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.…
Sikorsky has commenced bladed ground testing of its S-97 Raider™ armed reconnaissance helicopter prototype at its Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Link
Two years after Mark Darling of Eaton, Colo., lost his young adult son in a car accident, the grieving pilot, who’s flown his whole life but hasn’t had a license in years, took his Cessna 172F high-wing airplane for one last ride over Rocky Mountain National Park, reports Global News. He told no one, and…
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. Link
CATCHING a flight in North Korea is like stepping into “a time machine”, says self-confessed aviation geek Bernie Leighton. He managed to snag a seat on a government-sanctioned tour of the People’s Democratic Republic, and saw a country unusually bonded to its past. http://mobile.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/its-a-time-machine-aviation-fan-tells-all-about-his-flying-visit-to-north-korea/story-fn6yjmoc-1227208489835
Denver International Airport had its busiest year ever in 2014, moving more than 53 million passengers. Link
