Archive for January 2013
Air Seychelles Takes Delivery of Second Airbus A330 [VIDEO]
Air Seychelles yesterday unveiled an exciting new addition to its distinctive, brightly-coloured livery when its second Airbus A330-200 aircraft was delivered.
Read MoreNTSB Issues Sixth Update on JAL Boeing 787 Battery Fire Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today released the sixth update on its investigation into the Jan. 7 fire aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 at Logan International Airport in Boston. The examination of the damaged battery continues. The work has transitioned from macroscopic to microscopic examinations and into chemical and elemental analysis of the areas…
Read MoreHainan Airlines Announces New Service Between Chicago and Beijing
China’s Hainan Airlines today announced it plans to begin nonstop service from Chicago to Beijing on September 3, 2013.
Read MoreSCAT Air Flight Crashes Near Almaty Airport Killing All 22 on Board
A SCAT Air plane crashed while on approach to Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan Tuesday disintegrating on impact, killing 22 passengers and crew. SCAT Flight 760 was a Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft and disappeared from radar in bad weather (fog) shortly before the incident. Reuters reports: ‘”There was no fire, no explosion. The plane just plunged to the…
Read MoreZurich Plane Spotting Action ‘Rush Hour’ [VIDEO]
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Read MoreFrontier Announces Service Between Denver and Cincinnati
Frontier Airlines has announced new nonstop service between its Denver, Colo. (DEN), hub and Cincinnati, OH (CVG), with six weekly nonstop flights beginning on May 16. To celebrate the new service, Frontier is offering fares as low as $99* each way available for purchase through Feb. 2, 2013, only at FlyFrontier.com. “We are excited to bring…
Read MoreAmerican Airlines Flight 233 Diverts to San Juan, Electrical Odor in Cockpit
An American Airlines jet en route to Sao Paulo from Miami on Monday afternoon diverted to San Juan, Puerto Rico due to an electrical odor in the cockpit.
Read MoreBoeing Increases 737 Production Rate to 38 Planes a Month
Boeing has begun assembly of the first Next-Generation 737 to be built at the rate of 38 airplanes per month. Over the past two years, production of the 737 has risen more than 20 percent, from 31.5 to 38 airplanes a month. In 2014, the rate will go up again to 42 airplanes a month. Today…
Read MoreDelta Adds Service to 3 New Cities from Atlanta
Delta Airlines will add new service to Atlanta from Burlington, Vt., Green Bay, Wis. and Anchorage, Alaska, beginning this summer.
Read MoreIndiGo Becomes First Indian Airline with Sharklet-Equipped Airbus A320
India’s largest airline, IndiGo has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Indian carrier to do so. Sharklets are newly designed wing-tip devices that improve the aircraft’s aerodynamics and significantly cut the airline’s fuel burn and emissions by four per cent on longer sectors. Sharklets…
Read MoreAir France to Launch New Regional Carrier Named ‘Hop!’
Air France today revealed the name and commercial offering of its new regional airline, HOP!
Read MoreHawaiian Airlines Pilots Ratify Narrow-Body Aircraft Agreement
Hawaiian Airlines pilots have ratified a tentative agreement reached earlier this month between the company and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) on new contract terms covering the operation of long-range, single-aisle aircraft the company plans to acquire to complement its current fleet of wide-body, twin-aisle aircraft serving Hawai’i from the U.S. West Coast. On January…
Read MoreThe World of Aviation and Plane Spotting Suffers a Loss
I sadly have to report that Matt Molnar, Editor of the popular nycaviation.com, has passed away.
Read MoreJAL and S7 Launch Codeshare Partnership
Japan Airlines (JAL) and S7 Airlines (S7), both members of the oneworld airline alliance, have entered a codeshare agreement with each other for the first time and will commence codeshare flights from January 30, 2013.
Read MoreAir Arabia Takes Delivery of its First Sharklet-Equipped Airbus A320
Air Arabia has announced that it has taken delivery of its first Sharklet equipped Airbus A320 aircraft. Air Arabia becomes the first airline in the Middle East to take delivery of Sharklet equipped Airbus A320, further enabling the airline to achieve increased operational efficiency. Sharklets are an option on new-build Airbus A320 Family aircraft, which are…
Read MoreVirgin Australia A330 Landing [VIDEO]
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Read MoreAmerican Airlines Flight 634 out of John Wayne Suffers Bird Strike
An American Airlines flight out of Orange County’s John Wayne Airport (SNA) bound for Dallas Ft. Worth (DFW) hit a flock of birds (bird strike) just after takeoff Saturday morning and diverted to Los Angeles International (LAX).
Read MoreNTSB Releases Update Today on JAL Boeing 787 Battery Fire Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board today released a fourth update on its investigation into the Jan. 7 fire aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 at Logan International Airport in Boston. The fire occurred after the airplane had landed and no passengers or crew were onboard. The event airplane, JA829J was delivered to JAL on December 20,…
Read MoreSnow Action at Schiphol [VIDEO]
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Read MoreCebu Pacific Posts 11% Growth in 2012
The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific(PSE: CEB) flew 13.26 million passengers from January to December 2012, an increase of 11% over 11.93 passengers in 2011.
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