Weather Cameras Go Operational in Colorado

The FAA has just helped make Colorado a safer place to fly for general aviation pilots by completing the first weather camera installation project in the continental U.S. (medium.com) Mehr...

Boeing 747s Still Use Floppy Disks to Get Critical Software Updates

It’s been approximately 12 million years since most of us last used a floppy disk, but apparently, the antiquated tech still plays a critical role in delivering software updates to Boeing’s 747-400 planes. The discovery comes courtesy of cybersecurity firm Pen Test Partners and was initially spotted by The Register. As part of this year’s virtual DEF CON hacker conference, Pen Test Partners showed off a video walkthrough of a British Airways 747 after the airline decided to retire its entire… (gizmodo.com) Mehr...

Boeing's 2020 MAX cancellations near 400 in July

Boeing Co lost another 43 orders for its grounded 737 MAX planes in July, bringing the total cancellations for the jet this year to 398, while delivering only four of its other aircraft to customers, monthly numbers showed on Tuesday. Based on a tighter accounting standard, Boeing said order cancellations now stand at 857 for the MAX, whose recertification is still hanging in the balance more than a year after its worldwide grounding due to two fatal crashes. The four deliveries - one each of… (www.yahoo.com) Mehr...

Is British Airways permanently closing short-haul from Gatwick?

On Friday evening, British Airways told the majority of its staff whether or not they still had jobs. The anecdotal evidence is that London Gatwick was hit substantially harder than London Heathrow which has led to increased suspicion that the short-haul network will be permanently shuttered. It’s not just that Gatwick-based cabin crew appear to have been disproportionately made redundant. More important is that the British Airways hangar at Gatwick appears to be closing, with staff laid off.… (www.headforpoints.com) Mehr...

Untied Airlines adds new nonstop flights to four popular Florida destinations

United Airlines announced Tuesday plans to add up to 28 daily nonstop flights this winter connecting customers in Boston, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, New York/LaGuardia, Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio to four popular Florida destinations. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) Mehr...

Icelandair Group hf.: Agreements with all key stakeholders reached

Icelandair Group has now completed agreements with all its creditors and reached a final settlement with Boeing regarding the impact of the suspension of the Boeing 737-MAX aircraft. While the details of the final settlement agreement with Boeing are confidential, it reduces Icelandair’s MAX purchase commitment by four aircraft. The parties have agreed to a revised delivery schedule for the remaining six MAX aircraft that are expected to join Icelandair’s fleet from Q2 2021 to Q1 2022.… (www.globenewswire.com) Mehr...

Air Force helicopter shot while flying over Virginia; crew member injured

An Air Force UH-1N Huey helicopter was forced to conduct an emergency landing at a local airport in Manassas, Virginia, Monday after being shot from the ground. (www.cnn.com) Mehr...

Second Cessna SkyCourier test article takes flight

Textron Aviation announced Tuesday the successful flight of its second Cessna SkyCourier flight test article (P1). (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) Mehr...

Air France expands food and beverage offer on its flights

Services have been reduced due to the crisis and are gradually returning; the main meal offer at the Business booth... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Mehr...

Two Airbus A321s Collide On The Ground In Hong Kong

Two HK Express Airbus A321s collided on the ground at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG). There were no reported injuries. (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

Icelandair Cuts Boeing 737 MAX Order Amid Settlement

Icelandair announced that it had reached a final settlement with Boeing over the grounding of its 737 MAX aircraft. As part of the agreement, the airline has reduced its order commitment for the MAX by four and revised the delivery schedule for the remaining six planes. (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

American Airlines Bans Masks with Exhaust Valves and Vents

American Airlines has announced that masks with exhaust valves or vents will no longer be allowed on American Airlines. (kokpitherald.com) Mehr...