NASA announced its latest X-plane experimental aircraft called the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD). The agency signed a contract to design the plane back in 2016; now it’s ready to proceed with development and construction. If the LBFD is successful, it will be a testbed for quiet supersonic technology, and possibly allow for supersonic flights over land, getting…
The Portuguese charter airline Hi Fly will acquire two used Airbus A380s. Both superjumbos are currently stored at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport in southern France, after Singapore Airlines had decided not to extend the leasing contract with DS Aviation. At the moment, the planes are registered as 9V-SKA (MSN003) and 9V-SKB (MSN005) and painted in white.…
A British para-athlete has detailed how she was stopped from going to the toilet on an Emirates flight. Nikki Emerson was flying to the Australian state of Queensland to compete in the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Ms Emerson is competing for England in the T54 1500m and T54 marathon events at the Games.…
Very few people would turn down the opportunity to jump on an airplane and travel to a faraway country. Whether for business or leisure, getting to see a foreign land and experience something that is different from the norm is as exciting as it is memorable. It isn’t a surprise that many business professionals need…
A Canadian man may be charged $17,450 after his drunken and disorderly behavior caused the plane to make an emergency return to Montreal Airport escorted by two USAF F-15 fighter jets. The 40-year-old man will be sentenced April 18 and prosecutors are requesting Nassios pay damages and serve three years probation, according to court documents,…
European plane manufacturer Airbus is looking at possibilities to increase the production rate for its most popular aircraft, the A320, to more than 70 planes per month but is facing serious problems. Demand for the aircraft is still going strong and not only for the new A320neo with advanced engines, the old version is still…
Qantas has agreed to pay a fine of $US62,500 within 1 month, and agreed to pay another $US62,500 if it violates a Department of Transport (DoT) agreement within in 1 year. DoT says Qantas was in violation of cabotage rules. Under the rules foreign airlines are not allowed to carry passengers between US cities. Qantas…
Last week Air China, China Eastern and China Southern have revealed their profits for 2017 and are determined to grow in the next years. For its part, Air China posted a revenue of nearly 20 billion US-Dollar, an increase by 7.7% compared to 2016. Net profits for the Air China Group rose by more than 11%…
Buzzfeed News has published a pictorial news article of what an abandoned airport looks like. The images are of the Nicosia International Airport in the UN Buffer Zone on Cyprus. The airport was originally built as RAF Nicosia in the 1930’s. A passenger terminal was built in 1949 and replaced with a new one in…
Cockpit recordings show two separate airline pilots reported sightings of an unidentified flying object to the Albuquerque Air Traffic Center when flying over southeastern Arizona. On February 24, a Learjet pilot first reported the mysterious object to air traffic control while flying over the desert. “I don’t know what it was,” the pilot says. “It…
Airserves Australia has provided a news article on how a dedicated team of air traffic controllers co-ordinated with Qantas over the inaugural 14,498km (9.009mi) flight of #QF9 from Perth to London for months. The press release details how the controllers were aware the 787 was at it’s maximum take-off weight of 254,000kg (559,974lbs). It was…
Cathay Pacific has come to an agreement with unions to allow female employees to wear trousers. The agreement covers all uniformed staff. Cathay Pacific completes two-leg journey, letting women wear trousers https://t.co/PLhCbNTPpg — Guardian Australia (@GuardianAus) March 30, 2018 In a Statement the airline told media, “We are pleased that we have reached an understanding…
