BURBANK (CBSLA.com) — Two San Fernando Valley lawmakers want to bring residents some relief from noise by limiting the number of flights into and out of local airports. Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) first introduced the Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act in 2011 to allow Bob Hope and Van Nuys Airports to adopt curfews and minimize airport noise. (losangeles.cbslocal.com) 기타...
Federal authorities are investigating why pieces of a 747 cargo plane crashed into the woman's house Sunday afternoon. The woman lives on Newton Estate Drive in Clayton County, along a direct flight path to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Another piece of the plane landed at a Walmart on Anvil Block Road, just a couple of miles away. (www.wsbtv.com) 기타...
Published on May 22, 2013 We revealed our new uniforms today when our crew walked the runway as part of our 25th anniversary celebration at Newark-Liberty's Terminal C. We will begin showing off our new United style starting June 25. (www.youtube.com) 기타...
Flight controllers said the plane was making such good time that Borschberg would have to fly in a holding pattern before landing at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (www.nbcnews.com) 기타...
Oman Air has placed an order for three long-haul Airbus airliners, the European aerospace giant said on Wednesday. The order of the three A330-300 aircraft has a total catalogue value of $718.2 million (555 million euros). The aircraft, each with a capacity of nearly 300 passengers, will be used by Oman Air on long-haul routes, Airbus said. The timetable for delivery was not divulged. The order will bring Oman Air's A330 fleet to 10 planes. The chief executive of Oman Air, Wayne Pearce, said in… (www.middle-east-online.com) 기타...
Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney said on Wednesday that customer interest in the 777X wide-body airplane is "high and still growing," and that he expects to formally launch the aircraft program later this year. (www.reuters.com) 기타...
NEWARK - United Airlines is celebrating 25 years at its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport. The airline offered a tour of one of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The planes are headed back into service after being grounded for four months while Boeing worked on a fix for overheating lithium ion batteries. As part of the special event, United also showed off new uniforms that its employees, as well as former Continental Airlines employees, will wear beginning next month. (newjersey.news12.com) 기타...
News reports immediately identified the aircraft that made a belly landing at Newark International Airport this past Saturday morning as a USAirways airplane. The flight was referred to as a USAirways flight. But buried somewhere in the news reports the next day, was the information that the aircraft was in fact operated by Piedmont Airlines, not USAirways. (www.forbes.com) 기타...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Pegasus Airlines announced that the two airlines have entered into a codeshare agreement. The agreement allows KLM to market .... (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com) 기타...
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden visited the agency’s Dryden Flight Research Center on Wednesday, May 22, taking the opportunity to see the Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser test vehicle that had arrived at the center a week earlier. Bolden, SNC’s Director of Flight Operations and former NASA astronaut Steve Lindsey and Patrick Stoliker, deputy director of NASA Dryden, outlined the coming ground and flight tests for the Dream Chaser to news media representatives gathered in a… (www1.nasa.gov) 기타...
Here is the live feed of the aircraft. Take a look and fly with them: http://live.solarimpulse.com/ also at www.apibestinclass.com (live.solarimpulse.com) 기타...
US Airways announced it has resumed summer service to Shannon in Ireland. The flight will operate daily from May 23 through September 6.... (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com) 기타...
Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft is one step closer to serving the Navy in reconnaissance and surveillance missions, having just completed its first flight. The drone spent 80 minutes in the air, reaching an altitude of 20,000 feet. That's child's play compared to the aircraft's full potential: according to the Navy, it can soar at up to 60,000 feet and stay airborne for as long as 30 hours, due in no small part to its 130-foot wingspan. (www.engadget.com) 기타...
May 20, 2013, 3:45 PM Bombardier Aerospace took the wraps off the Challenger 350–an upgraded Challenger 300 with a new wing, more powerful engines, larger windows and redesigned interior–today at EBACE. NetJets was also announced as the launch customer for the new $25.8 million twinjet, which is $1 million more than its fraternal twin that Bombardier will continue to offer. First deliveries of the new Challenger are scheduled to begin in May 2014. (www.ainonline.com) 기타...
It was late at night when we pulled into the Premium Dropoff area at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8, home to Qatar Airlines’ New York area operations as well as to American Airlines, which operates the terminal. I tend to prefer late-night departures because there are typically no lines in the terminal or on the taxiways for departure. Qatar Airways operates daily flights from JFK as well as from Washington, D.C. and Houston..... (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com) 기타...
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has placed an order for three A330-300s, growing its A330 Family fleet to a total of ten Airbus aircraft. (www.eturbonews.com) 기타...
China Southern Airlines is expecting to take delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 by early June, making it the first Chinese operator of the type. (www.flightglobal.com) 기타...
The volume of travel during Memorial Day weekend is expected to decline slightly this year, said AAA on Wednesday, due to a steep drop in air travel amid a shaky economy. The motorist organization forecasts a decline of 0.9% in overall travel compared to last year, with 34.8 million Americans making a journey of 50 miles or more. AAA President Robert Darbelnet blamed the decline on "an up and down economy" and "the impact of the end of the payroll tax holiday on working… (money.cnn.com) 기타...
A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental has completed its first test flight in a program to certificate a package of fuel-efficiency improvements for the 747-8, including enhanced General Electric GEnx-2B engines. (www.airlinesanddestinations.com) 기타...
Embraer Executive Jets has aimed high with its latest marketing campaign by producing a Hollywood-style short film, starring international superstar Jackie Chan. The video, which was uploaded onto YouTube yesterday, is a lavish showcase of the Legacy 500 private jet, which is currently being promoted at the 13th European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). (www.theaviationwriter.com) 기타...
The first Australians have complete their initial MH-60R Romeo qualifications, marking a milestone in the AIR 9000 Phase 8 Project. (australianaviation.com.au) 기타...
Legislation relating to drones is starting to actually get put into place, and so far I think it has all be pretty reasonable. The most recent law was signed into law by Idaho’s governor, Butch Otter. According to an article on the Capital Press website: The new law, which prevents any person, entity or public agency from using a UAV to conduct surveillance or observation of private property, requires law enforcement to obtain warrants in most cases before using drones to collect evidence. (www.aviationguy.com) 기타...
