An American pilot who clearly had time on his hands may have produced the lewdest image ever using GPS flight data. The pilot was behind the controls of a single-engine plane when he ‘drew’ a naughty image on a flight path over central Florida last night. Link
Cathay Pacific has selected AerFin Ltd (UK) to provide an end-of-life solution for its fleet of 11 Airbus A340-300 aircraft. Link
Republic Airways Holdings Inc., the world’s largest operator of Embraer E-Jets, has signed a new order for five new Embraer 175 regional jets. Link
Video showing a Pilatus PC-12 taking off from Nelson, British Columbia, CZNL producing some impressive propeller tip vortices. A very interesting effect to see. Link
United Airlines will begin re-banking its Chicago O’Hare hub this month, and reports success with last year’s re-banking of its Denver and Houston hubs. Link
Lufthansa’s latest offer to German pilots has been rejected by their unions this week, but the flag carrier’s CEO has joked in an exclusive interview with Arabian Business that his back-up plan may be to hire outspoken Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker as his union advisor. Link
When Southwest Airlines Flight 2207 from Aruba touched down at Hobby Airport this past Saturday (March 7), it ushered in a new era in Houston aviation. It’s the first time the airport has had international flights since the 1960s. Link
