Issue with A320 forces diversion

Delta Airbus A320 performing flight 1166 from Austin to NY JFK diverted to Cincinnati due to technical issues and met by fire vehicles on landing. No details yet. (www.flightaware.com) Más...

Airlines sue DOT over new rules requiring disclosure of fees

Major airlines have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over new rules that would require carriers to disclose all airline fees — including those for checked and carry-on bags as well as change and cancelation fees — up front. (www.cnn.com) Más...

FAA bill would force the agency to craft 'real world' rules for airplane evacuations

If an airplane has to be evacuated, the Federal Aviation Administration says all passengers must be capable of getting out within 90 seconds. But critics say the agency's testing standards have not kept pace with the shrinking size of airplane seats — which means more people jammed into the cabin — or the changing composition of the flying public. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth argues the FAA's current tests fail to take real world conditions into consideration. (www.npr.org) Más...

NASA Langley Research Center converts Boeing 777 into flying research lab

The Boeing 777 sitting in NASA Langley Research Center’s hangar isn't any ordinary plane. It's being converted into a science lab for researchers to better understand our atmosphere and oceans. Acquired in December 2022 from an airliner based in Japan, NASA Langley Research Center is in its second year of renovating the plane. (www.wtkr.com) Más...

WWII Triple-Ace Col Bud Anderson Has Passed Away

WWII triple-ace fighter pilot legend Col Bud Anderson (ret.) has passed away. He was 102 years young. Anderson shot down 16 Nazi Luftwaffe. (avgeekery.com) Más...

German aviation company Lilium and Swiss firm to open new sites in France

PARIS, May 12 (Reuters) - German aviation firm Lilium and Swiss-based nickel refinery company KL1 will set up new sites in France representing a combined investment of 700 million euros ($753.83 million), French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday. Lilium will invest 400 million euros in a new factory that will create up to 850 new jobs. KL1's new site in Blanquefort, near Bordeaux, will amount to an investment of 300 million euros, creating 200 new jobs, Le Maire said. The… (www.reuters.com) Más...