I would always find a half bottle of Dom Perignon stashed under my seat - Meet Concorde’s million mile man

It was a sports car, it wasn’t a Rolls Royce,” says Fred Finn wistfully as he provides a second-by-second account of taking off in Concorde, the iconic supersonic airliner. .......... (www.thegentlemansjournal.com) Plus d'info...

Delta Purchases 25 Airbus A321neos, Accelerates Aircraft Deliveries

Delta Air Lines (DL) has converted purchase rights for 25 Airbus A321neo into firm orders, further expanding their narrowbody fleet with next generation aircraft. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Luftwaffe A400 to debut first A400 demo in North America

Luftwaffe A400M from the LTG62 is slated to fly the first North American A400 demo at Thunder Over Michigan August 7 & 8th. (www.facebook.com) Plus d'info...

Fiji Airways Flight Delayed After Prayer Beads Found In Engine

A Fiji Airways repatriation flight to Auckland, New Zealand had to be delayed after prayer beads were found in the rear section of one of the aircraft’s engines. (www.gatechecked.com) Plus d'info...

Rolls-Royce Is Building a Fast Electric Aircraft, Kids to Design Pilot's Helmet

Packing a battery with 6,000 cells, “the most power-dense battery pack ever assembled for an aircraft,” the machine should be capable of flying the 200 miles (322 km) that separate Paris from London by air on a single charge, opening the doors to an incredibly potent new range of air taxis. (www.autoevolution.com) Plus d'info...

Emirates Says Wants 'Grown-Up' Talks On Boeing 777X

Emirates on Wednesday urged Boeing (BA.N) to provide more details on the performance capabilities and delivery dates of the in-production 777X jet, suggesting orders could be revised depending how the jet had performed in testing. (www.reuters.com) Plus d'info...

An Uneven Recovery: A Sector-by-Sector Visualization of the Impact of COVID-19 on Aviation

An in-depth analysis looking at aviation recovery by geographic region, operation type, flight length, and airliner size. (blog.flightaware.com) Plus d'info...