Wingwalking Isn't What It Used To Be, And That's A Good Thing [video]

Back in the 1920s, wingwalking claimed lives. Daredevils would move around on the top of a plane's wings, in mid-flight, often without any harness or any safety line. Maybe they'd be able to clip onto something during takeoff and landing, but maybe not. There are still a few of those true daredevil wingwalkers out there in the world, but in the 21st century... it's usually a bit different (www.youtube.com) Plus d'info...

FAA Approves Longer CRJ Maintenance Intervals

The U.S. Federal Aviation Agency has approved the escalation of the maintenance intervals in the Bombardier CRJ700, CRJ900, and CRJ1000 to 800 flight hours for A Checks and 8,000 hours for C Checks, the Canadian manufacturer announced Monday. The changes extend the models’ line maintenance and heavy maintenance intervals for the second time since the launch of the CRJ700 in 1997, when specifications called for A Checks every 400 hours and C Checks every 4,500 hours. In 2011, the FAA increased… (www.ainonline.com) Plus d'info...

Brazilian Aviation and Importance in Transport of Organ for Transplantation

Airlines in Brazil such as: Avianca, Azul, GOL, LATAM and others have joined together and played an important role in saving lives by transporting more than 9,000 transplant organs a year... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Plus d'info...

A350 diversion crew received engine temperature warning

Preliminary information on an Iberia Airbus A350-900 diversion to Boston shows the crew received a warning that exhaust gas temperature on the left-hand engine was over limit. (www.flightglobal.com) Plus d'info...

Aer Lingus To Introduce New Livery In 2019

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has just announced at the EXPO in Boston that it will be rolling out a new livery, corporate identity, and cabin crew uniforms next year. According to the airline, the re-branding process should begin in January and will take three years, aiming to have it completed by the end of 2022. Aer Lingus CEO, Stephen Kavanagh, said that the current Aer Lingus livery and uniforms “have been in service for close to 25 years. Our business has changed and we have the… (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

British Airways to return to Osaka

British Airways to return to Osaka, Japan and a new route from London City (worldairlinenews.com) Plus d'info...

United Flight UA919 forced back to Heathrow after "drunk women carries out assault"

Sunday, September 23: A 43-year-old women has been arrested on suspicion of being "drunk" on flight UA919. The flight was subsequently cancelled. (www.mirror.co.uk) Plus d'info...

airBaltic to welcome Pope Francis to flagship Airbus A220

airBaltic will host Pope Francis and his official delegation on their trip to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia next week. (www.breakingtravelnews.com) Plus d'info...

Congress negotiates supersonic commercial flights over the U.S territory

The commercial supersonic flight over the U.S. soil has been banned since 1978, but Congress might remove or mitigate the constraints. (airlinerwatch.com) Plus d'info...

Video: SkyWest departs with the first ever ATMOSPHÈRE cabin fitted CRJ 900

SkyWest is the first operator of the newest and most spacious cabin in the regional jet market segment. As they took delivery of the first ever CRJ 900 fitted with the ATMOSPHÈRE cabin. (www.fliegerfaust.com) Plus d'info...

Ryanair Airlines Call Police to Deal With 6ft 2in Passenger After Denying Him Extra Legroom He’d Paid For

Ryanair has vowed to be nicer to its passengers. But one man has discovered the budget airline still has a mean streak. After being denied a seat with extra legroom that he had paid £20 for, Bob Hamilton asked cabin crew to waive his £17 drinks bill to make up for it. But the airline staff instead summoned the police when the plane landed to force him to pay up. (www.aviationrepublic.com) Plus d'info...

Congress takes aim at shrinking seats, legroom on airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be considered in the House this week, possibly giving passengers a break from ever-shrinking legroom and cramped quarters. (www.yahoo.com) Plus d'info...

Singapore Air Takes Delivery of Jet for World's Longest Flight

Singapore Airlines Ltd. took delivery of the Airbus SE A350-900 ultra long range aircraft to start a non-stop service to New York, a journey of about 19 hours that will become the world’s longest. (www.bloomberg.com) Plus d'info...