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...

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...

Boeing Announces Partnership With Embraer

America's Boeing and Brazil's Embraer have finally come through with a much-expected collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will combine efforts to catch up to lost ground against its competitors. Both manufacturers will enter into a joint venture that will see the commercial aircraft and services business of Embraer, aligning with Boeing's commercial development, production, marketing and lifecycle services operations. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

The World’s Shortest International Jet Flight? Aruba Airlines Launches 8-minute Flight To Punto Fijo

Aruban flag carrier, Aruba Airlines, launched what could arguably be labeled as the world’s shortest commercial flight by jet plane. The airline, in partnership with the Venezuelan government, inaugurated its Aruba (AUA)-Punto Fijo (LSP) route on its Bombardier CRJ-200LR yesterday. The two airports are separated by a short 50 miles. However, the two countries are separated by 15 miles (24 km). Currently, the world’s shortest commercial flight is Loganair’s Westray to Papa Westray, scheduled to… (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Airbus To Unveil New CSeries Identity On July 10

Airbus will unveil the new identity of the Bombardier CSeries jets on July 10 at its headquarters in Toulouse, France. The European manufacturer has announced this morning that it is “proud to reveal the latest member of its Single-Aisle aircraft family.” Airbus also announced that the plane will land in Toulouse with an all-new livery. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Breaking: Xiamen Air Boeing 737-800 Skids Off Runway in Manila (+Photos)

A Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-800 has skidded off the runway at Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport. According to local news, weather conditions in the area prevented the aircraft from landing on its first attempt. Flight MF8667 “had descended to FL180 towards Manila. It entered a holding pattern to the north-east of the airport for about 14 minutes before positioning for an approach to runway 24.” “The approach was aborted at 23:40 and the aircraft position for another approach. The… (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Airbus Mulls A321XLR Ahead Of Boeing’s 797 Launch

Sources from Reuters are reporting that Airbus is looking at further bumping up the range of its A321 program as the latest effort in trying to pre-empt a potential new mid-market jet (NMA) being studied vigorously by Boeing. This new version, dubbed the A321XLR (Xtra-Long Range), will involve even more of an additional revamp to the A321LR (Long-Range) aircraft, which recently claimed a long-distance record for the testing of single-aisle jets. (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...

Exclusive Interview: Lufthansa Explains Its New Livery, Why Dropped Yellow

In February, Germany’s flag carrier, Lufthansa (LH), unveiled to the world a striking, all-new livery that created some commotion in the aviation enthusiast world. Lufthansa has been one of commercial aviation’s most iconic brands, encompassed in the symbol of a flying crane. This livery was created 100 years ago. But in February, the airline revealed its new image— the first significant revision since 1989. In an exclusive interview, Lufthansa’s marketing chief Alexander Schlaubitz and designer… (airwaysmag.com) Plus d'info...