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A380 Wings To Be Checked For Cracks
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Airbus A380 aircraft will need inspections to ensure their wings are not developing cracks. Some twenty A380 airplanes, about a third of the world’s fleet, are subject to the visual inspections. The requirement stems from a 20 January 2012 order issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published &hellip Continue reading »
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American Airlines Files For Bankruptcy
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On 4 October we said that “American Airlines Bankruptcy Rumors Premature,” but apparently they were nonetheless correct. The company issued a press release on 29 November 2011 which said, “AMR Corporation (“the Company”), the parent company of American Airlines, Inc. (“American”) and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation (“American Eagle”), announced that in order to achieve a &hellip Continue reading »
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American Airlines Bankruptcy Rumors Premature
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Airline employees and air travelers with tickets on American Airlines can seemingly breath a sigh of relief as the panic-driven crash of American Airlines (AA) parent company stock – that’s AMR folks – yesterday (3 October 2011) – seems to be an unwarranted and short term problem. We don’t normally report on airline finance and &hellip Continue reading »
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Delivered To ANA
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Boeing delivered the first B-787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways (ANA) on 25 September 2011. That was the date the contractual delivery documents were signed, but the celebrations and hand off the the airplane will take place from 26-27 September in Seattle, Washington. Celebrations to mark this historic milestone begin tomorrow in Everett with a &hellip Continue reading »
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TWA Flight 800 Anniversary
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Today is the fifteenth anniversary of the controversial plane crash commonly referred to as the TWA Flight 800 accident. The event involved the in-flight breakup of a Boeing 747-131 operated by Trans World Airlines rather shortly after departure on 17 July 1996. Continue reading »
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Boston Logan Airport Collision Investigated By NTSB
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it is investigating a collision in Boston between two airline jets that occurred on July 14, 2011, at about 7:33 P.M. EDT. According to the safety board, a Delta Air Lines B767-300ER (N185DN) operating as Delta flight 266, was taxiing on taxiway B for departure on runway 04 &hellip Continue reading »
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Boeing ANA Team Finish Operational Validation
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Boeing issued a statement claiming that they and ANA (All Nippon Airways) have completed the 787 Dreamliner operational validation in Japan over the proceeding weekend. According to Boeing, ANA pilots, together with Boeing, flew the Dreamliner on routes from Seattle to Tokyo and Tokyo to four airports across Japan, including Osaka (Itami and Kansai), Okayama &hellip Continue reading »
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Virgin Atlantic Pilot Strike Off – Breaking News
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An offer from Virgin Atlantic to its pilot's union has enough merit that the threat of a strike during the peak summer travel season has been called off. Continue reading »
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Cheap Airline Tickets In 2011
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Shopping for cheap airline tickets is never fun, but the state of the economy, crazy fuel prices and the strong arm tactics of the airlines has made it even harder. While there is no silver bullet anyone can offer you in your search for airline tickets, here are some tips to help you save money if you don’t mind some inconveniences. Continue reading »
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DOT Fines Online Airline Ticket Agents For Code Share Violations
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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced fines totaling $175,000 against five online ticket agencies on 6 May 2011. This comes on the heels of earlier fines against two other online travel agencies totaling $90,000 announced in April 2011. Continue reading »
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