Iditarod Champ and dogs fly vintage DC-6B home

2020 Iditarod Champion Thomas Waerner and dogs are finally heading home from Alaska to Norway after Covid-19 delayed their return when the race ended in March. Their ride is a historic aircraft that was purchased by a flight museum. If you are interested in following the history of this vintage aircraft and following Thomas' trip home, check out the Facebook group named DC-6B N151 (LN-SUB) Ferryflight Group. (m.facebook.com) Plus d'info...

Emirates to resume flying A380s to Malaysia

Emirates is planning to resume services to Kuala Lumpur effective 1 July with an initial timetable schedule extending to the end of October. (www.ttrweekly.com) Plus d'info...

Delta To Fly Final MD-88 and -90 Flights On June 2, 2020

Delta has set a retirement date for its fleet of MD-88s and MD-90s. (www.gatechecked.com) Plus d'info...

Possible bird strike brings down RCAF Snowbird

It’s a possibility that a bird strike brought down the Canadian Snowbird that killed one pilot and seriously injured another. (www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca) Plus d'info...

Boeing takes Embraer to arbitration over failed aviation deal

So far, it has only been publicly known that Embraer had taken Boeing to arbitration (www.reuters.com) Plus d'info...

Airbus A220 Chief Engineer Explains How Cabin Air is Cleaner Than You Think

When at cruising altitudes, the cabin air is a mix of fresh air drawn from the outside of the aircraft and passed through High-Efficiency-Particulate Arrestors (HEPA) filters (www.aviationtoday.com) Plus d'info...

VIDEO: Frontier Airlines Begins Pre-boarding Temperature Screenings

Frontier Airlines (F9) today instituted temperature screenings before boarding flights for all passengers and crew, becoming the first U.S. airline to implement the measure. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Ryanair Condemns Lufthansa State Bailout

If there is one thing we can rely on in aviation, it is that there will always be a long line of characters queuing up waiting to throw their voice into the choir of colorful opinions, some of which can be considered funny, some of them just simply rude, the rest absolutely bonkers. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

EFW converted A330-300P2F offers record payload

It is the first converted A330-300 licensed to transport a record gross payload of up to 63 tons per flight. (www.cargoforwarder.eu) Plus d'info...

Delta will retire the Boeing 777 from the fleet by the end of the year

The pandemic is making many companies from all sectors create strategies to mitigate the impacts caused in this period of crisis... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Plus d'info...

Leaked Document States South African Airways Bailout Agreed

In a dramatic twist of events, a leaked email from South Africa’s opposition party has stated that a new bailout has been agreed upon by the state for the country’s struggling airline that was placed into administration in December 2019. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Emirates Prepares to Lay Off Pilots on June 15

It has emerged over the weekend that Emirates will lay off around 192 pilots from June 15 due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. James Field goes into detail about their last day of service as well as what benefits they will still have up to this point! (www.youtube.com) Plus d'info...

QTPod Self-Serve Terminal Network Crashes Leaving Hundreds of Airports Without Fuel Over The Weekend

Saturday morning, May 30th, QTPod's network that processes all of their self-serve units crashed. Hundreds of airports not having mobile fueling trucks or personnel have been left without fuel during the weekend and there is no estimated timeframe when the network will be back online. (www.qtpod.com) Plus d'info...

Today in Aviation: The Short 360

On June 1, 1981, the prototype of the Short 360 (SD3-60) airliner with 36 seats flew for the first time, a year after its manufacturer, Short Brothers, announced its production. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Bombardier, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Close CRJ Program Sale

Bombardier today reported the closing of the previously announced sale of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Program. to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI). (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...