Boeing’s 777X Fuselage Was Ripped Apart During Pressure Testing

New images have surfaced of what really happened during the September pressure testing of Boeing’s new 777X aircraft. September’s pressure test was widely reported to have failed, with a cargo door being blamed for the issue. Now, it seems that the situation was a lot more serious than that. The news that a cargo door had blown off the 777X during its stress test in September was shocking enough. However, it now appears that the situation was far worse than we could ever have imagined. According… (www.seattletimes.com) More...

Bombardier CS100 completed test flights to 5.5-degree London City approach.

Bombardier capped a series of CS100 tests at London City Airport (LCY) with a nonstop transatlantic flight to New York JFK on March 25, demonstrating the range capability of the smallest CSeries airliner from the airport closest to central London. CS100 flight-test aircraft FTV2 completed eight flights from LCY over two days on Mach 22-23, to validate the aircraft’s ability to operate into the airport, with its 5.5-degree approach and short runway. (www.airlive.net) More...

Watch this stunning aerial footage of 30 Dakota aircraft departures from Duxford to Normandy

Here is some stunning takeoffs from Duxford to Normandy! (www.airlive.net) More...

Hawaiian launches the longest interstate route of the United States

Honolulu - Hawaiian Airlines has launched the longest interstate route in the United States. From April 4, the airline began to fly between Honolulu International and Boston-Logan International Airport on a route of 4,427nm (8.200km). The new route surpasses the previous longest interstate route between Honolulu and New York JFK (4,330nm), which is also served by Hawaiian The flight takes around ten hours from Honolulu to Boston and 11.5 hours from Boston to Honolulu. Hawaiian’s newest non-stop… (airlinerwatch.com) More...

Last MD-11 ever built says goodbye to the skies

The last McDonnell Douglas MD-11 ever built was retired. The three-engine aircraft rolled out of the final assembly line in 2001, marking the end of the production of the aircraft. Lufthansa was the last customer for the MD-11 at that time. The youngest MD-11F with registration D-ALCN, carried out its last flight this week. Lufthansa was certainly not happy when Boeing, the new owner of McDonnell Douglas, decided to stop the production of the aircraft in favor of the Boeing 777. Nonetheless, the… (airlinerwatch.com) More...

Boeing Opens Paris Air Show With 737 MAX Apology

Boeing have opened the first day of the Paris Air Show by apologizing for the two crashes involving their 737 MAX aircraft. As Airbus celebrate the launch of their latest model, the A321XLR, the mood in the Boeing camp is far more somber as they reflect on the 737 MAX disasters and how that will affect them going forward. While plane makers usually use the global stage of the Paris Air Show to demonstrate their newest and best technology, Boeing are using it for something else. Still reeling… (simpleflying.com) More...

Video: Fuel truck hits two parked Bombardier CRJ900 jets at Dallas Fort Worth Airport

Dallas, Texas - A fuel truck collided with two American Eagle CRJ900 jets on Nov. 25 at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The truck hit two parked Bombardier CRJ-900s registered N945LR and N915FJ. No passengers or crew members were seriously injured. Paramedics evacuated a flight attendant aboard one of the planes. The incident happened at 8:42 a.m. as both aircraft prepared for departure from Terminal B. American had to cancel flights to Shreveport and Lubbock that were to be served by… (airlinerwatch.com) More...

FAA releases an AD for Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofans

Washington, D.C. - On Sept. 9, the US Federal Aviation Administration has published an airworthiness directive proposing airlines to check Pratt & Whitney's some geared turbofans. The directive came after an investigation for two in-flight engine failures last year due to oil leaks from PW1500G and PW1900G engines that power the Airbus' A220s and Embraer's E2 series jets respectively. The directive refers to the risk of oil leaking from the oil supply tube and the fuel oil… (airlinerwatch.com) More...

Photo of the Day: Lufthansa salutes the Boeing 747

Lufthansa announced on social media: Jumbo turns 50 tomorrow! The world’s first “smiling” Boeing Airplanes was the freighter Boeing 747-230F, taken on by Lufthansa in 1972. Nickname: “Beetle Swallower”, as it had space for 72 VW Beetles. (worldairlinenews.com) More...

Delta operates a relief flight to the Bahamas

Delta Air Lines made this announcement: A Delta MD-88 loaded with supplies departed Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Sunday morning for Marsh Harbour, Bahamas. The airline is working to determine whether additional flights are needed. The Delta Flight 9994 departed Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Sunday morning, landing at 10:59 a.m. at the Marsh Harbour Airport to deliver 4,700 pounds of critical supplies. Once supplies were unloaded, the flight departed for Nassau with 72 evacuees. (worldairlinenews.com) More...