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Air New Zealand has laid out a clear plan to achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, outlining the action it will take over the next decades to improve its sustainability. Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Greg Foran said “despite the Covid-19 pandemic grinding our business to halt, we believe climate change is …
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MIAMI – Airbus is nearing completion of the structural assembly of the first A321XLR as it prepares to begin flight testing next year for a 2023 entry-into-service. The long-range twinjet was built at the Hamburg Finkenwerder facility and carries the serial number MSN11000. According to Airbus, the fuselage, empennage, and wings have all been mated, …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, The Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop took its first flight in 1957, two months ahead of schedule. The aircraft was designed by the Californian plane maker Lockheed, after a request from American Airlines (AA) in 1954. The airline wanted a 75 to 100 seat domestic short to medium range airliner. In …
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A Twin Otter seaplane has made a spectacular landing in a severe storm. The video was posted by AircraftYTube. Seaplane landing in a severe storm #seaplane #landing pic.twitter.com/dkudT4hcMe — AircraftYTube (@AircraftYTube) December 5, 2021 The post Seaplane makes a spactacular landing in a severe storm appeared first on Airline Ratings. read more ⇒ Source:: AirlineRatings.Com
Emirates’ first-ever full aircraft livery arrived in Sydney on December 1, marking the resumption of A380 services to Australia. Barry Brown, Emirates Divisional Vice President for Australasia said: “We are delighted to be able to increase capacity and services to Australia, and what better way to mark this milestone than with the arrival of an …
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In January 2020 in Singapore, Mr. Thomas was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award for his coverage of the disappearance of MH370. Revolutionary new tracking technology has enabled a British aerospace engineer to identify a far more precise crash position for MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. According to Airline Ratings Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas has recorded …
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MIAMI – The US Senate has named Capt. Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). When US Airways Flight 1549 collided with a flock of geese shortly after takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in January 2009, both engines of the A320 were destroyed. Capt. Sullenberger assumed command of the …
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MIAMI – Thanksgiving, among the proudest of American holidays, evokes a spirit of familial gathering, one that often necessitates a lot of travel. Airports across the United States, especially Miami International Airport (MIA), were expecting a surge of travelers during the Thanksgiving holiday as many families, mine included, celebrated in the Magic City. 140,000 passengers …
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Top German engineer Dr. Robert Westphal, who first put forward the idea of using WSPRnet to track MH370 has added his support to Richard Godfrey’s location research. In a post to Mr. Godfrey’s MH370 blog, Dr. Westphal who is a radio amateur and expert on WSPRnet published the following challenge to those not yet convinced …
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Airbus is offering dimmable windows on its A350 with the first to be delivered net year. Boeing trademarked this feature with its 787 Dreamliner but reactions have always been a mixed bag. While enjoying the “gadget” quality of the individually dimmable windows, many passengers loathe the widespread practice of forcing the passengers to sit in …
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If you’re not used to flying like a billionaire, it takes a bit to get accustomed to it, but then, experienced private fliers say, you become hooked easily. Few people outside the typical wealthy clientele get to experience that first hand but I recently had the unique chance to take a brand new Bombardier Global …
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MIAMI — Today in Aviation, Pan American World Airways ceased all operations in 1991, putting to an end 64 years of existence, and leaving behind a legacy of many industry firsts that shaped commercial aviation as we know it today. On this occasion of our history series, Airways features the story of the last Pan …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, The first ATR-42 was delivered to its Montpellier, France-based launch customer Air Littoral (FU) in 1985. The French-Italian plane maker ‘ATR’ set about designing a competitor to the British Aerospace HS.748 and Fokker F27 in 1981. The ATR prototype F-WEGA had taken to the skies for the first time on …
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MIAMI – After smooth operation of the route over the summer, Iberia (IB) announces that it will operate two direct flights from Mardid (MAD) to Male (MLE) in the Maldives, running from December to February 2022. In addition, IB will fly three weekly flights to from MAD to Cali (CLO) in Colombia from December to …
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Vietjet has announced its first-ever non-stop services to Europe, marking the relaunch of the airline’s international flight network to meet the rebound in international travel demand. The new services will connect Vietnam’s capital city Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City as well as the beach city of Nha Trang with Moscow in the middle of 2022. …
Boeing stock has jumped 7.54 percent to top US$202.38, on the late-breaking news that China has granted approval for its airlines to resume 737 MAX operations by year’s end. The Civil Aviation Administration of China was the first to ground the MAX and is the last major regulator to approve a return to 737 MAX …
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MIAMI – There has been recent news about Single Pilot Operations (SPO), which refers to flying a commercial aircraft with only one pilot in the cockpit. The sole pilot would be assisted by advanced onboard automation and/or ground operators providing piloting support services. Improvements in automation technology may eventually eliminate the need for a co-pilot on …
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MIAMI – Aer Lingus (EI) celebrated the debut of its first direct route, EI45, from Manchester (MAN) to New York’s JFK, on December 1, 2021. Flights to New York depart MAN every day at 12:35 am and arrive at JFK at 16:15 am, all local times. The route is part of the expansion of the …
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MIAMI – China’s aviation authority has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) on the 737 MAX after assessing Boeing’s design improvements. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) AD instructs Chinese airlines on revisions required before the return to service of the type. China has not specified when it will lift its 737 MAX airspace ban. …
MIAMI – It looks like full and open international travel to India may be put off a little longer – all thanks to the new Omicron variant of COVID-19. The Oman Observer reports today that India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Wednesday delayed the resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger airline services to or …
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MIAMI – Airbus flew its A350 using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) recently. It is the first time a commercial jet aircraft reaches this goal. The aircraft manufacturer published a video and a press release delivering some early results of the studies on the flight. The aircrafts involved were an A350-900XWB and a modified Dassault …
Airline Ratings Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas has been interviewed by Australia’s SkyNews on the probable location of MH370 as identified by British aerospace engineer Richard Godfrey. SEE the video here: According to Richard Godfrey MH370 impacted the ocean 1,933km due west of Perth at 33.177°S 95.300°E and lies at a depth of 4,000m in a very mountainous area …
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Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker has said his airline is close to placing an order for as many as 50 Boeing 777X freighters. The airline has 60 of the 777X passenger variant on order and may well swap some of those for the freighter model. Speaking in London at the UK Aviation …
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In an exclusive interview wreck hunter Blaine Gibson, who is responsible for finding the most pieces of Mh370 debris discusses Richard Godfrey’s new breakthrough technology to locate the Boeing 777 which disappeared on March 8, 2014. Here are Mr Gibson’s thoughts; “The new Richard Godfrey location of 33°S 95°E is supported by the drift analysis …
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AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas has appeared on Channel 7’s top rating Sunrise morning show to discuss MH370 tracking technology. There’s been a “huge breakthrough” in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370, with an aerospace engineer claiming to have found the missing plane using revolutionary new tracking technology. pic.twitter.com/tX4d0av8g5 — Sunrise (@sunriseon7) November 30, 2021 …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the prototype Fokker 100 (PH-MKH), or F28 MK.0100 as it was initially known, took to the skies for the first time in 1986. Announced in 1983, the aircraft was a development of the popular Fokker F28. It had the same T-tail and rear-mounted engine configuration as its predecessor. Upgrades However, …
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There have been over 30 pieces of debris found from MH370- either confirmed from the actual plane or from a Boeing 777. The search in the southern Indian Ocean didn’t start until 10 days after the loss of MH370 and that was well to the south of where the 777 is now thought to have …