Boeing To Simply Replace All Cockpit Displays With Flightradar24
LE BOURGET—Boeing has made an announcement at the Paris Air Show that completely re-thinks cockpit design. In a move that industry experts and pilot unions have already lauded as revolutionary, the aircraft manufacturer has announced that all future aircraft deliveries will have each and every cockpit display replaced with flatContinue Reading
United Introduces Prime Membership With Free Unlimited Overnight Eticket Delivery
CHICAGO—Huge savings and super-fast preferential treatment at the same time – too good to be true? United Airlines has just rolled out a Prime membership that offers unlimited free overnight delivery of your electronic tickets. That’s right – you could book one ticket, or ten, or a hundred – andContinue Reading
British Airways To Launch Flights From LHR Terminal 5A To Terminal 4
LONDON—British Airways has announced 18 daily frequencies between London Heathrow Terminal 5A and Terminal 4. In a press release on Monday, the British flag carrier launched the long-awaited route between two of the main UK destinations that was notoriously underserved in the past years. Travel time between Britain’s largest andContinue Reading
Missing Submersible Found Stuck Inside A Boeing 777 Engine
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN—To the relief of everyone involved in the rescue effort, the OceanGate submersible that lost contact on Sunday afternoon has been located. As the US Coast Guard reported earlier today, the underwater craft with a crew of five was found intact at the bottom of the Ocean nearContinue Reading
Air China To Paint A Plane In Retro Livery
BEIJING—Special livery enthusiasts, it’s your time to get excited! Air China has announced their plans to paint one of their planes in a retro scheme when the next D checks come due. With their 85 year anniversary coming up, Air China is celebrating its legacy rooted in the Civil AviationContinue Reading
Spanish Version of PA Announcement Clearly Contained Details About the Delay the English One Didn’t
NICARAGUAN AIRSPACE—Sources aboard flight Hondureña 106 confirmed that the Spanish version of the First Officer’s PA announcement clearly contained words, whole sentences and probably even details about the delay that the English version didn’t. “When the pilot spoke in English, it was hurried and passionless, and also with a terribleContinue Reading
IndiGo Accidentally Checks Out Shopping Cart With 500 Planes
PARIS—Airbus secured a historic deal on Monday after India’s IndiGo accidentally checked out a shopping cart with 500 A320 Series aircraft on the opening day of the Paris Air Show. “We were hanging out in the hotel room on Monday evening, kicking back a few cold ones [having drinks; Ed.]”,Continue Reading
Air Baltic Now Has More Bases Than Engines
RIGA—After announcing a new seasonal base at Gran Canaria earlier this week, Air Baltic now has more bases than engines. Apart from Riga and the new Canary Island hub, Air Baltic now bases aircraft and crew at Tallinn, Vilnius and Tampere, as well as Düsseldorf, Zürich and Oslo under wetContinue Reading
Innovative New Seating Concept Fits 30% Fewer Seats Into Cabin
HAMBURG—Spanish airplane seat designer Alejandro Núñez Vicente has revealed an innovative concept at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. The staggered double-deck layout would allow the airlines to fit 30% fewer seats into their aircraft cabins. According to Vicente, the alternating upper and lower seat rows, the steps thatContinue Reading
KLM to Start Flights to Newark for People who want to go to New Jersey
AMSTERDAM—In a press conference on Thursday, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced a daily Amsterdam to Newark, NJ flight starting with the winter schedule for people who want to visit New Jersey. CEO Marjan Rintel explained that KLM serves 13 cities in the USA, among them several popular East CoastContinue Reading