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DALLAS – Today in Aviation, Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (N301EA) entered commercial service in 1972 with Eastern Air Lines on its Miami-New York route. Eastern Air Lines, AKA Eastern, was a major American airline from 1926 to 1991. Before its dissolution, it was headquartered at Miami International Airport (MIA) in an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, US. Photo: Lockheed Martin A Bumpy Start The …
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United Airlines and Singapore Airlines have announced an expansion to their codeshare agreement, making it easier for passengers to travel to more cities in the United States of America, South East Asia, and other destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement covers 19 new and fast-growing cities tapping Singapore Airlines’ and United Airlines’ huge networks. …
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Hawaiian Airlines is the first major airline to announce an agreement with Starlink to provide complimentary high-speed, low-latency broadband internet access to every guest onboard flights between the islands and the continental U.S, Asia and Oceania. Hawaii’s largest airline will equip its Airbus A330 and A321neo aircraft, as well as an incoming fleet of Boeing …
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DALLAS – United Airlines (UA) and Singapore Airlines (SQ) announced an expansion of their codeshare agreement with 19 new destinations. This announcement of the Star Alliance members comes amid growing demand for international air travel as more countries around the world ease border restrictions. Customers of UA will be able to connect to nine new codeshare …
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DALLAS – The Boeing 777X is one of the most awaited aircraft to hit the market and an eye-catching feature is its foldable winglets, which are the first on any large transport aircraft. Although the type is only now making its way, the foldable winglets are a secret of Boeing that dates back to the …
DALLAS – American Airlines (AA) has announced plans to expand its network between Ireland and the US with three new seasonal routes. The American carrier will begin daily flights from Dublin to Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Chicago on May 16, 2022. These flights will supplement AA’s year-round daily service from Dublin to Philadelphia. The Dublin-Charlotte …
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DALLAS – Supernal and Urban-Air Port launch Air-One, a proprietary deployable operations hub for manned and unmanned vehicles and the first functioning multi-modal infrastructure hub capable of supporting electric air transport. The vertiport is now open to the public in Coventry, UK, and will be redeployed in various cities across the world later this year …
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DALLAS – Hawaiian Airlines (HA) becomes the first major carrier to sign a deal to carry SpaceX’s Starlink service on all of its transpacific flights. Flying on an Airbus A321neo, an Airbus 330, or a Boeing 787-9 will provide passengers with complimentary, low-latency WiFi. In 2023, HA says it will begin implementing Starlink broadband on …
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DALLAS – Today in Aviation, the British airline Cambrian Airways (CS) was established by Kenneth Davies in 1935 as Cambrian Air Services. Cambrian’s first base was RAF Pengam Moors airfield, to the east of Cardiff. A single de Havilland DH.60 Moth was acquired and used for tourist flights and to train pilots. With the outbreak …
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DALLAS – The first preliminary flight of ITA Airways’ (AZ) new A350-900 aircraft has taken place at Airbus’ Toulouse headquarters. According to the Italian flag carrier, the new A350-900 will join the airline’s fleet in June 2022. One of the airline’s main priorities was the Airbus A350, which was critical for its long-haul strategy. The …
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More questions are being raised about the ATSB’s review of MH370 search data with, incredibly, the two maps in its report apparently showing different, and both incorrect, locations of Mr Richard Godfrey’s proposed site of MH370 with the maps out of sync with the original search map issued in 2017. On Friday, April 22, 2022, …
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Korean Air has won the prestigious Air Transport World, Cargo Operator of the Year for 2022. Last year the airline was recognized as ATW’s 2021 Airline of the Year. Launched in 1974, ATW’s annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards are known as one of the most coveted honors an airline can receive. This year’s 48th awards …
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United Airlines and Delta Air Lines resulted in a tit-for-tat DALLAS – Following a year-long deadlock, South Africa’s government has finally granted Delta Air Lines’ (DL) bid to fly between Atlanta and Cape Town via Johannesburg. Cape Town, South Africa’s tourism magnet, is a destination sought after by competing carriers in the US in preparation …
DALLAS – Boeing has confirmed the latest delays in its 777X program that would cause the first deliveries to begin in early 2025. Emirates (EK) Chairman Tim Clark already stated on April 7 that he believed the airline would acquire the new version of the triple seven before 2025. The Air Current first reported that Boeing …
