Boeing Completes Successful 737-10 First Flight

SEATTLE, June 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing's [NYSE: BA] 737-10, the largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, today completed a successful first flight. The airplane took off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, at 10:07 a.m. and landed at 12:38 p.m. at Boeing Field in Seattle. "The airplane performed beautifully," said 737 Chief Pilot Capt. Jennifer Henderson. "The profile we flew allowed us to test the airplane's systems, flight controls and handling qualities,… (boeing.mediaroom.com) 기타...

A Delta Air Lines flight's unruly passenger shows how we apply frontier justice in the skies

There are few places on Earth that crowdsource law enforcement services from regular folks. Vigilantism is celebrated in films and video games, but it's criminalized in real life. If Batman were an actual person, he would be public enemy No. 1, not a hero with free access to the police commissioner's office. (www.nbcnews.com) 기타...

'System error' prompts Southwest delays, planes parked on runways at DIA

DENVER — Multiple 9NEWS viewers and people on Twitter from across the country said their Southwest Airlines flights experienced delays on Monday evening – and photos showed that some planes were parked on the tarmac at Denver International Airport. (www.9news.com) 기타...

American Airlines pilot gives lifesaving advice mid flight (Youtube)

The engine on the Cessna Aircraft failed mid-flight on Friday right over a busy interstate. With the help of an American Airlines pilot over the radio, the plane was able to land safely. (www.youtube.com) 기타...

Where No Plywood Has Gone Before: A Space Agency Will Launch A Tiny, Wooden Satellite

Earth-orbiting satellites usually end their lives in a fiery reentry — but a tiny CubeSat scheduled for launch by the European Space Agency later this year might put off a warmer glow than most in its final moments. (www.npr.org) 기타...

Southwest among airlines, financial institutions hit by global internet outage

A wave of brief internet outages hit the websites and apps of dozens of financial institutions, airlines and other companies across the globe Thursday. Internet monitoring websites including ThousandEyes, Downdetector.com and Fing.comshowed dozens of disruptions, including to U.S.-based airlines. (www.usatoday.com) 기타...

Off-Duty Delta Flight Attendant Becomes Unruly, Forcing Plane From LA To Atlanta To Land In Oklahoma City

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A cross-country flight from California to Georgia had to be diverted to Oklahoma after a man became unruly and had to be detained by his fellow passengers and the flight crew. Delta Flight 1730 was coming from Los Angeles heading to Atlanta when a man became unruly mid-flight. The aircraft landed in Oklahoma City where the passenger was removed by law enforcement officials. (losangeles.cbslocal.com) 기타...

A 16-hour red-eye: Reviewing United Polaris on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Before the pandemic, South African Airways offered daily service from New York-JFK to Johannesburg, making it easy to fly nonstop between the U.S. and South Africa. Now, the airline is bankrupt, and United Airlines is picking up the slack — including a new daily nonstop flight between Newark (EWR) and Johannesburg (JNB), along with new service between Washington (IAD) and Accra, Ghana (ACC), another former South African Airways route. (thepointsguy.com) 기타...