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MIAMI – Spirit Airlines (NK), the eighth-largest commercial airline in North America, yesterday reported its Q4 2020 and Full-Year 2020 results. Spirit serves destinations in the US, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Branded as an “ultra-low-cost carrier,” the airline operates out of its Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood hub and is headquartered in Miramar (Miami), Fla. Like the …
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A Delta Air Lines 717 has taken a slide in the icy conditions that are gripping the north-east of the USA on Wednesday night. The end result at Pittsburgh is captured by this graphic video below. WILD new video from @WPXI #Chopper11 showing just how close @Delta plane came to going into ditch at Pittsburgh …
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MIAMI – While Canadian legacy carriers Air Canada (AC) and WestJet (WS) are, for now, trimming routes due to COVID-19, Canada’s only independent ultra-low-cost (ULCC) carrier, Flair Airlines (F8) has a different flight plan: growth. Flair is adding eight Canadian cities to its route map for the summer season for a total of 18 coast-to-coast …
Long live the queen says 747 Christiaan van Heijst. Christiaan van Heijst a 747 pilot takes up the story. “Like ships passing in the night. UPS 747-8 Freighter zooming past, 1000 feet lower in the opposite direction with a closure speed of nearly 1900 km/h. “Empty frozen skies over southern Russia, only a dozen cargo planes …
LONDON – SIA Group airlines are now among the first in the world to operate flights with vaccinated aircrew, following the move by Etihad Airways (EY). The first flights with the entire crew vaccinated are flight SQ SQ956, which departed from Singapore to Jakarta (Indonesia) on February 11, 2021, at 9.30 am local time (GMT+8); …
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Bill Talbert, Sally Heyman, Jose “Pepe” Diaz, David Clark, Daniella Levine-Cava, Rebecca Sosa, and Lester Sola cutting the inaugural ribbon. Photo: © Brent Foster – @5starflight A Spectacular Salute Airways was then treated to a water cannon salute of flight 2295 from EWR operated by an Airbus A320-232 with the “Inspiring Humanity Livery” as it …
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MIAMI – In an effort to help curb the spread of COVID-19, Etihad Airways (EY) has become the world’s first airline with all its operating pilots and cabin crew vaccinated. Through this, the United Arab Emirates’ national airline strives to give peace of mind to passengers traveling with it. The Group CEO of Etihad Aviation …
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MIAMI – We don’t like it. We don’t like to see it happen, but it does happen a few times every winter. Even at the best-maintained airports by the best-trained pilots in the world. And it happened last night in Pittsburgh (PIT). Delta Air Lines (DL) flight 2231, a Boeing 717 with 77 people on …
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MIAMI – There are dozens of eVTOL and eSTOL aircraft currently under planning, development, or even practical experiments. The infrastructure required to support them is also undergoing extensive analysis. Take Airflow’s proposed eSTOL hybrid-electric platform, for example. Airflow designed a concept for medium-range freight missions, allowing journeys of up to 482km (300mil), directly linking warehouses …
LONDON – According to Norwegian Air’s (DY) Italian unions, the carrier has entered the liquidation process of NAR’s Italian subsidiary, NAR Italy. According to documents brought forward to Airways, unions unexpectedly learned that DY had filed for bankruptcy last week without being informed at the time. The Italian unions also said they were informed that …
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Emirates is stunned by the demand for its new premium economy according to its President Sir Tim Clark. Clark speaking at a CAPA conference said “we have been absolutely shocked at the demand for the seats. “People have been clamoring to get into them. They have been paying whatever we’ve asked them to pay to …
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All three passenger airlines within the SIA Group – Singapore Airlines (SIA), SilkAir and Scoot – will today be among the first carriers in the world to operate flights with a full complement of vaccinated pilots and cabin crew. The first services with a full set of vaccinated crew are SIA flight SQ956, which departed …
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Summary List Placement Miami home rentals range from sophisticated condos to tropical cottages steps from the beach. We rounded up top Airbnbs across Miami’s vibrant neighborhoods, ranging from $82 to $501 per night. Read more: Are Airbnbs safe right now? We spoke to experts, a company representative, and an Airbnb host on everything you …
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MIAMI – Today, a flyadeal (F3) Airbus A320 was struck by a missile and subsequently caught fire, severely damaging the aircraft. According to a report by Al Jazeera, Houthi rebels from Yemen are responsible for the attack on the airport and later claimed responsibility for the attack. The group used four drones with bombs attached …
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Air New Zealand has moved to extend international fare flexibility for customers booked to travel on its international services and for those who currently have fares in credit. The airline said that the following changes will come into effect from Wednesday, February 17, 2021: Customers who hold an existing credit with the airline will now …
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MIAMI – NASA is converting its long-running hypersonic research studies steadily into development for future commercial applications. The agency has released two new contracts for high-speed production and propulsion work to Aerion Supersonic and GE Aviation, respectively. The work with Aerion, which is designing the Mach 1.4 AS2 supersonic business jet, draws on previous joint …
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MIAMI – After facing an unsustainable situation since mid-2020, LATAM Airlines Argentina (LA) has put an end to its 15-year-long air carrier activities. On June 17, 2020, LATAM Argentina ceased operations for an indefinite period, awaiting better times and changes to the local industry conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline had a rough go …
MIAMI – British Airways (BA) is partnering with sustainable jet fuel company LanzaJet to power future flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from sustainably-sourced ethanol. The partnership will see BA invest in LanzaJet’s first commercial-scale plant, the Freedom Pines Fuels facility, in Soperton, GA, about 150 miles southwest of Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport (ATL) …
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Summary List Placement United Airlines is investing in a new kind of aircraft, one that doesn’t fly over oceans but over congested cities. The Chicago-based airline announced a $1 billion order on Wednesday morning for electric vertical takeoff and land aircraft, also known as eVTOLs, from eVTOL startup Archer Aviation to provide environmentally friendly airport …
MIAMI – A new temporary change for Air France (AF) schedule to Papeete (PPT) is to take effect from February 15 and up to February 28. The flights to the Pacific Island will be reduced to one weekly flight with a stiop over in Vancouver (YVR) to avoid health related restrictions imposed by the US. …
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MIAMI – This week, the Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) released the preliminary report for the Sriwijaya Air (SJ) 182 accident that occurred last month. As per ICAO Annex 13 regulations, a preliminary report is released by the investigative authorities one month after the date of occurrence. These Preliminary Reports contain factual information only, summarizing …
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MIAMI – The COVID-19 pandemic ensured that airlines had to get creative in how to increase revenue. Airlines such as British Airways (BA) have resorted to selling their cutlery in an attempt to raise money. Passenger ticket sales have been a rarity over the last year, and airlines have been struggling to fill their seats …
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Etihad Airways has become the first airline in the world with all its operating pilots and cabin crew vaccinated to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and give passengers who travel with the airline peace of mind. Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Aviation Group, said: “We proactively made the vaccine available to all …
Boeing has released this has a dramatic new image of the Boeing 777X at Fairbanks Alaska taken by its photographer Liz Wolter. One of the four 777X test aircraft, it is at Fairbanks, Alaska, for cold soak tests as part of the certification program. Aircraft, WH004, registered N779XZ, is being used for the tests to …
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Maintenance and pilot actions are the current focus of the Sriwijaya Air crash according to a preliminary report from the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC). A faulty autothrottle system that had failed twice before has emerged as a key factor in the loss of the 737-500 that crashed on January 9, killing all 62 …
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