NEWS Delta Air Lines to serve as national sponsor Medal of Honor Foundation
Delta Air Lines steps it up a to support our heroes. Link
NEWS Headline: Helicopter crashes outside of Hot Springs
Helicopter crash in Hot Springs, AR. Minor injuries reported. Link
NEWS Breitling Jet Team's First USA Tour
Comprised of seven L-39 C Albatros jets that can reach speeds of up to 435 mph, and have flown across 36 countries all over the world to-date.The Breitling Jet Team will begin their tour at Sun n’ Fun in Lakeland, FL, with stops in Maryland, the Jones Beach Air Show in NY, the EAA AirVenture…
NEWS Airbus raises A380 seat count to 544 passengers
A higher seat count looks more appealing when examining costs per seat, a key benchmark. Top customer Emirates has also said many airlines are not using the A380 space effectively. Boeing’s 747-8i passenger plane officially carries 467 people. Both planemakers say their own models have more seats than the other side claims and that their…
NEWS AirAsia India to add two aircraft to fleet by April
The airline, a joint venture with Tata Sons Limited, today unveiled its fourth aircraft at the Shamshabad International Airport here with a livery dedicated to JRD Tata, as a mark of respect to the pioneer of civil aviation in the Indian sub-continent. The aircraft has been christened ‘The Pioneer’. Link
NEWS FAA Offers Another Method to View Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Video
The FAA is making its Introduction to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) DVD available online to make it easier for ARFF personnel and first responders to view the video using their computer and other smart technology devices. The online ARFF video features an introduction and 11 segments on various ARFF-related topics. Link
NEWS Father, daughter team-up to fly American Airlines jet
It was Co-pilot Jen Byrne’s 1st anniversary with AA and she gets to fly with her father, Scott Byrne, an AA Captain. Link
NEWS Aer Lingus, Jet2 and Wizz Air face court threat over their customer services – @BBCNews
Three european airlines are facing legal action over complains about how they are handling passengers hit by flight disruptions. The Civil Aviation Authority said Ireland’s Aer Lingus, Britain’s Jet2 and Hungary’s Wizz Air have failed to change their consumer policies in line with its requestions. The chief executive of the CAA, Andrew Haines said passengers…
