First JAL A350-900 Rolls-Out of Airbus Paint Shop
The first A350 XWB for Japan Airlines (JAL) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, France. The A350-900 is the first ever Airbus aircraft to be produced directly for JAL and features…
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Boeing Didn’t Intentionally Deactivate 737 MAX Safety Feature
April 29 (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Monday it did not "intentionally or otherwise" deactivate a safety alert for its angle-of-attack sensors on its 737 MAX aircraft, responding to reports the planemaker failed to…
Close To 85,000 Travelers Took VIA Rail During Easter Weekend
MONTRÉAL, April 25, 2019 - VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) continued its long multiple-quarter streak of increased revenue with a solid performance over Easter weekend. Passenger revenue was up 8,8% from 2018’s Easter break, giving…
U-Haul International Takes Delivery of its First PC-24
In a ceremony today at Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd’s facility in Broomfield, Colorado, the Swiss aircraft manufacturer delivered the first of two PC-24 Super Versatile Jets to US customer U-Haul International. In a stylish paint…
One Year Anniversary of Embraer E190-E2 First Flight
A year ago, at 7:35 a.m. in Bergen, Norway, the E190-E2 took off with 114 passengers on board. It was the first commercial flight of the second and latest generation of commercial jets of Embraer,…
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Launched at the Paris Air Show in 2013, the E190-E2 features aerodynamically advanced wings, fourth-generation fly-by-wire flight commands and Pratt & Whitney high-performance engines, which go a long way towards reducing fuel consumption, carbon emissions…
Pentagram Creates Flight Center Font for Hotel in JFK Airport
Images by PMax Touhey Lettering used in Eero Saarinen’s 1960s TWA Flight Center at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York provided the cues for the branding of the new hotel in the terminal building.…
Pratt & Whitney Powered A319neo Makes Maiden Flight
From http://www.airbus.com The last of the A320neo variants, an Airbus A319neo, has completed its maiden flight powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for the first time. The A319neo test aircraft took off from Toulouse…
China’s First Airbus H215 Helicopter Delivered to SGGAC
From http://www.airbus.com Beijing – China’s State Grid General Aviation Company (SGGAC) has taken delivery of one heavy twin-engine Airbus H215 helicopter – a member of the mission-proven Super Puma family – becoming the launch customer for…
Norwegian Air Reschedules $2.1 Billion in Aircraft Deliveries
FILE PHOTO: A Norwegian Air Boeing 737-800 is seen during the presentation of Norwegian Air first low cost transatlantic flight service from Argentina at Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File…