NEWSJun 10, 2024Hailstorm Damages Nose, Windshield of Austrian Airlines PlaneThe Austrian Airlines A320 encountered a hailstorm on Sunday while approaching Vienna Airport in Austria from Palma De Mallorca.Read More →
NEWSJun 09, 2024United Airlines Starts Serving Personalized Ads to Passenger Seat-Back Entertainment DevicesUnited Airlines announced the launch of Kinective Media by United Airlines that will bring personalized advertisements to passenger's inflight entertainment screens. United will begin to use demographic information, such as hometowns, flight information, and age to create aggregated and anonymized audience segments who will receive ads that are more personalized to their backgrounds.Read More →
NEWSJun 08, 2024Alaska Airlines Flight Carrying Tech N9ne Returns to Kansas City Amid Suspected Fuel LeakAlaska Airlines Flight 291, which headed from Kansas City to Seattle, faced a mid-air emergency at approximately 15:19 local time on June 7th, 2024. This was due to a suspected fuel leak. The incident led to the shutdown of one engine and therefore the plane immediately returned to the Kansas City International Airport. Read More →
NEWSJun 07, 2024Archer Aviation Gets FAA Nod to Begin Commercial Air Taxi OperationsArcher Aviation has earned the Part 135 certificate, which means they are close to commercializing air taxi.Read More →
NEWSJun 05, 2024Flights Cancelled in Philippines After Volcanic Eruption A violent volcanic eruption in the Philippines has forced airlines to cancel around 30 domestic flights. Large volcanic eruptions like the one that occurred in the Philippines post a significant threat to aviation safety. Read More →
NEWSMay 31, 2024Chicago O'Hare Unveils New Terminal PlansSix years after it was first announced, O'Hare International Airport unveiled renderings for a new concourse built in the coming years. Dubbed a "game changer for the City of Chicago", this new concourse is part of the airport's massive renovation project.
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NEWSMay 29, 2024Bette Nash: The Worlds Oldest Flight Attendant Has Died At 88Bette Nash, the world’s oldest flight attendant has died. Ms. Nash worked for nearly 70 years since her first flight at the age of 21 when she was first hired in late 1957 and continued to work her entire life, up until recently, although Ms. Nash never fully retired. Read More →
NEWSMay 28, 2024Boeing To Open African Headquarters in EthiopiaAmerican aerospace manufacturer Boeing announced plans to open African headquarters in Ethiopia, preferring it to other potential candidates such as South Africa and Kenya. Read More →
NEWSMay 26, 2024Quantum INS: GPS's Replacement?It may sound like something out of science fiction, but navigation using the principles of Quantum Physics is fast becoming a reality. Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) can increase accuracy by orders of magnitude, revolutionizing navigation across the board. Self-contained Quantum Inertial Navigation Systems (Q-INS) are also impervious to jamming or spoofing by hostile actors.Read More →
NEWSMay 22, 2024The Story of the Forgotten Emirates A340 FleetThe Airbus A340 is a long-range, wide-body passenger airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. In the mid-1970s, Airbus developed the A340 quadjet. The A340-300 took its maiden flight on 25 October 1991. It was certified along with the A340-200 on 22 December 1992 and both versions entered service in March 1993 with launch customers Lufthansa and Air France. The larger A340-500/600 were launched on 8 December 1997; the A340-600 flew for the first time on 23 April 2001 and entered service on 1 August 2002. Read More →
