Boeing discovers issue with 737 Max flight computers, source says

Boeing's troubled 737 Max has run into a new glitch. During a recent technical review involving the Max, Boeing observed an issue with the plane's flight computers, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source said the issue is not related to the software revisions Boeing made to address the cause of two fatal crashes that killed 346 people, and would not occur during flight. The Max has been grounded since March following the second of those crashes. (www.cnn.com) Mehr...

Air Greenland orders A330-800 neo

Air Greenland has chosen the Airbus A330-800 to replace its 21-year-old A300-200. The outgoing aircraft is the jet in the airline's fleet and necessary to connect Greenland with Denmark. It was purchased in 2002 after its original operator, SABENA, entered bankruptcy. The A330-800 has had trouble accumulating orders thus far. However, it was designed to replace the A330-200 fleet and as such this one-unit order is indicative of its intended purpose. (www.flightglobal.com) Mehr...

CALC Orders 40 Additional Airbus A321neo Aircraft

China’s first aircraft operating lessor, headquartered in Hong Kong, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC), has placed a large order with Airbus for 40 additional A321neo aircraft. CALC has previously placed an order for 11 Airbus A321neos and, as part of this new deal, has converted 15 of its A320neo backlog to A321neo aircraft. (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...

SoCal Air Pollution Regulator Issues Violation To Delta Airlines For Jet Fuel Release Over Schools

DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA) – Delta Airlines has been issued a violation for Southern California’s air pollution control agency for its jet fuel dump over several Los Angeles-area schools. The South Coast Air Quality Management (AQMD) District’s Notice of Violation (NOV) to Delta alleges the airline created a “public nuisance” after the agency received complaints regarding the jet fuel exposure at multiple schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Cudahy Public Library, and two schools… (losangeles.cbslocal.com) Mehr...

United Airlines starts DC/NYC shuttle service using Bombardier CRJ-550 jets

United Airlines has started a new hourly shuttle service between Washington's Reagan National Airport and New York/Newark Liberty International Airport. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) Mehr...

WestJet seasonal flight service between Charlottetown and Calgary

WestJet is bridging new domestic connections between the east and the west with the introduction of new non-stop seasonal service between Charlottetown, P.E.I., and Calgary beginning June 25. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) Mehr...

A man took over an airport monitor to play video games until officials told him 'game over'

(CNN) Most airport travelers with time on their hands will open a book, browse their phone or take a nap. Others will take things a level further. A man traveling through Oregon's Portland International Airport on Thursday was caught playing a video game on one of the airport's video monitors. "I couldn't believe it. You've got all these monitors there and he's playing a video game," said Stefan Dietz, who captured the moment and tweeted it. The gamer even… (www.cnn.com) Mehr...

Titan Airways Selects A321LRs As Boeing 757 Replacement

Titan Airways announced plans to replace its two aging Boeing 757-200s with the Airbus A321LR as part of its plans to become an all-Airbus operator. Titan Airways currently operates a mixed fleet of Boeing and Airbus planes but plans to have completed the transition to an all-Airbus fleet by 2021. (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...

New video shows that not one but two Iranian missiles has hit the Ukrainian Boeing 737

Security camera video shows for the first time that Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 was struck by two missiles fired from an Iranian military site about eight miles away, according to a report. The New York Times reported that it has verified the footage, which helps explain why the Boeing 737-800’s transponder stopped working seconds before it was struck by a second missile. (www.airlive.net) Mehr...

Heathrow Airport installs anti-drone system that can locate UAV pilots

The UK knows first-hand how disruptive drones can be to major airports. Last March, it introduced legislation to widen the drone no-fly zone around airports to five kilometers. Now, to enforce the new rules, London's Heathrow Airport has installed a system to detect and identify unauthorized UAVs. (www.engadget.com) Mehr...

FAA broadens emergency order in wake of 777 engine failure

Operators of Boeing 777-300ERs are being ordered urgently to remove another batch of interstage seals from General Electric GE90 engines, following an uncontained failure last October. (www.flightglobal.com) Mehr...

Boeing Mocked Lion Air "Idiots" For Requesting Extra Training For 737 MAX

Lawmakers have finally followed up last week's bombshell release of internal Boeing communications with more extremely damning internal messages exchanged by employees. (www.zerohedge.com) Mehr...

Spirit To Launch Nonstop Flights From Fort Lauderdale To Oakland

Low-Cost, fast-growing Airline Spirit Airlines plans to start flights from its base in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Oakland (OAK), starting on April 1, 2020, running daily for the entire summer season. Spirit will be the only carrier operating the route. (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...

Flight 752: How easy to target a civil plane as hostile?

Tehran, Iran - The Iranian government has admitted that UIA Boeing 737-800 was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile. On Jan. 8, the Ukranian International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed shortly after Iran hit the American bases in Iraq with ballistic missiles, a period when the Iranian Air Defense forces could be on high-alert status. (airlinerwatch.com) Mehr...