After 25 Years, NTSB to Dismantle TWA 800 Reconstruction

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will soon dismantle the skeletal reconstruction of Trans World Airlines flight 800, the Boeing 747-100 that exploded over the Atlantic Ocean nearly 25 years ago. (www.flightglobal.com) Mehr...

What would've happened if United flight 328 experienced its scary engine failure over the ocean

A United Airlines flight from Denver to Honolulu successfully executed a safe emergency landing on Saturday after suffering an fiery engine failure shortly after takeoff. Though debris spewed across Denver suburbs, the aircraft was able to quickly turn around and land back at Denver International Airport with no injuries or lives lost. The entire ordeal lasted less than 30 minutes since the failure occurred just miles from a major international airport. But as this aircraft was heading to… (www.businessinsider.com) Mehr...

Aviation Stats Update: February 23, 2021

"Winter storms brought a decline in US commercial flight traffic last week. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), one of the biggest and busiest airports in the US, saw major cancellations for the majority of the week while some other Texas airports including IAH, HOU, and AUS closed their airfields completely at the height of the storm. Meanwhile, after a difficult start to the year, China saw almost a 30% increase in flight traffic within the last week." -Daniel Baker, CEO,… (blog.flightaware.com) Mehr...

NASA wants to play a big part in the development of electric aircraft

While everyone's eyes are trained on its mission to Mars, NASA is also working to make flights back here on Earth more eco-friendly. By way of a new partnership with the aviation industry, the space agency wants to advance design and modelling tools for future aircraft that use an Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) system. It's also seeking proposals for ground and flight demonstrations for subsonic aircraft with integrated megawatt-class powertrain systems. (www.engadget.com) Mehr...

From Parcels to Passengers- UPS Airlines

In March 1997 a Boeing 727-100 more used to carrying parcels than passengers took off from Pittsburgh Int'l (PIT) bound for Orlando (MCO). It marked the beginning of a short-lived foray into passenger services by cargo carrier United Parcel Service (UPS). (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...

Scrapping Mexico City’s New Airport Is Costing Over $16 Billion

This amount was 232% more than what was previously predicted (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

737 chicago takoff video

cool "growling" engine sounds on takeoff from CFM engine (www.youtube.com) Mehr...

Photos: Embraer (ERJ) delivers the first E2 in the KLM fleet.

This first delivery to KLM takes place through the leasing company “ICBC Aviation Leasing” and increases Embraer's total number of jets to 50... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Mehr...

Major Lessor Tells Boeing To Sort 787 Issues Before Starting A New Plane

While much talk has focused on what plane Boeing will develop next, major leasing company Air Lease Corporation believes the answer should be none (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

Alaska Airlines Must Pay $3.19 Million Following A Passenger Death

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines has been ordered to pay more than $3 million to the family of a passenger of reduced mobility who suffered a fatal accident at Portland International Airport (PDX) in 2017 (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

Boeing Forecasts Resilient Aviation Market for Latin America and Caribbean Despite Near-term Challenges

Airlines expected to buy 2,610 airplanes, valued at $365 billion, through 2039 (boeing.mediaroom.com) Mehr...

Emirates makes its first flight with all crew vaccinated with the second dose

Nearly 26,000 Emirates Group frontline employees have already received the second dose of the vaccine... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Mehr...

Airliner Encountered Unidentified Fast-Moving Cylindrical Object Over New Mexico

American Airlines Flight 2292, an Airbus A320 flying between Cincinnati and Phoenix on February 21st, 2021, had a bizarre close encounter with what its crew described as a "long cylindrical object that almost looked like a cruise missile" moving extremely fast over the top of their aircraft as it cruised along at 36,000 feet and 400 knots. The incident occurred over the remote northeast corner of New Mexico, to the west of the tiny town of Des Moines. Steve Douglass, an experienced… (www.thedrive.com) Mehr...