspect that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 stayed in the air for about four hours past the time it reached its last confirmed location, according to two people familiar with the details and data automatically downloaded and sent to the ground from the Boeing Co. 777's engines as part of a routine maintenance and monitoring program. (online.wsj.com) Mais...

United Airlines puts 787's in schedule for May 31

CHICAGO – United Airlines is putting the grounded Boeing 787 back in its flight schedule, even though the plane is still grounded by government authorities. (www.foxnews.com) Mais...

TWA Flight 800 investigators break silence in new documentary

A number of aviation experts, have come forward in a new documentary to claim that the official explanation for the crash of TWA Flight 800 was wrong and a gas tank explosion did not bring down the flight off the coast of Long Island 17 years ago. (www.foxnews.com) Mais...

Boeing Delivers United Airlines' First 787 Dreamliner

EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and United Airlines announced today the delivery of the airline's first 787 Dreamliner. United is the first airline in North America to take delivery of the 787. (boeing.mediaroom.com) Mais...

Inside the geriatric unit: US Air Force struggles to keep aging aircraft flying

For decades, the U.S. Air Force has grown accustomed to such superlatives as unrivaled and unbeatable. These days, some of its key combat aircraft are being described with terms like geriatric, or decrepit... (www.foxnews.com) Mais...

The old blokes still got it

Great video footage from the Russian aerobatic team RUSS. Aerobatic team RUSS is the only Russian civil jet formation team. Today the squadron RUSS is a team of the highest international-level pilots. Its membership: the group leader Anatoliy Marunko , Stanislav Dremov , Nickolay Zherebtsov , Michail Kolle , Nickolay Alekseev , Juriy Linchuk . All of the pilots are qualified A-class pilots-instructors and each of them has about 2500 hours experience on different types of aircrafts. (www.liveleak.com) Mais...

United Airlines Launches New Pilot Recruitment and Development Program

United Airlines announced the launch of Aviate, its new pilot recruitment program and career website, offering aspiring and established pilots more opportunities and the fastest paths to achieving their dreams and becoming a United First Officer and, ultimately, Captain. (hub.united.com) Mais...

Frontier Airlines making massive Airbus purchase

Frontier Airlines said it's buying 134 new Airbus airplanes worth $15 billion. The Denver-based airline said it will buy 100 A320neo planes and 34 A321neo planes from Airbus that will allow the airline to triple in size over the next 10 years. (www.bizjournals.com) Mais...