Qantas gears up for the second "Project Sunrise" research flight

Sydney, Australia - The Australian flag carrier Qantas will fly a nearly empty a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from London Heathrow to Sydney as part of “Project Sunrise”. The 787-9 registered VH-ZNJ will take off from Heathrow and fly directly to Sydney with no paying passengers onboard. (airlinerwatch.com) Daha Fazlası...

Once-Mighty Gulf Airlines Turn to Budget Allies for Growth

From a desert outpost to a sprawling metropolis boasting the world’s biggest long-haul airline, Dubai has long epitomized rapid growth, and its biennial air show has typically mirrored that quest with record-breaking plane orders. But the last two years haven’t been easy on the aviation industry or the global economy, turning the event, which starts Sunday, into a barometer for future demand. Boeing Co.’s 737 Max, a star at the 2017 gathering, is grounded following two fatal accidents. The… (www.yahoo.com) Daha Fazlası...

GAMA Publishes 2019 Third Quarter Aircraft Shipment and Billings Report

Washington, DC — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today published a nine-month industry update with the release of its third quarter general aviation aircraft shipments and billings report. Aggregate business jet and piston airplane deliveries continued experiencing increases through the first nine months of 2019 compared to last year, whereas the number of turboprops and rotorcraft deliveries declined. "The first nine months of 2019 show positive results for business… (gama.aero) Daha Fazlası...

Midwest Express hopes to launch service in January

The newly-revived Midwest Express Airlines is planning to have its reservation system up and running by Christmas and hopes to launch its first flights in January 2020. Midwest Express president Greg Aretakis feels that it'll be better launch flights after the holiday season because the airline's target market is business travelers, and there is less business travel when the holidays are saturated with leisure travelers. (biztimes.com) Daha Fazlası...

Transportation Committee asks Boeing's CEO for more Max details

The chair of the House Transportation Committee has sent Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg dozens of questions related to the 737 Max (www.flightglobal.com) Daha Fazlası...

FAA administrator tells team to 'take whatever time needed' on 737 MAX

U.S. Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson told his team to “take whatever time is needed” in their review of Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX, reiterating that the path to approval is “not guided by a calendar or schedule,” (in.reuters.com) Daha Fazlası...

US NTSB Publishes Annual Aviation Accident Statistics for 2018

WASHINGTON (Nov. 14, 2019) — U.S. civil aviation deaths increased from 347 in 2017 to 393 in 2018, according to preliminary statistics released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The year 2018 saw the nation’s first airline passenger fatality since 2009, when a passenger on a Southwest airliner was killed in connection with an engine failure. Most aviation deaths in 2018 took place during general aviation operations, when 381 were killed, compared to 331 the year before. The… (www.ntsb.gov) Daha Fazlası...

‘Don’t Worry About It, But You Can’t Be Doing That:’ Air Traffic Control Audio Reveals Mistake At Midway, But The FAA Has No Record Of It

CHICAGO (CBS) — There are policies and protocols in place to keep airfields – like O’Hare and Midway international airports – safe, and if someone makes a mistake there are serious accountability measures to prevent it in the future. (chicago.cbslocal.com) Daha Fazlası...

Qantas makes emergency landing at New Zealand military base

It must have been a major mechanical problem that caused a Qantas flight to land just 150 km from Wellington Airport at a military base. The passengers had to sit on the hot plane for hours, waiting for Customs Officials to drive from Wellington. With no food service available at the military airport, folks were hungry. Then passengers had to make the 2 hour drive to Wellington in buses. No word on if their luggage went with them. (www.abc.net.au) Daha Fazlası...

FAA threatened to ground 38 Southwest Airlines jets over maintenance concerns, report says

U.S. aviation regulators "threatened" to ground 38 Boeing 737 jets operated by Southwest Airlines last month because the carrier isn't able to verify that the aircraft meet all mandatory safety standards, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing government documents. Congressional investigators and the U.S. Department of Transportation's inspector general's office are looking at Southwest's operation of used foreign aircraft it bought over the years, the WSJ… (www.msn.com) Daha Fazlası...

Tailwind and poor braking present before ERJ-145 excursion

Preliminary indications suggest the Envoy Air Embraer ERJ-145 which suffered a runway excursion at Chicago O'Hare had landed with a tailwind in gusting conditions. (www.flightglobal.com) Daha Fazlası...