NEWS Republic Airways Holdings Signs New Order for Five Embraer 175s
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
NEWS Pilatus PC-12 Producing Impressive Propeller Tip Vortices (Video)
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
NEWS United Airlines Set to Start Chicago O’Hare Re-Banking
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
NEWS 'I'll Hire Akbar Al Baker As My Union Advisor,' Jokes Lufthansa CEO
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
NEWS Houston Hobby gets first international flights since 1960s
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
NEWS Sony Smart Glasses and Smart Watches for Virgin Atlantic Engineers
Virgin Atlantic is equipping its engineers at London’s Heathrow Airport with Sony smart glasses and smart watches so they can stream video tutorials and check for job updates, respectively, according to Engadget. The true test of the wearable tech will be whether it is streamlined enough to help engineers do their jobs better, and not…
NEWS An aircraft draws a Penis in the sky!
A mysterious owner of a private aircraft was above Lakeland (Florida) at around 6 pm yesterday (thursday march, 12th) when it started to draw a penis on Flightradar24 with his flight path, cruising at 1,800ft. The plane is a a Vans RV-12, delivered very recently. To draw objects on Flightradar24 looks to be a new…
