Reading Time: < 1 minute Authorities say a small private plane crashed at the airport in the Northern California town of Columbia, killing all four people on board. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department says the plane crashed as it tried to land on the runway but veered to the left. It says the Cessna 310 was fully engulfed in flames […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Iceland’s airport authority says the country briefly closed its airspace to flights because of a technical problem at its air traffic control centre. Gudni Sigurdsson of airport operator and air navigation service Isavia says: “we did not let more traffic into our area” while a problem with the flight data processing system was being resolved. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Amazon has found friendlier skies for its drones in the UK. The e-commerce giant has entered a partnership with the UK government that will allow it to carry out drone delivery testing in the country. The company aims to someday deliver packages weighing up to 5 pounds to customers in 30 minutes or less using […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes New York-based JetBlue Airways has amended its purchase agreement with Airbus to include an additional 15 Airbus A321ceo (current engine option) and 15 A321neo (new engine option) aircraft. The airline, which already operates A321s, has not yet announced its engine selection for the newly ordered aircraft. Beginning in 2019, JetBlue has the flexibility to configure […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing announced a partnership with the Emirates Flight Training Academy, a division of Emirates Airline, to collaborate on a comprehensive training curriculum and software infrastructure to help train pilot cadets. “We are leveraging Boeing’s expertise in airline pilot training to identify opportunities to enhance the Academy’s curriculum” said Captain Alan Stealey, principal, Emirates Flight Training […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A United Airlines flight carrying 56 people landed safely at a Colorado airport after the pilot reported a problem with the forward landing gear. Tony Vicari, interim director of aviation for the Durango airport, tells The Durango Herald the pilot of United Airlines Flight 5849 out of Denver International Airport reported a problem with the […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes How much will it cost to park a private jet in your hangar? Stars like Mark Zuckerberg, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg and Donald Trump all own, and travel in private jets. Private jets appear to many as the very pinnacle of luxury when it comes to travel, and many people have a fascination with the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Shares of Boeing Co fell more than 1% in late trading Thursday after the aircraft maker warned second-quarter charges will reach $2.05 billion, stemming from setbacks and difficulties in three separate programs and including problems related to weaker air-cargo market trends. In its 787 program, Boeing decided not to invest funds for the refurbishment and sale […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Southwest Airlines passengers scrambled to reschedule flights after hundreds were canceled because of technical glitches. The airline announced that more than 450 flights have been canceled in attempt to get planes back in line. The cancelations were primarily a result of displaced crews and aircraft. “Simply put, if the Crews aren’t in place, the planes […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing marked an event to celebrate its 100th anniversary by laying out new grand ambitions for the future of the company, which could see the return of supersonic air travel as well as passenger trips into space. According to company chief executive Dennis Muilenburg, although such space trips could still be decades away they are […]