Lufthansa flight flew for 10 min with captain out of cockpit and co-pilot suffering severe incapacitation

A flight from Frankfurt was ‘not piloted’ when the captain left the flight deck and the co-pilot suffered a ‘sudden and severe incapacitation’. (airlive.net) More...

Air Force One Used A Jet Bridge In The UAE, Here’s Why That’s Very Rare

President Trump arrived earlier today in Abu Dhabi as part of his first overseas diplomatic trip of his second term. His visit previously included stops in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. After arriving in the United Arab Emirates, the President disembarked in a rather unusual way — Air Force One used a jet bridge! (avgeekery.com) More...

Fourth Boeing 777X Test Aircraft Takes Flight Again

Jet returns to the skies after a four-year grounding. (www.flyingmag.com) More...

Secretary Duffy’s ATC Modernization Plan Has Just a Couple of Problems

The Secretary last week rolled out what he called a comprehensive plan to modernize the nation's antiquated ATC system. It's a great idea, but the rollout was a little short on details. (jetwhine.com) More...

‘They Didn’t Learn:’ Former Army Pilot Calls for Change

As the DOT eyes reforms, a Black Hawk veteran says Army aviation has ‘normalized unsafe acts’ after a crash that killed 67—including his son. (www.flyingmag.com) More...

Last defendant in Polar Air Cargo fraud case sentenced to jail

Ten people have been convicted for defrauding Polar Air Cargo. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

British Airways Parent Company IAG Strikes $21bn Deal for 32 Boeing and 21 Airbus Aircraft

The parent company of British Airways, International Airlines Group (IAG), has secured a $13 billion deal to purchase 32 new Boeing 787-10 planes, following a trade agreement between the UK and US that reduced tariffs on the aerospace industry. In addition to the Boeing deal, IAG also reached a near $8 billion agreement with Airbus for 21 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft. (airguide.info) More...

Shortest Boeing 787 Flight : 90 seconds at Cruise Level

Shortest Boeing 787 Flight : 90 seconds at Cruise Level (www.youtube.com) More...

Six-Minute Outage at Denver Airport Leaves 20 Pilots Stranded

A six-minute outage at Denver International Airport earlier this week left 20 pilots stranded in what is being called the latest in a series of frightening air traffic control failures. The outage, caused by several radio transmitters going dark, meant that pilots could not communicate with air traffic controllers as they were descending into the airport on Monday afternoon. (airguide.info) More...

Why Qatar Is So Excited to Dump That 747-8 Private Jet on Trump

That Boeing 747-8 BBJ isn’t nearly as great as Trump is making it out to be. The Qatari government used Trump to pawn off a hunking chunk of metal that it had been trying to get rid of for five years, according to reporting from Forbes. (airguide.info) More...