Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 Crashes In Jakarta

Reports are coming in with information that a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 has crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. Flight JT610 had just departed from Jakarta (CGK) with destination Pangkal Pinang (PGK). (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Horizon Air worker takes plane from Sea-Tac Airport, crashes on island in south Puget Sound

A Horizon Air worker took off Friday night in one of the airline’s Q400 turboprops at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and crashed on an island in south Puget Sound after being coaxed by air-traffic control to try to land and trailed by two fighter jets, officials said. (www.seattletimes.com) Plus d'info...

First Delta Airbus A220-100 Rolls Out Of Paintshop (+Video)

The first Airbus A220-100 (former Bombardier CSeries CS100) for Delta Air Lines has rolled out of the paint shop at the Bombardier assembly line in Mirabel, Canada. The manufacturer claims that the plane will now move to the final assembly stage before taking off on its first test flight during this coming fall. Estimated entry into service date for this plane is early 2019. The Atlanta-based carrier will become the first US carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A220. The first batch of A220s… (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

The Icelandair Group Acquires Low-Cost Rival WOW Air

The Icelandair Group has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of low-cost rival Wow Air. Under the plans, both carriers will remain separate carriers but will be under the same group's umbrella. This is a big step for the transatlantic market as now the carriers have a combined market share of 3.8%, creating opportunities for both companies to fight off stronger competition in the market. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

SkyLease Cargo Boeing 747-400F Runs Off Runway in Halifax, Sustained Damage

A SkyLease Cargo Boeing 747-400F cargo plane ran off Halifax Airport's Runway 14. The plane was on flight GG4854 from Chicago-O'Hare, coming to a full stop and reporting considerable damage. No injuries have been registered. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Air Niugini Boeing 737 Crashes, Sinks in Weno

An Air Niugini Boeing 737 has crashed in Chuuk after it overshot the runway at Weno International Airport. Flight 73 was scheduled to depart at 09:55 local time in the Federated States of Micronesian airport in Chuuk with destination Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

London-Gatwick IT Meltdown: Whiteboards Used For Flight Display Information

A massive IT outage from provider Vodafone shut down all flight information display boards in London-Gatwick Airport’s (LGW) North and South terminals. Staff at LGW had to think quickly and revert to quite an old method—the Whiteboard. Gatwick Airport said, “We are sorry, but due to an IT issue our flight information is not displaying correctly. Please use the temporary flight boards in the departure lounges or listen for airline flight announcements. We are expecting to resolve the issue soon… (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Onboard Delta’s A350 Inaugural Flight – Full Review (+Photos)

A full review on Delta's inaugural Airbus A350 flight from Detroit to Tokyo, including comments, analysis, and numerous photos/multimedia. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Qantas Perth – London Route A Success: 787-9 “Exceeding Expectations”

The first direct flights between mainland Australia and the United Kingdom have been a major success, according to a report published by Geoffrey Thomas at The West Australian. Over the first six months of operation, there has only been one upset to the schedule, due to a mechanical problem. It caused a bit of a headache for two days, apart from that everything has gone smoothly. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

United Dreamliner News: Orders More 787-9, Announces First 787-10 Routes

United is going big with its Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The airline has just placed an order for nine additional 787-9s and announced the routes where its first 787-10s will be flying to. The carrier also became the first operator of the 787-9 in the United States back in September 2014, when it took delivery of the first aircraft (N38950). And to keep up the positive trend, it will now become the first US operator of the largest variant in the Dreamliner family, the 787-10. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...