Saudi Arabian Airlines 747 (Friday pic of the week)
Saudi Arabian Airlines 747 in the boneyard. On a recent drive to Ruidoso, I made a very short detour at Roswell to snap a few shots of their boneyard. The boneyard is where old aircraft…
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Dornier Seawings production of the Seastar begins
Dornier Seawings production of the Seastar begins. While searching the internet last night for signs of a rumored re-launch of the Dornier 328Jet, I came across something much more interesting. A company called Dornier Seawings has begun production…
Norwegian Air news for February 18, 2016
Norwegian Air Shuttle reportedly is considering spinning off its aircraft leasing unit. The news comes as newer jets begin arriving from Boeing and Airbus. The European discount air carrier currently has orders for 100 Airbus A320neo and 100 Boeing 737…
Tokyo Haneda Airport opens up with U.S./Japan agreement
Tokyo Haneda Airport has been opened up with a new U.S. and Japan agreement on slots at the close in airport. The agreement is for 12 slots a day connecting the downtown Tokyo Airport with the United States to…
Spirit AeroSystems has hired an executive from GE
Spirit AeroSystems has hired an executive from GE. The position filled had been vacant for more than 2 years before the company hired Tom Gentile as its new executive vice president and chief operating officer. Gentile comes to…
Israeli antitrust investigators raid El Al offices
Israeli antitrust investigators raid El Al offices. Israel's El Al Airlines has stated that Antitrust Authority investigators raided the offices of its charter airline subsidiary called Sun D'Or on February 16th, 2016. Investigators seized documents and…
Iron Maiden’s Boeing 747 has arrived at Cardiff Airport
Iron Maiden's Boeing 747 has arrived at Cardiff Airport. The legendary British heavy metal band has a new private 747 airplane ready for their up coming world tour. The plane, dubbed "Ed Force One" after…
Aerolease has signed letter of intent with Mitsubishi for up to 20 MRJ’s
Aerolease has signed letter of intent with Mitsubishi for up to 20 MRJ's. Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Aerolease Aviation announced the Letter of Intent for ten MRJ90 aircraft, with an option for another ten planes. The companies are planning to conclude…
State Department announces U.S. and Cuba air service agreement
The State Department has announced that the U.S. and Cuba have signed an air services agreement. The agreement was officially signed on Tuesday, and opens up scheduled flights between the two countries. The agreement does not effect the current charter flights already…
Bombardier gets letter of intent from Air Canada for 45 jets
Bombardier has received a letter of intent from Air Canada for 45 new jets. Deliveries of the planes would begin in 2019, with an order value of $3.8 billion based on list price. The Air Canada order for 45 aircraft is for…