Friday pic of the week: Boeing 747
Shot this picture of a Boeing 747 aircraft sitting in Tucson, Arizona, in May of 2014. The plane was modified by Rolls-Royce for flight testing of its new Trent 1000 engine for the new Boeing 787 aircraft.
Category: Aviation news
Texas Air Shuttle to fly between McKinney and Houston-Conroe
McKinney National Airport is partnering with Texas Air Shuttle to start operation of daily flights between McKinney and Houston. Texas Air Shuttle provides an all you can fly concept that allows members to pay a monthly fee for an unlimited number…
United Airlines passes on Bombardier, goes with Boeing
United Airlines announced Thursday that it will buy 40 Boeing 737-700 aircraft that can seat 126 people, and will be flown by United mainline pilots. This will help move some of the airlines capacity back under the scope…
Hong Kong International Airport approaching capacity
Hong Kong's International Airport authority has warning that it is on the verge of reaching its maximum capacity. This is after a record increase in passenger traffic of over 8% in 2015. The Airport stated that at the current rate, it expects air traffic to…
Lufthansa takes delivery of the first A320neo
Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A320 NEO aircraft on Wednesday. The new plane will be placed on routes between Hamburg and both Frankfurt and Munich, starting on January 24. Lufthansa stated that it is pleased to be the first airline in…
SpaceX Wins NASA CRS-2 Contract
NASA has awarded its CRS-2 Contract to SpaceX, along with partners Orbital ATK and Sierra Nevada Corp. The CRS missions, short for Commercial Resupply Services, are used to make deliveries to the International Space Station. The missions started in 2008,…
Honda Jet deliveries begin
Honda Aircraft Company today announced it has begun deliveries of the HondaJet, the world’s most advanced light jet. The company delivered the first aircraft today at its world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. This milestone follows…
IAG looking for customer(s) to lease additional A380 jets
IAG is said to be looking to lease out an additional 6 used Airbus A380 superjumbo jets. The global aircraft leasing company already has 10 A380 aircraft that are currently on lease to British Airways, and 2 more waiting to…
Is a new Northeast Airlines on the horizon?
Is a new Northeast Airlines on the horizon? This question comes after spotting a new Northeast Airlines page on LinkedIn. The page states that the airline plans to re-launch the famed yellowbird flights in 2016! According to…
Durango, Colorado Airport deals with flat tire and new terminal
A flight operated by United Airlines partner SkyWest airlines landed safely Wednesday at the Durango La Plata County Airport in Colorado with a flat tire. The plane, with 66 passengers and 4 crew members aboard, informed the airport tower that it had possibly…