Phoenix-based regional Mesa Airlines—which operates as American Eagle and US Airways Express—has reached an agreement in principle with Montreal-based Bombardier to buy seven new CRJ900 NextGen aircraft to operate under a long-term capacity purchase agreement with a major US airline. The agreement also includes an “undisclosed number of options,” said Mesa, which expects to take…
A United Boeing 737-900, registration N67815 performing flight UA-1218 from Chicago,IL to Denver,CO (USA) with 175 passengers, was climbing through 15000 feet out of Chicago when the crew stopped the climb and descended to 10,000 feet due to the cabin not properly pressurizing. Link
Despite Boeing’s confidence in their ability to win over Avianca, the Colombian carrier has placed another order — this time, much larger than usual — with Airbus. Link
MONTREAL , Feb. 5, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada announced today it will launch this summer new, year-round Air Canada rouge services between Hamilton and Calgary and seasonal service between Toronto Pearson and Abbotsford . The non-stop, daily flights will give Canadian travelers more competitively-priced options when flying within Canada . Link
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark has shot back with a sharp response for those who would limit Gulf carrier access to the U.S. Link
Taiwanese drivers have captured the moment TransAsia flight GE235 crashed into a river near the country’s capital city of Taipei today. The footage shows the plane, a turboprop ATR-72, rolling sharply to the left as it descends over a road. TransAsia Airways has confirmed that the plane carried 58 people — five crew and 53…
A traveler detained for more than 20 hours after a search of energy bars and a sports watch in his carry-on bag at an airport has sued the Transportation Security Administration and accused a TSA supervisor of lying. Link
Avianca Holdings S.A. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for 100 A320neo-family aircraft. Link
The United States Air Force Weapons School, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, received its first F-35A Lightning II on January 15th, 2015. Airmen First Class Rebecca Long shows us what this means for the weapons school students and for the Air Force. Link
In response to pressure from a major customer, Airbus has announced it may launch both a reengined version of the A380 and a stretched version of the giant widebody in the next decade. These possibilities have caused some to worry that the A380 orderbook, never very large, might be challenged by interest in more-attractive derivatives.…
