Pratt & Whitney Canada 5-engined Boeing 747SP spotted on Apron @ YMX

Video shot by Air-Clips.com showing a glimpse of the P&W Canada 5 engined 747SP testbed. Also a favorite, taxing Nolinor B737-200 gravel runner (www.fliegerfaust.com) More...

B-29 "Doc" Gets New Airworthiness Certificate March 10 2017

B-29 "Doc" has officially completed ‘phase one’ of its flight test operations. The Federal Aviation Administration approved a new airworthiness certificate for the historic warbird. (ksn.com) More...

Delta Flight 70 diverts to Goose Bay with engine issue

Delta Airlines says its flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing in Labrador on Thursday night. The American airline says the twin-engine Airbus 330 "experienced an engine performance issue" en route and flight crew followed procedures to divert to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L. (www.cbc.ca) More...

Fake Bomb Grounds Chicago Bound Flight

An American man has been charged with mischief after a fake bomb was found in a Chicago-bound passenger's luggage at Pearson International Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a release about their investigation into United flight 547 that was bound for Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. It was set to fly out of Pearson at 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 6, but was delayed for several hours. (m.mississauga.com) More...

Boeing supplies brought in by Antonov-124's due to port slowdowns

Boeing and suppliers have been turning to one of the world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov-124, to keep assembly lines supplied during and after the labor dispute that slowed cargo movements at Puget Sound.... (www.bizjournals.com) More...

Canada Institutes Airline Passenger Treatment Regulations and Compensation

Canadian airlines will soon have to compensate travellers if they fail to provide “adequate services.” This new federal regulation applies to passenger protections such as the right to receive compensations for cancelled or delayed flights, the right to complete their itinerary, and the right to a certain standard of treatment. (www.insurancehotline.com) More...

Aug 8: Portuguese Canadair CL-215 Crashes while fighting a fire

A Portuguese Canadair ‘water-bomber’ plane has crashed today, killing the Portuguese pilot and critically injuring the Spanish co-pilot. (www.portugalresident.com) More...

EgyptAir Jet Emergency Beacon Signal Detected

Egyptian search teams have detected an emergency signal from the wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804 that could help them locate the aircraft’s fuselage on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, the lead investigator into the disaster said Thursday. (www.msn.com) More...

French aviation body tells airlines to fuel up abroad amid strikes: Air France

France's civil aviation body wants airlines to fuel up abroad during the current protests at refineries and depots to ensure two complete flights, an Air France spokesman told AFP Friday. (sg.finance.yahoo.com) More...

Eva Air crashes into a pole taxing at Pearson

Looks like taxiways, and ramps, need traffic cops now. Flight BR35 with EVA Air was in the midst of a routine deicing around 1 a.m. Saturday morning, when the right wing of the plane collided with a nearby pole, resulting in significant damage. (www.msn.com) More...