Category: US & Canada

Abandoned Vehicle Prompts Evacuation Of LaGuardia Airport Terminal

Reading Time: < 1 minute Authorities told passengers to leave Terminal B as they investigated a car that was left unattended with its doors open. Terminal B evacuated Authorities told passengers to leave Terminal B as they investigated a car that was left unattended with its doors open, several media outlets reported. Military personnel at the airport Several passengers tweeted […]

US Approves $1.9Bln Sale of Boeing Refuelling Aircraft to Japan

Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Department of State approved a sale worth nearly $2 billion of four Boeing aircraft to Japan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a press release. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan for [four] KC-46A aerial refuelling aircraft and related equipment, training and support,” the release stated on […]

Airbus And Boeing Get US Go-Ahead For $50bn Aircraft Deal With Iran

Reading Time: 3 minutes Airbus and Boeing have received permission from the US government to sell aircraft to Iran, part of landmark deals potentially worth some US$50 billion in total following last year’s nuclear accord. The announcements came as Iranian and US leaders are in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and show that the outgoing administration […]

New Airborne Technologies Promise to Better Link Planes & Satellites

Reading Time: 3 minutes Hawaiian Airlines and FedEx Corp. are trying novel airborne technologies that promise to cut the cost, reduce the weight and exponentially increase the capacity of communication systems connecting aircraft with satellites. But the moves also raise cybersecurity issues, because experts say such links eventually could blur longstanding distinctions between the way information is sent to […]

JetBlue To Purchase 10 Years’ Worth Of Renewable Jet Fuel

Reading Time: < 1 minute JetBlue Airways will purchase from Philadelphia-based biofuel provider SG Preston over 33 million gallons of blended jet fuel per year for at least 10 years, the New York-based airline said Sept. 19. The fuel will consist of 30% hydro-processed esters and fatty-acids (HEFA) renewable jet fuel blended with 70% traditional Jet-A fuel. JetBlue expects to […]

Plane Returns To LAX After Blowing Tire On Takeoff

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Nashville returned to Los Angeles International Airport after blowing a tire Monday evening on takeoff. Flight 2634 with 147 people aboard returned to the airport shortly after takeoff and leaked a significant amount of hydraulic fluid on landing, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. No one aboard the […]

Single Engine Plane Crashed Into a House in Glibert, Arizona

Reading Time: < 1 minute A couple were watching TV at home Saturday night, when a single engine plane crashed into their house in Glibert, Arizona. Amazingly, the pair have escaped unharmed. Local police say the small aircraft was part of a demonstration for the annual Constitutional Fair, and crashed around 7:30 p.m. MDT Saturday night after catching fire mid-air. It […]

Envoy To Open New Arkansas Facility

Reading Time: < 1 minute American Airlines subsidiary Envoy Air has confirmed it will open a new aircraft maintenance facility in Little Rock, Arkansas later this year to service its fleet of Embraer E175s. As part of a $2m investment, the MRO said it will create up to 60 new jobs in the area over the next five years. Jay […]

FAA Contemplating Whether Millions of Drones Will Fill Skies

Reading Time: < 1 minute Federal aviation officials say so many people are registering drones and applying for drone pilot licenses, they wonder if there will eventually be millions of drones crowding the nation’s skies. Earl Lawrence is director of the Federal Aviation Administration. Lawrence told a government-industry committee Friday that 550,000 drones have been registered with the agency in […]

Ten Years of Lufthansa Crews in National Costume

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lufthansa crew to wear anniversary costume to look after guests on its flights. Ten years ago we heard it for the first time: Take-off for the Lufthansa crew in national costume. Since then, a total of 20 destinations have been flown to on four continents, with national costumes from three different fashion houses introduced to the […]