FlightAware Launches Ground Coverage For Business Aviation

Ready to Taxi notifies users when an aircraft powers on at its origin, taxis out, taxis in and parks at its destination FBO or airport. (flightaware.com) Más...

FlightAware Announces Flight Tracking Coverage Growth

FlightAware Now Provides 100% Global Flight Tracking From the Moment an Aircraft Powers on at its Origin to the Second it Parks at its Destination. (flightaware.com) Más...

Technician Accidentally Sets off an F-16 Cannon Blows Up Another F-16

A technician Accidentally Sets off an F-16 Cannon Blows Up Another F-16 at the Florennes Air Base on October 11. A technician in one of the F-16s accidentally hit the metaphorical big red button and activated its six-barreled Vulcan M16A-1 cannon. A F-16 had recently been fully fueled for a training run, and the bullets hit the gas tank. (jalopnik.com) Más...

Ryan Air Flight's Dramatic High Wind Take Off in Ireland

High winds in Ireland characterized by Ryan Air as "normal" resulted in a very dramatic cross wind take off as one of their aircraft struggled to lift off, thankfully successfully, as a result of some very skillful piloting. (www.foxnews.com) Más...

G150's pressurised door fatally struck captain

Finnish investigators have determined that a Gulfstream G150 captain was killed when explosive depressurisation blasted open the aircraft’s door as he attempted to enter the jet at Kittila. (www.flightglobal.com) Más...

Pictures: First landing gear for Boeing 777X

Boeing unveiled images of the first landing gear of the future 777X, whose inaugural flight is scheduled for next year. After the folding wing and the fuselage, Boeing now released images of the landing gear of the world's largest twin-engine widebody aircraft. (airlinerwatch.com) Más...

I flew on the longest flight in the world, which lasts nearly 18 hours and covers 10,000 miles. Here's what it's like.

Singapore Airlines relaunched the longest flight in the world, between Newark Liberty International Airport just outside New York City and Changi Airport in Singapore. The flight covers 10,000 miles and can take more than 18 hours. (www.msn.com) Más...

TSA outlines its plans for facial recognition on domestic flights

The Transportation Security Administration is determined to make facial recognition and other biometrics a regular part of the airport experience, and it now has a roadmap for that expansion. The effort will start by teaming with Customs and Border Protection on biometric security for international travel, followed by putting the technology into use for TSA Precheck travelers to speed up their boarding process. After that, it would both devise an "opt-in" biometric system for ordinary… (www.engadget.com) Más...

Wind to blow ash off Mount St. Helens, could affect aviation

Weather forecasters say strong winds are expected to blow volcanic ash that's on Mount St. Helens to nearby Washington state communities and that the blowing ash could affect aviation. (abcnews.go.com) Más...

JFK Airport To Undergo Expansion

LONDON – New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport is to undergo a major expansion, valued at around $13 billion. $12 billion of that price tag will come from private funds and will be used to construct two new terminal complexes. (airwaysmag.com) Más...

Norwegian Airlines has painted gay ‘hero’ Oscar Wilde’s picture on its planes

The Irish writer – perhaps best known for his play The Importance of Being Earnestand his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray – will appear on the tail fin of a Boeing 737 MAX and a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. (www.airtravelvlog.com) Más...

Jets d'affaires: Bombardier près de sa cible.

Même si Bombardier a réalisé 70% de ses livraisons prévues d'avions d'affaires pour l'année, le nombre d'appareils remis à des clients au 31 décembre pourrait être inférieur à celui de 2017. Au cours du troisième trimestre terminé le 30 septembre, l'avionneur québécois a effectué 31 livraisons pour un total de 96 depuis le début de l'exercice financier. Il s'agit de données identiques à celles de la même période l'an dernier. Quatre Learjet, 20 Challengers et sept Global ont été remis à des… (www.lapresse.ca) Más...

Southwest balks at American's new idea for Cuba routes

Southwest ripped American's proposed rule change that would alter how U.S. airlines handle their routes to Cuba, calling the idea "unprecedented" in an Oct. 10 regulatory filing. The U.S. opened up the Cuban market a few years ago and allowed airlines to apply for routes. Only 20 daily routes to Havana were allocated to U.S. airlines. Both American Airlines Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) and Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) were granted routes. When an airline is awarded a route, it's… (www.bizjournals.com) Más...