Qantas expects final purchase proposals for Sydney-London jets from Airbus and Boeing
Qantas Airways has asked Airbus and Boeing to present their "best and final offer" for planes capable of flying 21-hours non-stop from Sydney to London by August. Qantas is aiming…
La Compagnie’s first A321neo makes inaugural transatlantic flight
The first single-aisle A321neo destined for La Compagnie, an exclusively business-class French airline operating scheduled transatlantic flights, will commence transatlantic services on 6 June from Paris Orly Airport to Newark…
INCIDENT Corendon Airlines Airbus A320 experienced birdstrike into the left engine during rotation at Graz Airport (video)
Corendon Airlines Airbus A320 (ZS-GAL) experienced birdstrike into the left engine #1 upon take-off runway 17 at Graz Airport (LOWG). The pilots of flight #XC3204 to Antalya took off safely…
Watch this stunning aerial footage of 30 Dakota aircraft departures from Duxford to Normandy
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MUST WATCH: 97-year-old US paratrooper veteran, who served with the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, recreates his D-Day jump in Normandy 75 years later
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkwX6jJQCtA Tom Rice was with the 101st Airborne Division on 6th June 1944 as they parachuted into Nazi-occupied France, at night and under fire.
Hoist carrying elderly woman spins out of control at Piestewa Peak (video)
Firefighters say a woman in her 70s was rescued after she was injured while hiking on Piestewa Peak. This happened Tuesday morning near 24th Street and Lincoln Drive. According to…
JetBlue in talks with Airbus on A321XLR plane to service Europe
JetBlue Airways Corp is in discussions with Airbus SE about the European planemaker's plans for a longer-range version of its A321neo family as it prepares to jump into the transatlantic…
Delta retires last domestic Boeing 767-300
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKSxgWLydcw Delta Air Lines has phased out the last domestic Boeing 767-300 aircraft from its fleet, sending it to Blytheville, Arkansas. The 1993-delivered Boeing 767-332 (N1402A/MSN 25989/LN 506) flew from…
LOT Polish Airlines rules out cancelling Boeing 737 MAX order
LOT Polish Airlines on Tuesday ruled out cancelling an order for grounded Boeing Company 737 MAX jets but urged the U.S. planemaker to take steps to restore their credibility after…
ALERT FAA says Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes could lose braking and steering function – taking nearly 100 of the 787 jets out of the air for $5 million repairs
Boeing has been hit by new safety concerns affecting two further plane models and requiring million of dollars worth of repairs. According to the FAA the tires/wheels of the recently…
ALERT Stratolaunch, world’s largest airplane, is grounded after a single flight
The aerospace company founded by Paul Allen, Stratolaunch, is closing operations according to a report by Reuters that cited anonymous sources. The company will cease its efforts to challenge traditional…
BREAKING An Indian Air Force An-32 has vanished from radar, search operations on going
An Indian Air Force transport aircraft that took off from Assam's Jorhat earlier today with 13 people onboard has gone missing over over hilly terrain in the Northeast. UPDATE Indian…