Qatar Airways introduced the worlds first AI Cabin crew at ITB Berlin 2024. The use of AI is the first to create a holographic user experience. The airline also announced greater frequency to 15 destinations, and the expansion of the QVerse. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
Over the first few months of 2024, media has been circulating whether or not Azul Linhas Aéreas (Azul) will purchase and take over operations for the bankrupt Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (Gol). Both airlines are Brazilian-based budget airlines that have experienced difficult economic setbacks since the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
Interesting read. One wonders what Boeing is trying to conceal if they won't turn over a list of names that worked on the faulty AS Max 9 door. (www.cnn.com) 更多...
Ralph Cutié, Airport Director and CEO of Miami International Airport, shares an overview of recent milestones and future initiatives including the $7 billion Capital Improvement Program (businesstravelerusa.com) 更多...
The Federal Aviation Administration is awarding 32 U.S. educational institutions $13.5 million in grants to address the aviation skills shortfall, attracting students to pursue careers as pilots and maintenance technicians. One way the industry is working to tackle the gap is to encourage higher representation of women and minorities in these critical operations careers, where they have historically been grossly underrepresented. (www.forbes.com) 更多...
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s exponential growth continues to attract families and businesses, with the San Antonio International Airport playing a pivotal role. In a remarkable achievement, the airport recorded over 10.6 million passengers in 2023, marking the busiest year in its 80-year history. Keeping pace with this momentum, San Antonio International Airport and Stinson Municipal Airport have unveiled a fresh rebranding initiative today, symbolizing the city’s ascension and aspirations for… (www.ksat.com) 更多...
Armed gangs attempted to seize control of Haiti's largest international airport after thousands of people escaped prisons and went out to kill innocent civilians. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
On the morning of February 29, an Airbus A321 was shot at upon arrival at Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP) in Haiti, damaging the fuselage. The aircraft, operated by Avion Express Malta on behalf of Dominican Airlines, managed to land safely with no reported injuries for the passengers onboard. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
On March 4, a small aircraft crashed in West Nashville, resulting in an initial five fatalities. The plane crashed on the side of the road near marker 202 on I-40, behind the Costco off Charlotte Pike. No buildings or cars were hit in the crash. Witnesses to the event, which happened around 7:45 p.m. local time, described the scene as "catastrophic". (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
A VietJet pilot, Jakarin Sararnrakskul, helped deliver a baby while operating a flight from Taipei-Taoyuan (TPE) to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi (BKK). (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
INFORM's GroundStar (GS) RealTime solutions combined with FlightAware's predictive flight data give airport ground operators more accurate calculations of turnaround milestones and operational data to improve customer service. (finance.yahoo.com) 更多...
American Airlines has ordered a total of 260 new aircraft, including 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10s, an equal number of Airbus A321neos and 90 Embraer E175 regional jets. The MAX isn’t certified yet, and American said it built time into the order for Boeing to get that done. “Our first MAX 10 delivery is going to happen in 2028,” American CFO Devon May told reporters. “It gives Boeing a lot of time to actually get the airplane certified and then deliver it on time.” If Boeing can’t deliver the 10s, he… (www.avweb.com) 更多...
In case you needed yet another incentive to cram all your travel items into a carry-on, Delta Airlines just boosted the cost of your first checked bag by 17%. The increase adds $5 to the previous, and not-exactly-insignificant, $30 fee for domestic flights. Delta is the third major US carrier to hike bag fees in the past several weeks. Its move follows similar increases that American Airlines and United Airlines announced in February, three days apart; those high fees themselves followed fee… (nypost.com) 更多...
Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to purchase eight Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 777-9 widebody jets, with potential for up to 12 additional aircraft orders, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. (www.reuters.com) 更多...
An Amerijet 767 Freighter taxiing at the Queen Beatrix International Airport in Aruba tipped a Cessna 172 Skyhawk onto its side while exiting the southern ramp. (www.gatechecked.com) 更多...
Later this year, Polaris Dawn will launch on a private spaceflight with SpaceX from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. We caught up with commander Jared ROOK Isaacman, and went flying in the Polaris MiG-29 for a look at their astronaut jet training. The mission will lift-off from historic pad 39A atop a Falcon 9 rocket, on the Crew Dragon spacecraft “Resilience”. It will be quite a mission, and help further humanity’s reach for the stars while raising money for their charitable cause, St… (avgeekery.com) 更多...
Leading US airline American Airlines has placed an order with Airbus for 85 additional Airbus A321neo single-aisle airlines bringing its total order for the type up to 219. (ukaviation.news) 更多...
This blog was posted back in 2021. Since then, we've added many new receivers and have seen increased interest in FlightAware's ADS-B Network. With this in mind we updated some aspects and wanted to reshare the content. In addition, we have new posts in the works that go deeper into the technical aspects of ADS-B engineering at FlightAware, so stay tuned! - Eric T. How It Started In the early 2000s, there was an emergence of a new aircraft surveillance technology known as Automatic… (flightaware.engineering) 更多...
Finnish refining company Neste introduced a new solution to help companies reduce their aviation emissions by purchasing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Neste Impact allows businesses to report carbon dioxide emissions reductions that align with their sustainability targets. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
Embraer has secured a firm order of 90 ERJ-175 aircraft from American Airlines (with purchase rights of 43 additional aircraft) to help meet the demands of domestic travel. All 133 aircraft will have American Airlines' 76-seat, two class configuration. (embraer.com) 更多...
