News from the Manufacturers
Image via Wikipedia Boeing is expected to conduct the maiden flight of the 787 Dreamliner this month. The plane has been plagued by delays. When the A380 was plagued by wiring problems, we said that...
View ArticlePlane Crashes in the Comoros Islands
View Larger Map An Airbus 310 operated by Yemenia, the national airline of Yemen, crashed in the Comoros Islands with at least 150 onboard. The plane, Yemenia Flight 626(IY626), en route from Sana’a,...
View ArticleHow Could This Happen – Yemenia Crash
The Yemenia flight is the fifth passenger airline accident this year. In addition to the Air France crash, there was the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, an accident in Brazil, and another in the...
View ArticleAccidents, Airbus, and Aviation Safety
Image via Wikipedia In a recent conversation we heard of, a woman talking to an airline representative in regards to a delayed flight due to a mechanical problem with an Airbus aircraft told the...
View ArticleThe Beginning of the End for the Concorde
On July 25th, 2000, a Concorde, operated as Air France flight 4590, en route from Paris to New York crashed after takeoff from Paris, killing all onboard. (NYCAviation keeps reminding us of things like...
View ArticleYemenia Black Boxes Found
Image via Wikipedia The Flight Data and Voice Recorders from the Yemenia flight that crashed off the Comoros islands have been recovered. Only one person survived the crash of the Airbus aircraft, and...
View ArticleAir France A380 Arrives in New York
The first Air France flight to New York using the Airbus A380 landed today. The flight included the 380 winning bidders in an auction that raised 300,000 euros for five humanitarian projects for...
View Article2nd Anniversary of the Miracle on the Hudson
Two years ago, US Airways Flight 1549, outbound from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte's Douglas Airport, suffered a bird strike, which disabled its engines. The flight, operated by an Airbus...
View ArticleOrders Dry Up for Big Planes
The people over at Jalopnick’s Flight Club have noted that orders for both the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380 are minimal. No one ordered the Boeing 747-8 this year, and they have two cargo versions...
View ArticleJetBlue takes delivery of first U.S.-built Airbus aircraft
JetBlue takes delivery of first U.S.-built Airbus aircraft(USA TODAY)The A321 was built at the Airbus manufacturing plant in Mobile, Ala. The post JetBlue takes delivery of first U.S.-built Airbus...
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