Category: US & Canada

Turbulence Injures Flight Attendant on Spirit Airlines A320 Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, performing flight from Cleveland to Las Vegas (USA), encountered severe turbulence. Aircraft was on approach to Las Vegas when the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence causing injuries to a flight attendant. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Las Vegas’ runway 26L about 10 minutes later. The FAA reported the flight […]

Fiji Airways Boeing 737 MAX
Boeing Delivers Fiji Airways’ First 737 MAX Airplane

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing delivered the first 737 MAX for Fiji Airways, which plans to use the fuel-efficient, longer-range version of the popular 737 jet to expand and modernize its single-aisle fleet. Fiji Airways plans to take delivery of five MAX 8 airplanes, which will build on the success of its fleet of Next-Generations 737s. The MAX incorporates […]

Cayman Airways Takes Delivery of the First 737 MAX 8

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and Air Lease Corp. delivered the first 737 MAX 8 for Cayman Airways. The first 737 MAX to enter service in the Caribbean marks the beginning of the airline’s plans to modernize its fleet and expand its network. Cayman Airways plans to take delivery of four MAX 8 airplanes to replace its fleet of […]

American Airlines Boeing 777 Engine Shuts Down in Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, performing flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Miami (USA) with 206 passengers and 13 crew, engine shut down in flight. Aircraft was enroute at FL350 over the Atlantic Ocean about 650nm westnorthwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew declared emergency reporting they had shut down the right hand […]

#AVGEEK | World’s Oldest Boeing 747-400 in Service Bids Final Farewell

Reading Time: < 1 minute After almost 30 years of active service, the oldest operating “Queen of the Skies” in the world belonging to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines bis its final farewell. Being in service since June 1989, Boeing 747-400 named City of Bangkok spent a total of 134,279 hours in the air and performed 18,024 take-offs. Notably, this equals […]

Bombardier Looks to Shed 5,000 Positions Worldwide

Reading Time: < 1 minute In the wake of the Canadian plane and train maker’s announcement on November 8 and last weeks free cash flow forecast which sent Bombardier shares tumbling, it has been announced that 490 jobs of the 4,000-strong workforce based across four locations in Northern Ireland is to be cut. The Belfast-based operation, previously known as Shorts, […]

Caribbean Airlines to Renew its Fleet with 737 MAX

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and Caribbean Airlines announced the airline has chosen to enhance and renew its single-aisle fleet with the 737 MAX 8. The carrier, which has long operated the Next-Generation 737, will take delivery of 12 MAX airplanes in the coming years. The 737 MAX 8 will seat up to 160 passengers in Caribbean Airlines’ three-class […]

First Boeing 777X Flight Test Aircraft Comes Together

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing has brought together the major fuselage sections to form the first 777X airplane that will take to the skies in 2019. In a major production milestone called ‘final body join,’ Boeing teams connected the airplane’s nose, mid and aft sections in the company’s factory in Everett, Wash. The jet now measures 252 feet long […]

Delta: Orders 10 A330neo, Defers Delivery of 10 A350s

Reading Time: < 1 minute Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 additional Airbus A330-900 widebody aircraft, expanding their A330neo order book from 25 to 35 aircraft. This latest order supports Delta’s international growth strategy in the near to medium term. Simultaneously, Delta and Airbus have agreed to defer 10 previously ordered A350 XWBs to 2025-26 in order to accommodate the […]

UPS Boeing 767 Engine Shuts Down in Flight over Atlantic

Reading Time: < 1 minute A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300, performing flight from Philadelphia (USA) to Cologne (Germany) with 3 crew, engine shut down in flight. Aircraft was enroute when the crew declared emergency reporting they had needed to shut the right hand engine (CF6) down due to low oil pressure. In response to the emergency declaration ATC […]