With no less than six international airports, London is more affected by aviation pollution than any other city in the world, according to a new report produced by think tanks ODI and Transport & Environment. Los Angeles and New York are the top cities in the United States. (businesstravelerusa.com) 更多...
Turkish Airlines, the world’s most extensive network carrier, has officially landed in Melbourne, marking its first venture into the Australian continent. (aviationsourcenews.com) 更多...
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines on Monday said they were terminating their merger agreement weeks after losing a federal antitrust lawsuit that challenged the deal. A federal judge blocked the attempted merger in January after the Justice Department sued to bar the deal last year alleging the acquisition would stifle competition in the airline industry and eliminate Spirit as a discount alternative for price-conscious travelers. JetBlue and Spirit appealed the judge’s decision a couple of… (www.cnbc.com) 更多...
KEY POINTS -Alef Aeronautics, which is based in San Mateo, California, said preorder numbers recently hit a fresh record after previously reporting 2,500 preorders for its two-seater flying car, the Alef Model A. -Alef is planning to charge customers $300,000 for the Model A when it becomes commercially available — on 2,850 preorders, that would give it a combined order value of over $850 million to date. -Alef is going for a very different style of vehicle compared to most so-called flying… (www.cnbc.com) 更多...
A pilot has become a surprise hero after leaving the cockpit mid-flight to deliver a passenger’s baby. Pilots and flight attendants often have to be prepared for the unexpected to happen, like a passenger sending nudes to others onboard or having to fly the plane through a literal hurricane. Recently, a pilot on a VietJet plane rushed into action after a pregnant woman went into labour on his plane during the journey from Taipei in Taiwan to Bangkok in Thailand. According to the New York… (www.indy100.com) 更多...
Thousands of rare and exotic turtles were seized by the Peruvian government at the Lima Airport. This capture highlights a worrying trend of international animal trafficking, in which airport customs officers are required to be alert. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
In compliance with an SEC filing, United Airlines (UA) has opted to exclude the Boeing 737 MAX 10 from its fleet plan starting this year and continuing until after 2025. (aviationa2z.com) 更多...
In todays video, we take a look at the oldest still flying McDonnell Douglas MD-81. Based out of Michigan’s Detroit metro airport, Olympia Aviation’s N682RW is currently the only MD81 still in operation. Built at McDonnell Douglas’s Long beach site as Serial number 48006, the 43 year old aircraft was delivered in April 1981. Of the 132 MD81’s built, this was one of the earlier produced, being the 19th to roll off the assembly line. (www.youtube.com) 更多...
Much like the FAA’s proposed airworthiness directive for the 737 MAX from last month, the FAA is also likely to mandate action on another engine de-icing system problem with the Boeing 787 (airinsight.com) 更多...
Amid safety scandals involving "many loose bolts" and widespread problems with Boeing's 737 Max 9s, Boeing is apparently considering buying back Spirit AeroSystems, the key supplier behind some of Boeing's current manufacturing problems, sources told The Wall Street Journal. Spirit was initially spun out from Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 2005, and Boeing had planned to keep it that way. Last year, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun sought to dispel rumors that Boeing might reacquire… (arstechnica.com) 更多...
A 41-year-old female passenger suddenly fell ill on an American Airlines flight from Punta Cana (PUJ) to Charlotte (CLT). The aircraft made an emergency landing in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (PLS) on February 28. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
Ampaire has achieved its first ground test utilizing pure 100% ASTM D7566 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced from electricity and carbon dioxide with their partner Dimensional Energy. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
As part of the United States Aviation Climate Action Plan – which strives to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions for United States Aviation by 2050 – the Federal Aviation Administration announced earlier this month its final rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from most large aircraft in U.S. airspace. The new rules go into effect on April 16, and requires aircraft built after January 1, 2028 to incorporate more fuel efficient technologies. The rule applies to aircraft of certain… (www.jdsupra.com) 更多...
A man is living out a lifelong dream now that he's finished his 737 flight simulator creation after three years of hard work. Meet Alberto Paduanelli — a 43-year-old father of two and current medical device auditor from Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire, England. Paduanelli recently completed a life-sized flight simulator, something he'd wanted to do for over 20 years. (www.foxnews.com) 更多...
Austrian aviation technology company CycloTech recently secured €20 million ($21.6 million) in financing to develop its flight propulsion technology. The investment was announced on February 28, only a few weeks after the company announced plans to raise funding. (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
OSLO, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Norway on Thursday halted all helicopter traffic to its offshore oil and gas fields after a deadly crash, and said it was considering grounding Sikorsky's S-92A aircraft model while investigating the accident. (www.reuters.com) 更多...
Emirates Airlines President Tim Clark expressed doubts on Thursday about whether the company would get its order of Boeing BA.N aircraft by the end of next year and said the U.S. planemaker needed to "make changes". (www.nasdaq.com) 更多...
American Airlines is nearing a significant milestone in its fleet modernization efforts, preparing to place an order for approximately 100 narrow-body aircraft. This strategic move is part of what is considered the largest fleet renewal initiative in the airline’s history, complementing an existing order of 159 aircraft from leading manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. (www.airguide.info) 更多...