The Autonomous Taxi, Take-off and Landing (ATTOL) project leveraged computer-vision technologies and techniques to successfully complete fully autonomous tests (taxi, take-off, approach, and landing) using a commercial aircraft. Image: Airbus An Industry Shift? Commercial flights must have at least two Pilots in the cockpit, according to the current US law, FAA rules, and EU legislation. …
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DALLAS – American Airlines (AA) will suspend flights between Charlotte (CLT) and Frankfurt (FRA), Germany, for the rest of this summer. The airline will keep operating flights to Munich (MUC), its other German destination, from CLT. The Charlotte Business Journal reported that the daily flights were canceled between June 3 and September 6, 2022. The …
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DALLAS – Today in Aviation, the North Sea Aerial Navigation Company starts a passenger service between Leeds and Hounslow in 1919 using ex-military Blackburn RT.1s. The North Sea Aerial Navigation Company was a subsidiary of the British aircraft manufacturer, Blackburn Aircraft. The company was formed by Robert and Jessy Blackburn in 1908. Robert designed his first plane …
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Qatar Airways has entered the metaverse by launching QVerse, a novel virtual reality (VR) experience for visitors to the airline’s website. Users of the Qatar Airways website can now virtually tour and navigate the Premium Check-in area at Hamad International Airport (HIA), the cabin interior of the airline’s aircraft, including the award-winning Business Class – …
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DALLAS – Transport accounts for roughly one-fifth of worldwide carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. 24% if just energy-related CO2 emissions are considered. What’s the breakdown of all modes, and which is doing more to curb its CO2 emissions? To play fair, and in honor of Earth Day, we’ll look at global transportation emissions prior to the pandemic. …
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Singapore has announced that from April 26, 2022, all fully-vaccinated travellers and all children 12 and under, entering Singapore by air or sea will no longer be required to take a pre-departure [COVID] test (PDT). Entry requirements for non-fully vaccinated travellers remain the same: Short-Term Visitors (STVs) aged 13 and above are not allowed to …
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Boeing’s 777X delivery will slip into 2024 says a new report from The Air Current. TAC says “Boeing is preparing for another significant delay in the 777X program with plans to formally slip the jet’s certification target to the last quarter of 2024.” It adds that Boeing “is triaging competing development priorities along with design, …
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The ATSB review of its historic underwater search data for the new location of MH370 identified by British aerospace engineer Richard Godfrey has been met in many industry circles with disbelief. On Friday, April 22, 2022, the Australia Transport Safety Bureau issued the report on the review of its search data by Geoscience Australia and …
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DALLAS – British Airways (BA) has canceled hundreds of flights on major routes for the summer season, compounding the airline’s troubles as it looks to Spain for new staff recruits. Thousands of passengers are expected to be impacted by the airline’s decision to severely curtail timetables from May to August, with journeys to and from …
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DALLAS – The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) is conducting an investigation into Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines (F8). The investigation is to address whether the airline meets the regulations regarding foreign ownership of a Canadian company. Yesterday, CEO Stephen Jones held a media press conference addressing the CTA findings and committing to the public that …
Etihad Airways, which has become an industry leader in reducing aviation’s impact on the environment, is on track to reduce emissions by 20 per cent by 2025. Etihad has released its Sustainability Report 2020-2021, outlining the impact the company has had on the environment and detailing its sustainability strategy, represented by the Etihad Greenliner and …
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The mystery surrounding the loss of China Eastern flight 5735 has deepened with the revelation that part of the aircraft’s right wing tip was found 12km from the crash site. China Eastern Flight MU 5735 crashed on Tuesday, March 21, 2022, claiming 132 lives. The new revelation comes in the preliminary report from The Civil Aviation …
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Australia has ruled out the new MH370 location, identified by British Aerospace engineer Richard Godfrey, in the area it searched between 2014 and 2017. The University of Western Australia, Oceanographer Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi’s search area is just outside the ATSB zone and just to the northeast of Mr Godfrey’s location. Below is a graphic produced …
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