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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

How Fast Do Commerical Aircraft Fly?

The jet age changed everything. With the widespread introduction of the Boeing 707, airlines suddenly had access to much faster planes. This jet aircraft could fly at a speed of 621 mph (up to 1,000 km/h) and made the world much smaller. (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

British Airways relaunches daily Heathrow-Barbados service

After a hiatus of more than 15 years, Barbados will once again be serviced by British Airways from London Heathrow with a year-round direct daily service commencing October 17, 2020. (guyanaaviation.com) Mehr...

FAA to Host Virtual International Rotorcraft Safety Conference

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that registration is open for its first virtual International Rotorcraft Safety Conference, which will take place Oct. 27 through Oct 29 to explore ways to reduce the national and international helicopter accident rate. (guyanaaviation.com) Mehr...

Too Many Pilots, Not Enough Flights

Just a few months ago, the aviation industry was booming. U.S. airlines were carrying a daily average of 2.5 million passengers on roughly 28,000 flights worldwide. By early 2020, U.S. passenger airlines had reached their highest employment levels since 2002, with more than 450,000 full-time employees. (blueskypit.com) Mehr...