Sep
03
2024
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Aircraft
Category Archives for Aircraft.
American Airlines SVP Can’t Wait For Game-Changing A321XLR – Ready to Revolutionize Routes
Aug
24
2024
American Airlines Senior Vice President of Network Planning Brian Znotins says he’s rubbing “rubs hands together in anticipation” for the carrier’s first Airbus A321XLR – the ‘extended long range’ version of the largest Airbus narrowbody aircraft. Here’s why.
Boeing’s 777X Crisis Worsens: Test Fleet Grounded After Cracks Found
Aug
19
2024
Boeing’s next generation widebody – the 777X, with several size variants – faces new challenges today. It’s years behind schedule, and the airframe manufacturer’s test fleet has just been grounded.
Wide Open Using Your Miles: Fly Business Class To Europe On Singapore Airlines
Aug
15
2024
Whenever an airline discounts awards on a route, it’s worth checking to see whether availability is really good. Usually a discount corresponds to a flight being lightly booked.
Similarly, when a flight is new it often takes awhile to book up, and award space can be good. Or an airline might initially load inventory for a new flight with plenty of space.
Trump’s Plane Grounded After Emergency Landing—Now He’s Flying Jeffrey Epstein’s Jet
Aug
12
2024
The Trump 757, once owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, made an emergency landing last week, diverting while the candidate was enroute to a fundraiser. The campaign now continues on a Gulfstream G550.
Did President Biden Mistake Another Plane For Air Force One As Secret Service Watched In Shock?
Aug
02
2024
There’s video that’s gone viral of President Biden, appearing to be confused, trying to board the wrong plane. The assertion is that he thought the small jet was Air Force One and he was getting on by mistake.
First Look Inside ‘Wing Of Zion’: Israel’s New Air Force One Comes To The United States
Jul
22
2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House and speaks to Congress this week. His travel to the U.S. is on board Wing Of Zion, Israel’s Air Force One. And this is the first trip abroad using the reconfigured aircraft. Here’s a first look inside while the plane is in its intended operational service.
Certified for Takeoff! Airbus A321XLR Set To Redefine Long-Range Flights?
Jul
19
2024
The new long range Airbus A321XLR received its Type Certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. It’s been certified with CFM LEAP-1A, and a Pratt & Whitney version is expected to be certified later this year. The first plane is expected to enter service later this summer, and over 500 XLRs have been ordered to date.
British Airways Pilot Describes Being Struck By Lightning On Approach To London Heathrow
Jul
07
2024
The pilot of British Airways flight 501 from Lisbon to London Heathrow reports being struck by lightning while on approach to the airport on Sunday.
He describes lightning having “entered [the aircraft] just underneath the flight deck” and says that it left via the aircraft’s tail. “We saw it shoot through the cabin” – something he’d only heard about in stories and never seen before “in real life.”
Passenger Shares Photo Of Their Plane – And The Engine Is “Duct Taped” On
Jul
07
2024
Probably the most misunderstood thing in all of aviation is speed tape. Passengers see what looks like ‘duct tape’ on their plane, and they worry whether it will hold together. The plane doesn’t look safe and first impressions over safety matter right now with aviation safety top of mind given the issues we’ve seen with the Boeing 737 MAX 9 door plug, air traffic control mishaps, and pilot error over the past year and a half.
