Pearl Harbor forced first around-the-world commercial flight

Strange things occurred Dec 7, 1941 -- global flight without maps or preplanning -- really historic and great read (www.washingtonpost.com) 기타...

Aviation Stats Update - December 6, 2021

"After the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, commercial airline traffic saw an expected dip but has since increased, bringing commercial airline traffic within 12% of 2019 numbers, the smallest gap the US has seen this year." (blog.flightaware.com) 기타...

The Crash of Two Airplanes and the Crisis at Boeing

FLYING BLIND The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing By Peter Robison (www.nytimes.com) 기타...

Why Airline Shares Are Flying High Today

Fauci's comments helped spark a 2% rally on Wall Street on Monday, and airlines are rallying well ahead of market averages. The airlines are healthy enough to survive all but a nightmare scenario where we return to early COVID-related lockdowns and travel restrictions, and Fauci's comments are an indication that, at least at this point, we do not appear to be heading in that direction. (www.fool.com) 기타...

EASA Issues Airbus A350 Lightning Protection Directive For 13 Jets

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that relates to the Expanded Copper Foil (ECF) on 13 Airbus A350s. The regulator has preliminarily warned that the material that offers lighting protection may have not been installed properly on these widebodies’ wing covers. (simpleflying.com) 기타...

E-commerce spurs Qantas to convert A330 jets for cargo operation

Qantas is repurposing A330 and A321 passenger planes for dedicated cargo flying. (www.freightwaves.com) 기타...

Flight Report: São Paulo to Manaus - What is it to fly a Boeing 787 from LATAM?

São Paulo to Manaus aboard LATAM new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. A Flight Report with details, from the flight path to the entertainment of the new Premium Business – LATAM Executive Class... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 기타...